A few days ago we were looking for another project or two to tackle. We didn't want to do a Nishijin brand machine as they are common and you need to work on something different to mix things up a bit. So we found these 2 Sankyo machines. One of them looks like it is completely toast and you would question why we would use it; well it is because I actually have most the parts to it, they just aren't on the machine. The other one has some issues but we figured we could get past those. After looking at the 2 for a while we decided the we didn't like the background on the pottery machine (name based on background). However we liked the trays on it and like the other background better. So a plan formed to take the trays and move them to the other background. So that is what we are in the process of doing at the moment. As for the other machine we found out that the mechanics on the back were just too brittle and cracked rather easily. So we decided to stick it in a different frame and build what is called a Franken-pachi, basically it is a machine built of parts from various brands. So we started to play with fitting the background in the empty Okumara-Yuki frame we had laying around. As we had most the parts to the okumara-yuki just not a playfield. But it looks like that issue will soon be fixed with a few modifications. Keep your eyes peeled as I might post another update on these machines in a few days as they tend to move fast!
