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Who else other than Toyroom & Mego73 do boxes for the 8" KISS Retro Series 1 that will have them in stock ready to ship or that will get them done quickly?
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wish someone in the uk did boxes or cards with clams -
I'm surprised daz no one does across the pond you guys always have cool stuff! I'd be afraid to order from the states as my packages always seem to be destroyed by the post office I could only imagine shipping over seas & the time frame alone would be crazy! I like to make things myself. I'm a former machinist & now make decals & t-shirts. I think this business would be cool to get into.Comment
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Daz just found this https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ko8rUhkxU8 & with a vinyl cutter/plotter they can be cut out quickly & cleanly. All I need is a good color printer. but do I want to invest in one. Just a thought for you since no one does it over there.Comment
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yes i'll probably have to do them myself .there are ones for sale on ebay but the shipping is £30 plus £9 for the box from the u.s. which is crazy.Comment
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I totally agree that crazy!Comment
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Making your own boxes isn't that hard, megoknight and I both make our own boxes. Just make sure to use a very sharp knife and get a piece of metal to cut on, something like a cookie sheet, it will make the cutting a lot smoother and cleaner.Comment
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magyar1964 I have a vinyl cutter/plotter that would cut perfect but I don't have a color printer. What card stock do you recommend & do you have templates for 8 inch KISS figures.Comment
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Well even though I have a printer that will handle 11x17 I don't print out boxes myself. I have it done at Staples, unfortunately they don't have very thick stock but once I put the insert in it's good enough for me. I think megoknight gets it done at Office Max and they have thicker stock then what I get at Staples. From what I understand Toyroom & Mego73 do their own and used thick cardboard stock that's much sturdier then what mk and I do.
I don't collect KISS so I don't have anything setup for them. I do have box templates that I use in Photoshop for different things, I've made Happy Days boxes as well as POTA and WGSH. I design mk's boxes for him.Last edited by Mego Magyar; Mar 27, '15, 10:50 AM.Comment
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I talked to the one guy who used to live in my town - who makes/made all of the KISS Custom stuff you'd see on Ebay (the repro microphone, van, the coloring sets, cereal boxes, etc.) and he used to sell PDF files of professional scans of the Mego Boxes and when he said he made them himself, he would have the oversized prints done at a printing place and would use adhesive spray and glued the thin colored prints to poster board (the cheap kind you get at any dollar store or craft store) and then used an exacto knife to cut them out and make the folding perforations.
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Thanks magyar1964 & aceclone for your help. I did want heavy stock with the printing right on in. I didn't want to glue anything to heavy stuff. I'm well versed in graphics design but as far as templates go for making boxes the correct size that's another story.Last edited by EMCE Hammer; Mar 28, '15, 3:14 AM.Comment
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While Staple doesn't have heavy stock I've asked that if I brought in my own stock would they print to it and as long as it will feed through their machine it would be ok. I have some heavy 11x17 photo stock that would make pretty good boxes but I don't know if it's still on the market.
As for the size, it's 10.5 inches wide by 13 inches tall for the standard male box. The basic template can be found here http://megomuseum.com/custom/boxtemplates.shtml If you separate out the front window you can place it where ever you need for the seeing the figure. Once I changed the position for megokinght before I sent him the finished image.Comment
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Thank you VERY for that info!Comment
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Do a member search for Dengar on eBay. His stuff is great, very high quality cardboard.
I also highly recommend the Toyroom.
Both guys do awesome work and are nice guys to boot.Comment
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Thank you Actorjez I willComment
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