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- Wed Mar 27, 2024 11:46 am
- Forum: Discoveries
- Topic: Essex Football & Ahrens Great Polo Game identified
- Replies: 21
- Views: 919
Re: Essex Football & Ahrens Great Polo Game identified
Let's hope we see it again on the Forum Geoff, fully restored.
- Wed Mar 27, 2024 11:40 am
- Forum: Open Forum
- Topic: You be the Judge
- Replies: 18
- Views: 602
Re: You be the Judge
Yes bp, a lot of shysters out there, but then there are also a lot more genuine people in our hobby. I recall some years ago purchasing a machine from a collector, for a substantial four figure sum, and on counting out the money I was found to be £20 short! I was horrified and thought that this wel...
- Thu Mar 21, 2024 12:03 pm
- Forum: Introductions
- Topic: Slot machines - the unreported crack epidemic of our times
- Replies: 6
- Views: 425
Re: Slot machines - the unreported crack epidemic of our times
Welcome to the site bandit-territory and a lovely looking machine you have, I am more of an allwin man but I do love these older bandits - they have such style
- Mon Mar 18, 2024 2:14 pm
- Forum: Discoveries
- Topic: BMCo Little Marvel identified
- Replies: 7
- Views: 415
Re: BMCo Little Marvel identified
Interesting door 13rebel, I have not seen a BMCo with such a large radius to the inner top part of the door frame, or the sculptural elements above them.
- Thu Mar 14, 2024 4:56 pm
- Forum: Discoveries
- Topic: BMCo Little Marvel identified
- Replies: 7
- Views: 415
Re: BMCo 7 cup
Lovely looking machine Geoff, seems to have had its internal brass cleaned up (I have not seen one of these old machines with such clean internal metalwork). I believe BMco called this variant the Little Wonder and with its top lock and lift out door suggests an early machine. BMco also produced a ...
- Thu Mar 07, 2024 11:00 am
- Forum: Mechanical Memories Magazine
- Topic: Looking for Mechanical Memories Magazine full run
- Replies: 3
- Views: 666
Re: Looking for Mechanical Memories Magazine full run
It was a brilliant magazine - so much useful and interesting information between those covers.
- Wed Feb 28, 2024 3:53 pm
- Forum: Open Forum
- Topic: Ebay prices getting out of hand
- Replies: 19
- Views: 632
Re: Ebay prices getting out of hand
And very enjoyable 2 hour drive it was too, with a mechanical passenger being taken to a new home.
- Sun Feb 25, 2024 3:28 pm
- Forum: Feedback
- Topic: Text and picture alignment
- Replies: 25
- Views: 4526
Re: Text and picture alignment
Many thanks for looking at it Mr pm, the photos are still covering the text so I guess there is some macgremlins at work here in my mac, as I mentioned previously it is fine on a windows pc. Better still, I will dig out the original issue of MMM that the article appeared in. Very grateful for your ...
- Sun Feb 25, 2024 3:09 pm
- Forum: Let's Talk about Slots
- Topic: Rubber bump stop
- Replies: 6
- Views: 379
Re: Rubber bump stop
I have always cut an old flexible rubber to shape and it appears to do the job, however, if you have a 3D printer or know someone with one, flexible rubber filaments are obtainable (TPE filament) so any shape/size could be printed to suit the machine in question. Model makers often use these filame...
- Fri Feb 23, 2024 6:23 pm
- Forum: Questions and Answers
- Topic: AMECO Step Up To Mike/Fono Post identified
- Replies: 11
- Views: 4713
Re: AMECO Step Up To Mike/Fono Post identified
'British Automatic Company Calibre Recording Booth' Back in the early 1960s there was a booth located just along the road from RAF Lyneham main gate, perhaps BAC thought that the airmen on the base would be good punters as they staggered their way back from the local village pub. You are right Mr p...
- Thu Feb 22, 2024 4:15 pm
- Forum: Build a Slot Machine
- Topic: Scratch Built Gap-Win
- Replies: 10
- Views: 1300
Re: Scratch Built Gap-Win
Just a thought ollie h, as it is such a good reproduction, will you date the machine or put some kind of inscription inside. It is easy for us all to recall in say 10 or 20 years (if we are still here) 'oh yes olli h made that' but in 50 years time?
- Thu Feb 22, 2024 9:50 am
- Forum: Build a Slot Machine
- Topic: Scratch Built Gap-Win
- Replies: 10
- Views: 1300
Re: Scratch Built Gap-Win
Absolute amazing job you have done ollie h. Very skillfully done. You should be very proud. I am sure William Bryan would be impressed with your work. It is great to see that there is still such skill out there - well done.
- Wed Feb 21, 2024 10:45 am
- Forum: Feedback
- Topic: Text and picture alignment
- Replies: 25
- Views: 4526
Re: Quite a rare beasty - Mills Futurity
This is weird, now the photo appears but covers the text? I have looked at the article on a windows pc and it appeared all ok so I guess there must be some i gremlins at work here.
imac with safari browser
mr pm wrote:What device/browser are you using?
imac with safari browser
- Wed Feb 21, 2024 10:18 am
- Forum: Tips and Tricks
- Topic: Miracle restoration! Backglass for a Roto-Pool
- Replies: 7
- Views: 1007
Re: Miracle restoration! Backglass for a Roto-Pool
That is an excellent job.
- Tue Feb 20, 2024 10:59 am
- Forum: Discoveries
- Topic: Jennings Continental Star Chief identified
- Replies: 5
- Views: 378
Re: Unusual Jennings machine
coppinpr wrote:Ive put them in a nice and safe.....they are still missing
So you are finally sleeping on the streets then pc
- Sun Feb 18, 2024 2:40 pm
- Forum: Feedback
- Topic: Text and picture alignment
- Replies: 25
- Views: 4526
Arena image display issue
Topic split from Quite a rare beasty - Mills Futurity and merged - Site Admin.
The photos are indicated by just an outline and question mark in the centre, is this just my pc/browser or are others getting this?
pennymachines wrote:Now in the Arena.
The photos are indicated by just an outline and question mark in the centre, is this just my pc/browser or are others getting this?
- Sun Feb 18, 2024 2:34 pm
- Forum: Feedback
- Topic: The Forum's yearly check up
- Replies: 26
- Views: 3645
Re: The Forum's yearly check up
Well said John, I echo your thoughts and views
- Wed Feb 14, 2024 11:47 am
- Forum: Justice Scrutton's Tipple
- Topic: We're pampering to the minority ...
- Replies: 5
- Views: 599
Re: We're pampering to the minority ...
It is often the case that some 'minorities' bang the drum loudest, shout the loudest, lobby the loudest and in consequence get heard.
Apathy does not get anywhere
Apathy does not get anywhere
- Tue Feb 13, 2024 10:56 pm
- Forum: Open Forum
- Topic: Slot Machines on location
- Replies: 97
- Views: 91099
Re: Arcade Photographs
Lovely photo tf. There is something about B&W photography that is so evocative.
- Thu Feb 08, 2024 3:02 pm
- Forum: Discoveries
- Topic: Pete Barson wall machine identified
- Replies: 16
- Views: 1175
Re: Pete Barson wall machine identified
Saw this Pete Barson 'Smithy' machine at Bygone Times in Ecclestone a few months back. The arcade was mainly closed off for refurbishment, only a few machines available to play. As can be seen, the small sign on the machine states 'Made in England c1900'. Humm...... Have to say that at first glance...