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Re: What would you think of a crusader torso being available?
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Fri, 1 Oct 1999 06:50:13 GMT
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(johnneal@uswest.)saynotospam(net)
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Mike Stanley wrote:
> Doyle <doylenelson@home.com> wrote:
> > Basically the problem is it is plastic and they have to make a mold to hold
> > the torso's then they have to transfer the image you want on the plastic using
> > a special type of paint or ink that will stay on the plastic, much like
> > MotherBoards. Its not a cheap process, might be able to go done to $4 but
> > still, plastic is much different than cloth.
The job is completely custom, so it would be a hassle, but depending upon how many
colors were printed I think even $4 is high for a single color. Less than $2.
> They make 1000 torsos a sheet so
> > thats a reminder of what type of work it takes to make sure all 1000 stay
> > still. Trust me I felt the same way, but when you think about allot of people
> > paying $5 for falcon torso's or rarer think of the fact that there would only
> > be 1000 torso's in the world. and there is no copyright problem due to lego
> > never making a crusader emblem of course the other option would be stickers
> > trasparent with the crosses and that would be allot cheaper!
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> Wow.
>
> Well, I wish you well in this. I can't really bring myself to spend
> that much for them, but I bet some could.
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> Now stickers, I think I could go for those. Wonder what it would
> take to have custom sticker sheets produced? Having to cut stickers
> to size would be too much trouble on a large scale - do you think
> someone could find a place that would be able to take measurements
> and produce 8 1/2 x 11 sheets of sticker paper with torso-sized
> stickers/labels in them? That would be really cool!
Better yet-- decals. One can buy blank sheets from Micro-Scale and print them out
on a nice printer-- would work like a charm. Cheap, too.
-John
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>
> --
> The parts you want and nothing else?
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> Why pay eBay? Run your own LEGO auctions for free!
> http://www.guarded-inn.com/bricks/
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