nine09nueve Posted February 1, 2015 Posted February 1, 2015 Yeah I totally get the personal use argument but that wasn't what I was referring too and that isn't what poppunkmonkey is doing. And I've heard (and seen) a bricklink store has been closed due to printing lego logos for money on custom materials (not plastic torsos)... Perhaps this is the beginning of the end for anyone using TLG images on stuff and trying to make a profit out of it. I'd be seriously surprised if TLG tried to prevent anyone using their logos on home brew stuff which is purely for show or play - that would be more Games Workshop's style... and their fanbase pretty much hates GW for that (and other stuff) D Quote
firefly101 Posted February 15, 2015 Author Posted February 15, 2015 Here is another Decal I redone for the Blue falcon Noble, I made a back for the blue one and made a green one for the dragons. Better could be done on the back but that part doesn't have to be used, plus the print is so small on the torsos most defects are not even noticeable. Blue noble back for falcons Green Dragon Noble front and back. Quote
firefly101 Posted February 17, 2015 Author Posted February 17, 2015 (edited) Steindruker is printing these for me as Popmonkey is out of commission with their new equipment. They look nice! http://i62.tinypic.com/1ieqsl.jpg http://i57.tinypic.com/5129oi.jpg Edited February 17, 2015 by LuxorV Images too big. Turned into links. Quote
raminator Posted February 17, 2015 Posted February 17, 2015 when did you order them? Indeed they look pretty nice. Quote
firefly101 Posted February 17, 2015 Author Posted February 17, 2015 (edited) Just recently he is still printing them this week. :-) I got 50 of the Falcons, I always liked that Faction. lol I wanted to get these done before Lego does something where everyone is afraid to print later. Better safe than sorry. I wanted to keep everything to match the Kingdoms theme, I really think they did a Great job on that series. I found some Wolfpack torsos that are similar to the kingdoms that were made for a keychain, so I didn't need a custom for them, though they don't have back printing. I plan on a white and blue Gold lions crest Torso to replace the Fantacy Kingdoms or the recent blue white series. I am trying to get him to print tudor wall panels and shield. Edited February 17, 2015 by firefly101 Quote
raminator Posted February 18, 2015 Posted February 18, 2015 Nice. Was askin because he seems to be pretty bussy lately. Quote
firefly101 Posted February 19, 2015 Author Posted February 19, 2015 lol thats why I have him printing 88 torso's for me. ;-) Quote
raminator Posted February 20, 2015 Posted February 20, 2015 hehe...saw the same pics you posted on his facebook-page today. that's something good ;) Quote
firefly101 Posted February 21, 2015 Author Posted February 21, 2015 Wow I am glad he liked them, I was trying to match them that was the best out of all the Lego themes, with exception of the Black Falcons. lol I would have rather had them be the bed guys instead of Dragons all the time, they seem to be Dragon crazy at lego. lol He prints nice and his prices are good if you get enough to justify overseas shipping. Quote
Vladimir_castle_armies Posted April 10, 2015 Posted April 10, 2015 Very happy that I found this thread because it has answered a lot of questions that I had. I seemed to be struggling with finding a decent place to get torsos printed. Firefly101, I love your decals and your faction interests and customisation endeavors are identical to mine! The work and research you have done on where the best place to get prints done has save me a lot of time so thanks! :) I've also seen that Poppunkmunky has an away status on Ebay until January 2016 so looks like I can't get any from them now. I'm going to try that German site Raminator, I've been thinking about getting some prints done with your designs, I'll give you full credit obviously. Quote
Vladimir_castle_armies Posted April 10, 2015 Posted April 10, 2015 sure. please post pictures ;) All can be seen here :) https://www.flickr.com/photos/92289444@N07/ Quote
raminator Posted April 10, 2015 Posted April 10, 2015 ah...sorry...what I meant was, that once you got your figures printed, it would be nice to see pictures :p Quote
Vladimir_castle_armies Posted April 11, 2015 Posted April 11, 2015 ah...sorry...what I meant was, that once you got your figures printed, it would be nice to see pictures :p Yea sure. I've got some great armies in the making! Quote
