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    Default New to pachinko via a vintage machine I found

    I'd been interested in vintage pachinko machines for years and had long thought of picking one up, when I found this machine at an antique store near my house. Once I saw the "KING GORIRA" center piece I knew I had to have it. It seemed to be in decent shape, though not very clean and someone at some point kept a candle on it(!!!) as there were wax drips all down the front.

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    I ordered some balls from ebay, and after some help from pachinkoman.com and Dan's Pachinko Page I was able to get all the mechanical parts where they're supposed to be, and it all worked! So that was nice. It's a Nishijin B-series machine, the mark on the board indicates it's from 1977 (Showa 51).

    That done, I've now started the cleaning process. This is slow going, so far I've removed the rust from the front metal and cleaned up a bunch of the playfield and outer case, and the inner components around the flipper; after that's done I'll be removing some of the pockets/tulips to give them a thorough cleaning, then taking a few hundred more q-tips to the dust-and-grime-caked back components of the machine.

    I've removed the existing glass and plan on just replacing it's missing a chunk in one corner. After cleaning is done I'll tackle the electrical parts; looks like I may need to replace some wires/connections and I have no idea if the bulbs work. Then my wife was going to do some touch-up paint on the nishijin logo and perhaps some of the pockets/main attractions, depending on how it looks after the cleaning is done.

    I'll post more pics after we've finished restoring it!

    And in what turned out to be a really improbable coincidence, I sent a pic to a friend of mine who also likes retro things, and it turns out he just bought a similar machine a couple of weeks earlier!:
    http://www.pachitalk.com/forums/intr...addictive.html

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    Default Re: New to pachinko via a vintage machine I found

    Hello Mechanigoat and welcome to the group

    Looks like you found a nice first machine and a project for the two of you to enjoy now and later!

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    Default Re: New to pachinko via a vintage machine I found

    WELCOME!!!

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    Default Re: New to pachinko via a vintage machine I found

    first off

    Welcome to Pachitalk

    nice machine.. where abouts are ya located??

    can y post a few pics of the back..

    and of course if ya have any questions feel free to ask
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    Default Re: New to pachinko via a vintage machine I found

    Thank you! Some of these are sideways, but here's some pics including the back:

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    The plastic over the jackpot mechanism says "SOPHIA" for some reason
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    After a couple of hours cleaning with wadded up aluminum foil and water, the steel is starting to look really good
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    Default Re: New to pachinko via a vintage machine I found

    Quote Originally Posted by mechanigoat View Post
    And in what turned out to be a really improbable coincidence, I sent a pic to a friend of mine who also likes retro things, and it turns out he just bought a similar machine a couple of weeks earlier!:
    http://www.pachitalk.com/forums/intr...addictive.html
    Yes, it was very strange... We have not talked about pachinko games before, and we don't own other related game machines. Then out of the blue, we both unknowingly aquired vintage Nishijins just a couple weeks apart. Great minds think alike (or have the same mental illness); guess that's why we are friends.

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    Welcome Aboard


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    Hello! Welcome to the group

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