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[luke314pi]

OPEN SESAME

[Punisher]

I don't have permission? WAT

[youbastards]

Same here, no permissions

[Shamrock]

I too do not have permission.

[MINI_MYTE]

Nothing here either.

[TM2 Dinobot]

Um... help?

[Ivan]

You gotta slip the bouncer a fin.

[luke314pi]

Experiencing slight technical difficulties... give me 5 min...

[Punisher]

You gotta slip the bouncer a fin.

That don't work either. Trust me.

Edited by Punisher, 07 October 2010 - 06:06 PM.

[TM2 Dinobot]

You gotta slip the bouncer a fin.

That don't work either. Trust me.

You know... I don't even know what that means.

[Ivan]

You gotta slip the bouncer a fin.

That don't work either. Trust me.

Maybe you need to show a little more leg.

[luke314pi]

I made a quick temporary chat room over at the Factory, but I see Shanester is reading this topic, so it looks like our problems might be solved in a matter of minutes.

[Shanester]

try it now

[luke314pi]

Thanks Shane!

<ahem>

OPEN SESAME!

[luke314pi]

Thanks to everyone who was able to attend! Like I mentioned before, I will schedule the next one at a time that is more friendly to our international members.

[TM2 Dinobot]

I pulled part of the transcript if anyone cares.

