tuxedocivic
12-26-2009, 12:22 PM
Hi everyone,
Me a couple friends are thinking about manufacturing some display cases, much like the ones you can get from "other" companies A - F - hrrmm A... Huh, what what. Did I say that :P I've gone ahead and built an example with some scrap material to give you an idea of what it would look like. Take a look.
http://i874.photobucket.com/albums/ab306/tuxedocivic/Display%20Case/DSCN7983.jpg
http://i874.photobucket.com/albums/ab306/tuxedocivic/Display%20Case/DSCN7982.jpg
http://i874.photobucket.com/albums/ab306/tuxedocivic/Display%20Case/DSCN7984.jpg
We would likely price these around $15 to $20 each plus actual shipping costs. I'm trying to keep it under $15 actually but want to be conservative. Shipping would be from within the US even though I live in Canada. My wife is from there and we would sell these based on us visiting home and I would ship them while in the US.
The example is very sturdy and could be thrown onto concrete and my minty figure would be safe and sound inside the case. The width of the case is almost exactly the width of the figure card and it's held secure with tabs on top and bottom. I hope the pictures look good, but keep in mind I used scratched up material and did a quick job of the assembly just to get an idea of what was involved in assembling and building these. And to show you.
We'll most likely be building these to fit standard size vintage turtles and vintage Star Wars for now. These are going to be cheaper than the other brands, because a lot of our figures aren't even worth the cost of the case most of the time. That's why I'm trying to keep these cheap.
Please let me know in this thread or via pm if something like this interests you. All feedback is appreciated. Custom sizes for NECA and stuff may be available, although the cost will be much higher, sorry. Thanks.
Me a couple friends are thinking about manufacturing some display cases, much like the ones you can get from "other" companies A - F - hrrmm A... Huh, what what. Did I say that :P I've gone ahead and built an example with some scrap material to give you an idea of what it would look like. Take a look.
http://i874.photobucket.com/albums/ab306/tuxedocivic/Display%20Case/DSCN7983.jpg
http://i874.photobucket.com/albums/ab306/tuxedocivic/Display%20Case/DSCN7982.jpg
http://i874.photobucket.com/albums/ab306/tuxedocivic/Display%20Case/DSCN7984.jpg
We would likely price these around $15 to $20 each plus actual shipping costs. I'm trying to keep it under $15 actually but want to be conservative. Shipping would be from within the US even though I live in Canada. My wife is from there and we would sell these based on us visiting home and I would ship them while in the US.
The example is very sturdy and could be thrown onto concrete and my minty figure would be safe and sound inside the case. The width of the case is almost exactly the width of the figure card and it's held secure with tabs on top and bottom. I hope the pictures look good, but keep in mind I used scratched up material and did a quick job of the assembly just to get an idea of what was involved in assembling and building these. And to show you.
We'll most likely be building these to fit standard size vintage turtles and vintage Star Wars for now. These are going to be cheaper than the other brands, because a lot of our figures aren't even worth the cost of the case most of the time. That's why I'm trying to keep these cheap.
Please let me know in this thread or via pm if something like this interests you. All feedback is appreciated. Custom sizes for NECA and stuff may be available, although the cost will be much higher, sorry. Thanks.