Aristocrat - a rough price?

[maestro66uk]

So was mine until he destroyed it all

I didn't have any problems with his service. All work carried out perfectly, and fast turn around too. It was all done within 2 weeks.

[widget2k4]

Take a look: Chrome plater nightmare

[aristomatic]

I think he said his first machine was an Olympic, which he has already restored? This additional machine may be the same model or another? Regardless, you should just try to confirm any parts you are hoping to replate are not rusted through anywhere and that any rust is merely surface/superficial. At least then you're more likely to get a better finished result from wherever it's done.

[maestro66uk]

I don't think it's gonna be viable to fully restore this machine. If the gentleman who owns it were to GIVE it to me, then it'd be worth my time restoring it for my pleasure and at my expense, but to restore it and try to sell it, to both be able to get some money from the sale would just not be worth it on my part. The machine is a FULL strip-down job, the cabinet and chrome is badly rusted (not rusted to holes) but heavily rusted. The reel mech is very dirty and rusty. The coin mech is just pure rust. It's gonna take a LONG TIME to fully restore this machine. (yes, it is an Aristocrat Olympic).

[treefrog]

Guess you have answered your own question. You could paint instead, seen done before. Apart from the plastic belly, it is all steel, although later doors were made out a hard non-ferrous material as they were non magnetic.

[aristomatic]

Thanks for confirming the model.

If you decide not to proceed, post an image as it would be interesting to see it in its current state.

Thx

[maestro66uk]

I will get some photos of it tomorrow hopefully and I'll get them on here.

[aristomatic]

Cool

[maestro66uk]

Well, here is the machine in question. How much is this bugger worth? Any ideas? It's not as bad as I remember seeing it last week, but the daylight had just about gone when I saw it.

The chap selling this machine also took me into his cellar to show me some Alwins in great but dusty condition, and a few other one armed bandits. I can add the photos of the other bandits here if you'd like to see them?

[aristomatic]

Always like to see pix..! I can only see some of the pictures on your post on this tablet? I'll try my PC and see if I can access them on that better.

[maestro66uk]

I think the problem is with this site. I uploaded them using my computer, some of them are not displaying on my screen but when I hit refresh they appear but others disappear.

[treefrog]

This machine is obviously in very poor state, were you paying money for this, I would reckon if for sale at the elephant less than £40..... funny as there were two appalling similar machines there in the last auction someone stumped up 50 to 60 quid.

What were the other machines, were they for sale

[pennymachines]

I think the problem is with this site.

It's because your images are numerous and large.
I'll scale 'em down tomorrow.

[maestro66uk]

These are the other one armed bandits he has for sale if the price is right. What do you experts think they're worth, and what are they?

[aristomatic]

Red machine:
Deluxe/Spinning Reels: see Restoring Mills Deluxe (Boland Spinning Reels)

Mayfield Machine:
Operator Made '60s Sega copy. Freddy Bailey has posted source of all these - I cannot find the link currently.
Although copies, as they were produced by operators they included a number of revisions in terms of security and ease of maintenance or less downtime that made them more profitable than the original Sega in use..... or at least that's what others have said. If I find the thread, it shows many other copies by other operators too.

Blue Machine:
Mills Hitop - originally big old penny converted to smaller new penny after decimalisation.

[treefrog]

Nice to see there are still old machines out there. Also see an Olly Whales Skill Selecta Cup Allwin.

Can't tell condition, but obviously the Hi Top is most desirable if complete and a Mills, not copy, also has dagger handle. Not the most valuable machines, but worth saving.

[jpmhotpot]

Hi m / Aristocrat Arcadain / as of 2016-2018 fully restored aristo with all original parts with or without top box / chrome 95% good (little pitting is ok ) £595 ive sold 5 in 2 years always got full asking. you get out what you put in. I never buy machines with bad chrome ? due to silly quotes. Regards peter from leeds.