Shamrock: how about their normal colors?
TM2_Dinobot: cheaper, only slightly worse
luke314pi: the problem I am running into is how to sell the fantasticars without getting in trouble with marvel. I could leave off the '4' stickers, but what fun is that?
boyd: Normal colors are hit or miss. At least for me.
TM2_Dinobot: worth checking out
Punisher: http://jinsdangerous...l-plastics.html
Shamrock: and I shall
MINI_MYTE: Just say they are customs.
MINI_MYTE: How many did you make?
TM2_Dinobot: Luke, how are you making them?
Shamrock: find out how the 3rd-party transformers makers sell their product
luke314pi: I can sell customs of any character in the store? I don't want to get in a legal battle.
TM2_Dinobot: 1 piece or snap kits?
luke314pi: I will be making 20 total
luke314pi: They are about 16 pieces glued together
MINI_MYTE: Wow!
TM2_Dinobot: won't work Shammy. 3rd parties are over seas in the legal red tape that is China
Shamrock: ah
TM2_Dinobot: hmm. thats a lot
Punisher: name it something else?
Shamrock: claim parody?
TM2_Dinobot: here is my thought
Punisher: or let people apply the sticker
Punisher: themselves
boyd: That's a good thought
TM2_Dinobot: sell them unpainted and un glues. label them as "Garage Kits". clearly mark them as customs. you should be fine then
luke314pi: I was thinking of offering it with 4 sets of "fun decorative stickers!" and one of the stickers happened to be a "4"
boyd: leave a space for the #4 on the ships
youbastards: You got me down on that list for one, right Luke?
boyd: then sell or include and extra decal sheet of numbers 0 -9 for customizing
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luke314pi: ah, a sheet of numbers is a good idea
boyd: the sheet can just have a lot of extra 4s on it
luke314pi: I would name it "Flying Car"
Punisher: here's a topic. Name a custom you attemped but scrapped because it was too hard
TM2_Dinobot: Hasbro said that custom TFs are fine, and selling them is fine, but when you start producing your own and get up into the $100 rage they take notice and are unhappy. Now that's just Hasbro, but i figure most places are they same. Customs encourage sales of product and creativity of collectors. as long as its cheap (read: below $100) and in a limited run (below 50) i think most places are gona let you slid
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Shamrock: a Left 4 Dead 2 Tank
boyd: the Heckler
TM2_Dinobot: Hasbro said that custom TFs are fine, and selling them is fine, but when you start producing your own and get up into the $100 rage they take notice and are unhappy.
youbastards: not scrapped, but putting off: Speedball
TM2_Dinobot: Hasbro said that custom TFs are fine, and selling them is fine, but when you start producing your own and get up into the $100 rage they take notice and are unhappy.
TM2_Dinobot: oops
Shamrock: did they now?
TM2_Dinobot: Now that's just Hasbro, but i figure most places are they same. Customs encourage sales of product and creativity of collectors. as long as its cheap (read: below $100) and in a limited run (below 50) i think most places are gona let you slide
Shamrock: my Tank turned into that Strong Guy
Shamrock: I had a concept for a Boomer too
luke314pi: I tried to make a tiny articulated Ant Man from the graveyard statue that came with one of the Buffy Palz sets, but it was just too damn small.
youbastards: yay Strong Guy! =)
boyd: Yeah, but Marvel is now part of Disney, and Disney has no sense of humor when it comes to copyrights.
TM2_Dinobot: Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya
boyd: My advice would be to tread carefully - do a small run, and never speak of it again
Shamrock: oh
TM2_Dinobot: yeah, im with boyd
Shamrock: there's this site that sells little pieces to make a Halo Spartan Lego minifigure
Shamrock: I wonder what they do for the copyright
TM2_Dinobot: especially if you dont even throw them up in the store but offer them strictly on the board. surefire way to avoid any... Imperial entanglements
luke314pi: Alright, its time for the last giveaway of the evening. The first person to answer will win a Gold Battle Beast Promo! Which Batman minimate came with a bat-dart?
boyd: batman with the batmobile
MINI_MYTE: the second one.
Punisher: fffff
luke314pi: nice quick draw boyd!
Punisher: boyd -___-
Shamrock: oh darn
boyd: booyah
Shamrock: I had to load the batabase
Shamrock: database*
boyd: it's the first question i've known tonight
Shamrock: yeah, I was cheating
MINI_MYTE: Damned index finger typing!
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luke314pi: I have been hitting Random on the database looking for possible trivia questions lol
TM2_Dinobot: know what i'd love to see? Danger Girl minimates. that is my favorite comic book of all time
MsMarvel_fan: lol. I gotta run guys. take care.
luke314pi: have a good one!
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luke314pi: Does anyone here use a laser printer for printing decals?
boyd: My turn to share - my work in progess on my desktop
MINI_MYTE: Nope.
boyd: http://www.boydstep....shot_100710.jpg
TM2_Dinobot: no
luke314pi: I bought the wrong kind of sticker paper recently, and my laser printer gets too hot for this paper (its a Ricoh). The manufacturer said that it should work on almost any other brand.
Molybdenum_Man: Danger Girl would not translate well given the "ahem" block style of 'mates (unless they can still make 'mates like the PowerGirl one)
luke314pi: Nice WIPs!
MINI_MYTE: Red Hulk Dracula?
boyd: Yeah, from a variant cover. I love the look - haven't figured out how to do the chest yet
TM2_Dinobot: well, that may be. i still want them. i looooove Danger Girl
youbastards: what is the paper doing when it gets too hot?
luke314pi: it bunches up in the rollers and won't go all the way through. The other sticker paper I use works fine.
Punisher: what paper usually does at high temperatues?
Punisher:
youbastards: lol
TM2_Dinobot: brb
luke314pi: Oh don't ever buy the ultra fine point permanent markers that Bic makes - they are not permanent on minimates. With a little pressure, it rubs right off.
Punisher: oh reminds me, not sure if this is every where, but target price cut sharpie 2-packs to $1
luke314pi: nice
MINI_MYTE: Thanks for the chat gents.It been fun. Have a good night all.
Shamrock: oh, thought of another custom that was too hard to finish
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Molybdenum_Man: Good night
Shamrock: I started trying to make whiplash's whip contraption more movie accurate and intricate
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luke314pi: that does sound tough
youbastards: My last wip that's at a shareable point: Moira McTaggart http://img825.images.../5272/moira.jpg
boyd: lots of little wires, i'm guessing?
luke314pi: nice WIP, she has been on my to-be-customized list for years
Shamrock: yep, wires, things to hold them in place, plastic bits where the hinges should have been
luke314pi: I should probably get going as well. I have to start putting the kids to bed. I'm glad you were all able to make it tonight!
youbastards: I want to do a 'yellow jumpsuit' version of her too
Shamrock: except I recently sound some really tiny styrene rods that might be small enough to work with
youbastards: thanks guys, it was a good time and thanks for the tips!
boyd: happy to be here. lots of interesting conversation.
Shamrock: brb
luke314pi: We will definitely do this again sometime
Shamrock: oh
Shamrock: we done?
luke314pi: probably at a different time of day to include the international members
Shamrock: good plan
luke314pi: any maybe even bhm
boyd: can we take the puns?
boyd: night all
luke314pi: I will add a deflector upgrade to the room
luke314pi: night boyd
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youbastards: bye guys, thanks again
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Shamrock: so long
luke314pi: have a good one everyone!
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TM2_Dinobot: okay, im back. what did i miss?

[luke314pi]

Here is one of the good links that was shared during the chat: Loctite Super Glue ALL Plastics

[dj87]

I'd definately make an effort to get involved in the next one of these.

btw Luke... whats going on with the Flying Car of yours then? I remember you mentioning it a while ago (I think). Are we signing up for them now, or is that sort of thing still not decided.

If theres a sign-up sheet or anything... point me in the right direction!

[luke314pi]

I'd definately make an effort to get involved in the next one of these.

btw Luke... whats going on with the Flying Car of yours then? I remember you mentioning it a while ago (I think). Are we signing up for them now, or is that sort of thing still not decided.

If theres a sign-up sheet or anything... point me in the right direction!

It is still in production. I will post preorders once I have a finished piece ready to show.

[Bob Harris]

boyd: night all
luke314pi: I will add a deflector upgrade to the room
luke314pi: night boyd
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youbastards: bye guys, thanks again
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Shamrock: so long
luke314pi: have a good one everyone!
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TM2_Dinobot: okay, im back. what did i miss?

Priceless!

Thanks for the transcript anyway, TM2!
And I'm glad you're planing to do this again and even consider a different time! Great idea!