Just bought first machine - Thunderbirds

[Dazzyman]

Well I've gone and done it, I've gone into the world of Pachislo. Won a Thunderbirds so all being well my wife will be collecting it tommorow. It's coming from a Thunderbirds collector what hasn't had it long

my first machine so any tips be appreciated.

Stuff like how to get more money to buy more be helpfull as well hehe

[Drunkenclam]

I hate to say this, but I get all my stuff direct from Japan. Even then, costs vary for tokens wildly. But the last 2000 I had shipped in the box with a machine. Have fun with you new toy

[Dazzyman]

Whereabouts in Japan do you get them from. If its easier to PM feel free to do so as I know importing will be the way to go I'm used to importing with videogames from Honkong and JPN so that doesn't worry me. I just need a good site to buy from . Plus I'm UK like you so always good to help each other (I'm from York)

[Drunkenclam]

The machines I find on Yahoo Japan Auctions or Rakuten, then purchased through the FromJapan deputy service. See here for details.

Bidding with FromJapan

[Dazzyman]

Well the wife picked it up today a week earlier than expected and I'm hooked on it

one question tho were is the odds buttons on this model. I won 3 red 777s and it went into a fever mode (won 347 tokens) and loved every minute of it. Is it susposed not to do anything when it ends and call for a reset?


No wonder postage is high on these, much bigger than expected and had to get neighbour to bring it in (put on my wheelchair and wheeled it in).

but yea I'm hooked, wife loves it as well and she was sat playing it with me one go each, if we won anything keep going till our tokens were used, both grinning away. She put it best, very relaxing and hypnotic with a strange sense of addiction!

Wife, Viki, was saying that the seller didn't have a clue about them, it was someone selling it for his dad what collects Thunderbirds memrobellia and has only owned it a few weeks. It's immaculate, clean, UK power converted and volume switches so we did well.

[Meathead]

There should be a switch on the power supply that will allow you to omit the need for a "soft reset" after a big bonus. A soft reset just requires you to turn the key 1/4 turn (counter-clockwise, generally) and then back following the completion of the bonus round.

[ackleplem]

On the Pachislo information database website I have put out a player's handbook on Thunderbirds. If you are a member, just go to the Thunderbirds entry in the database and download it. That will give you a lot of information on the machine.

[Dazzyman]

Thanks, downloaded it last night. Makes more sense now

[ackleplem]

I'm glad it was helpful to you.