Options on Plastic Parts
Back in 1976 my dad purchased a vintage Pachinko machine from “Pachinko planet”. The machine has long been sold in a garage sale, and my dad passed away about 15 years ago.
Forward to last month, and my wife sees a vintage Nishijin pachinko machine at a Christmas Bazar, purchases it for $60 and hauls it out to her car.
I have other hobbies including vintage Lionel trains and astronomy. Some of my skills should transfer over.
I have disassembled the ball shooter mechanism and frankly the plastic “win” tray with its trim is gross. The nishijin badge has also lost its paint.
My plan was to clean these parts using toothpaste and a toothbrush (an old Lionel trick) then wash them clean. However, the parts are faded due to UV – yes, I know you can put a chemical on them to take the fading away, but it doesn’t last forever. Some of the trim parts had a plastic tab held on by a metal clip and one of the plastic tabs broke off – nothing a little glue won’t fix.
My question is: are reproduction trays and badges available? I looked on Ebay and the parts there are as bad or worse than mine. If reproduction parts are available, where would I get them?
The machine is overall in good condition. Chrome is good, and the playing surface has little wear.
I see my options as follows:
- Accept the “patina”. Clean the parts, lubricate mechanisms, and basically get the machine working.
- Find reproduction parts and simply replace these worn-out parts.
- Send out the whole mechanism for rebuilding to someone else.
Any guidance that you guys can give me is appreciated.
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(Notice the fading on the "win" tray where it was grey originally.
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