Kyoraku gman restore project

[Wayne-Ooo]

This is my latest restore project. I've been working on it for a few days and disassembled the entire machine. In that time I have most of it cleaned up and most of the frame/door pieces put back together. All the rear plastics taken apart and cleaned.

There are 2 locks on the door, one which opens the door and another to open the glass door to the playfield. I have de-pinned both of them and operate the locks with a blank key.

The shooter motor and bracket got a new paint job and I made a new sticker for the motor.

I've decided to change the playfield and will most likely design something, other than a spaceship and the moon, something more relevant to the center feature.


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[Moparformances]

some kind of old school wanted poster for a play-field??

[MrGneiss]

Cool, can't wait to see what you come up with!!

[Wayne-Ooo]

Didn't do much today. Just whitened all the white plastic pieces, that had turned yellow.

Dabbed on some Salon Care 40 and put in a clear plastic bag and set in the sun for about 6-7 hours. This is the easiest way to turn yellowed plastic back to a brilliant white.


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[jasonlujan]

I keep forgetting I have that! Thanks for the reminder I should use it!

[Wayne-Ooo]

I keep forgetting I have that! Thanks for the reminder I should use it!

Make sure you wear rubber gloves when applying and removing from bag. It will bleach your skin out, (turn it white), also immediately.

[Wayne-Ooo]

The tulips got whitened with the Salon Care 40, then repainted.

Center feature got a paint touchup.

The attraction above the center feature was repainted and I made a new/different sticker for it.


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[Wayne-Ooo]

I decided on a playfield.

I used a shooting target and pasted on some bullet holes.

Took it to the local print shop, where they scanned it and printed a copy and laminated it. Total cost $15.




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[Moparformances]

very nice

Very nice, Looks period correct

[MrGneiss]

Very nice!!

[jasonlujan]

great looking machine - it could hold its own in a pachinko parlor

[takethecastle57]

Beautiful work

[Wayne-Ooo]

Well, I've decided I'm not a big fan of an electric shooter on a vintage machine.

So, I decided to put the cell in another Kyoraku frame, one with a manual shooter. It was easy to change, the cells are interchangeable between the two frames, just remove the 10 bolts.

The only thing is that the manual shooter frame, I have, I was using as a parts machine. So, I had to fit a Nishijin bottom tray to it, because I used the tray on another machine, but I think it looks alright.
I gave the frame a "face lift", by cleaning it up and repainting some parts. Also added a LED playfield light.

I can always change it back to the original/electric shooter frame if I want, but for now it is more enjoyable to play, at least I think it is.




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[MrGneiss]

Cool!! Bottom tray looks pretty good to me!!