firefly101 Posted April 14, 2015 Author Posted April 14, 2015 Here are some shields I am having printed, I have some other matching ones for the other torso's I have listed here. I wanted to get these done before Lego makes it impossible, anymore the way Lego has been heading Greed seems to be the main focus, Its not like I don't like all the new weapons etc. but Lego never use to promote violence like it does, and the marketing on films isn't a good sign. Though the pieces we get are nice! lol Now I have a kingdoms setup that Lego should have had when they made that line, seems like they never FINISH what they start..... Quote
firefly101 Posted April 14, 2015 Author Posted April 14, 2015 I'll upload the shield decals later so they can be printed for others Quote
Vladimir_castle_armies Posted April 19, 2015 Posted April 19, 2015 The Black Dragon Knight by Vladimir's_Castle_Armies, on Flickr Thought I'd add to this :) Quote
firefly101 Posted April 21, 2015 Author Posted April 21, 2015 Here is a fresh batch from him on some crests for shields and torso's. You can see they are very nicely done! http://tinypic.com/r/qq1i53/8 Quote
raminator Posted April 22, 2015 Posted April 22, 2015 looking nice =) is this Steindrucker or Pop? Quote
firefly101 Posted April 22, 2015 Author Posted April 22, 2015 Steindrucker, Popmunkey is out because of Printer issues. I have to say Steindrucker's work is great, and the print is thin and has a lot of detail. I even had him reprint 5 forestmen because the ones Popmunkey did were not as good because of the printer they used. I believe their NEW printer will be the same as Steindruckers, but they are out for a year or so. About the only issue for me is the shipping its about $25 to ship to me and to ship to him and I got hit with a 13.50 euro customs fee which I think is stupid since he wasn't keeping the shields and was going to return them. But I never have been a fan of VAT. lol His work is great, he is professional, and always replies. This is my second time dealing with him and I have NO COMPLAINTS. I would do business again in a heartbeat, again the print is very thin but strong, and the detail is very nice! Quote
raminator Posted April 27, 2015 Posted April 27, 2015 (edited) here's something related to your shields ;) http://www.n-land.de...der-steine.html german article...he mentions someone from the US having ordered 75 custom printed shields who had trouble with customs ;) Edited April 27, 2015 by raminator Quote
firefly101 Posted May 4, 2015 Author Posted May 4, 2015 Yep that was me, cost me 13.50 euro's for something he wasn't keeping, I think thats crumby when its something being worked on, he isn't buying them for himself. Quote
ED-209 Posted May 4, 2015 Posted May 4, 2015 Yep that was me, cost me 13.50 euro's for something he wasn't keeping, I think thats crumby when its something being worked on, he isn't buying them for himself. That was the German tax authority charging on the import? There wasn't the option for him to claim a credit when exporting the printed parts? That is a bit rough! The pic you posted looks great! I'd love to see some more close-ups! Quote
firefly101 Posted May 5, 2015 Author Posted May 5, 2015 Well I got the shields in, and they look great as always, but he forgot to remove the stickers off of some shields that I left as Demo's of the patterns I wanted on the shields. So I have 13 Shields with the stickers I had on them without him printing them. lol I think it was too big of an order, I used a translator and reconfirmed the translation back into english so its was just thinking he already printed them. Normally not a problem if it wasn't the cost of shipping and possible import fee again. So none of the 5 Templar shields I wanted printed got printed instead I got the same shields back with the stickers. lol I paid for some shields that didn't get printed. The money isn't the issue as much as not getting those shields for the project. I have no idea what happened, but I am thinking he MAY have thought he printed the others with stickers on them. I had 75 shields and got 75 back but 5 Black Falcon, 1 Red Lion, 1 Blue Lion, 1 Forest and 5 Templar shields were returned with the same sticker on them. lol Needless to say it bugged me since it cost me 20 euro to ship and 13.45 euro tax and 20 euro ship back. Hence why I tried to make the shipment count. 43.45 euros is about $52 USD just in customs and shipping which counters the good price of about $3 per torso and $1.65 per shield. I am trying to ask to find out what happened, as his printing and quality is great. Maybe a small padded envelope would be cheap enough to ship back to him and wait the month+ to get them back. lol Quote
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