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There are two learning experiences here, one for you playing around with a machine you can learn from technically, which is great and good fun and secondly, how to buy a good machine or bad one. I hate to say it, but it is true, not all the horrors of a machine's past has occurred during the life sp...

It depends on what you want to achieve. If you are just going to enjoy the pleasure in trying to improve or make something look nice for the experience, then go for it, but there are many machines like this out there (I have enough of them) and will never command a high value. The important thing is...

It is very easy to convert a hopper based machine on the thickness side and that nice quad reel 10p machine (same one used in the Faulty towers bar) could be converted to £2 fairly easily. I have a Kingsway Quadreel already converted to 20p, previously on old 5p. As you all know, slides are a differ...

Not the prettiest of machines, but BP as you like the unusual seems right up your street, the challenge that is..

The actuator is similar to the Domino. If it's all there, a nice project..

I went all the way to Newark a few weeks ago to see your fine collection BP, what happened ......if you run out of new projects I can get some of my machines over to you

This one is on old penny, which I thought most of these machines are usually on 6D or 3D. Also states it works, so fingers crossed and will let you know very soon

I can't believe it will work with ebay, but interesting to see, as import licenses or course have nothing to do with gaming laws....the code does exist though: http://tariff.businesslink.gov.uk/tariff-bl/export/commoditycode.html?export=false&from=heading&id=9705000090&simulationDate=22/...

Answer in theory is yes, depends on the quality of the repro casing. There are adjustments you can make on the base plate to position the mechanism against the jackpot for example.

Sounds interesting, what about some pictures, especially of the reel strips.

This one finished on ebay today with the top flash

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/320885385858? ... 836wt_1185

As BP stated, definitely not Sega, even though it may have a Sega mechanism (but may also be Mills or other)... As far as I am aware, all Segas have a serial number on paper on the inside right, a Sega badge on the rear base (usually fallen off) and all the parts are stamped with Sega serial numbers...

Having one or two allwins now and not a key to one of them, most being the flat key type, my question is, how easy is it to re-key the lock or get keys made? At the last Coventry auction, I overheard a conversation going around this topic while queueing to pay and regretted not finding out more. To ...

Now this has to be the best one so far......a machine on ebay now a Bingolett....fantastic More pictures have been posted HERE Not a clue about this one, I can't even make out where it was made as all the diagrams etc papered to the inside of the back are in German. Bad points and good points: BAD: ...

To prove a point

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/180859287326? ... 500wt_1202

I guess for starters it was a Diamond Front, not a Mills Cherry.... I was thinking about both the machines he had and may have made the trip if the Aristocrat was cheaper... The Mills machine has changed its life a few times, probably before the seller had it. E.g., the cabinet has chipboard sides, ...

Again its all about what people remember putting their money into. . Maybe this is why more modern bandits are doing better than older ones in terms of the sale value......Perhaps a better place to put one's money is more modern machines. Lets face it, this hobby is no different to any other, where...

I noticed this. Never seen such an item and curious of the purpose as if accepting both tokens and normal coinage, how it separates, is a wonder as the exit is at the end of the escalator. Not sure there is space there to separate them. I assume this was done to ensure they did not end up being paid...

When I say modern, 70's onwards. I don't understand why when produced in their thousands they command such high values. This is especially the case of the Cadbury machines, which I assume were made into the 80's, operating on 20p, yet usually fetch up to £200 or more. I can understand good quality o...

If you try to bid on item you get the following Gaming Machines Gaming (fruit/slot) machines are listed as restricted items on eBay and may only be sold under certain conditions as detailed in the gaming machines policy. This includes the private sale of single gaming machines. Buyers seeking to bid...

Ah so that is what the red light is for. Very interesting Jackpot, although I am surprised they didn't have a coin feed from the overflow to fill up, unless the jackpot is a different coinage, probably one of the last mechanical Aristocrats.