It would have to sit in your collection with a 'tag' saying 'the most expensive unuseable spare part ever'!.

Hey...PM me.. what do you think?.

That's a superb looker. I'll send you my Fedex acc't details immediately!. Andy

It will be the one. It's a lot better now of course, but the coin is set to bypass the esculator, operating a little more like the gooseneck version. Everything seems complete except for the feed and a couple of 'reject coin' parts. Something I knew on purchase but the machine was priced as a 'long ...

I must have been very lucky!!. This one was covered in green and cream. It took me about 300 years to get it all off. I'm sure the cream underneath was still 'wet'!.
P.S..anyone got the 'dog leg coin intake for one of these on 25c. Andy

Being a more modern machine, what paint would be used on a Hightop? I haven't got one yet but have always assumed they are of a Hammerite style finish?.

Hi Mr Frog. I've been using the 'Plasti-kote' range. I'm trying to stick to the fast dry enamel but not as many colours as the larger cans. If you spray, respray after an hour or two. Any longer and you'll be stripping the lot off again !!GRUMP!! . The first one I did, I left it for the recommended ...

Almost looks as if the case has been turned up side down. Good looking machine for this price at the moment anyway?.

Fantastic looking job...superb. I agree with the above post, that it doesn't matter about the cost of a machine. It's the satisfaction in completing a project, whether it be a £50 piece or £10000. That's one of the great things about this hobby in that it satisfies all pockets. They generally need t...

Topic merged - site admin Markymark. I have had to start this thread 'new' as it doesn't seem to allow a 'reply' now?. Sad to notice these things and possibly even more sad to reply but I too have now noticed that mine doesn't have the 'this takes jackpot'. Possible the plate is a replacement but s...