Heavy/Scratch: MP22 Magnus Articulated Hands

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  1. swinne2000

    swinne2000 Autobot Reinforcer

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    Hi,

    I wanted to be able to pose Magnus like in the G1 Movie, when he says "Springer, you and Arcee, transform Autobot City,..."

    So I designed some hands for him, the ones I have now, are a bit bigger than the original but he still transforms and the hands give him tons of possible poses.

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    I will probably scale them down a bit, so they are the same size as the original, next time I get them.

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    On the pictures they look more grainy than when you see them with your own eyes, probably due to the flash of the camera.

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    And with the 5mm peg balljoint adapter they can fit the combiner wars combiners.

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    Joints are superstiff I think he can lift a lot now :D 
    Overall quality is excellent, better than Shapeways WSF, I put it between WSF and the polished white they have.

    I don't think I'm going to put them available on Shapeways since they are way too expensive on their site, they are like $20. When I can get them for like $7-10 per set. Or even less when I order more.

    Thanks in advance!
    Hope you like it.
     
  2. jcartwork

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    Awesome!
     
  3. swinne2000

    swinne2000 Autobot Reinforcer

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    Thanks!
     
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    Look great. Do you plan to sell these directly, then?
     
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    swinne2000 Autobot Reinforcer

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    Thanks for making me hungry :p 

    Thanks and yes that was and still is the idea if people want them. I'll try to post a link tomorrow where you can buy them I need to finish my site first.

    I wanted them to go through me cause I can check them for errors and clean them myself, before people get them. Sometimes Shapeways fails a little bit at this, just a tiny bit :D 
     
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    aledromo Decepticon at the Gate

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    Well, I'm in.
     
  8. swinne2000

    swinne2000 Autobot Reinforcer

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    Okay great, I'll work all things out today.
    But you know what would be even better when 20 people we do the same as you it will be cheaper, it would be $7 (excl. shipping which would be around 3-4 dollars) instead of when for example 4 people buy it, it would be estimated 10.5. So I need to figure out a way to know how many will actually buy this, probably a deposit or so, don't know, it's the first time I need to calculate and do all this. That's what makes shapeways easier :p 
     
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    So here is the link, site is still a bit under construction but the shop works.
    MP22 Hands

    And another pic:

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    swinne2000 Autobot Reinforcer

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    Yes I know, mine are bigger thicker, probably stiffer and cheaper, theirs are softer smoother and factory mass produced. (edit: and have an extra joint at the fingertip) It's always good to have some good competition.

    By the way I wanted some myself so I designed some myself and since my 3 other pairs are sold, I have now a pair myself at a very nice price.
    And I couldn't get the kfc ones without paying a ton of money for shipping.

    But thank you for sharing.
     
  12. aledromo

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    How does international shipping work from your store?
     
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    swinne2000 Autobot Reinforcer

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    How do you mean? How it's packed and shipped or something else.
     
  14. aledromo

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    Like payment. Trying to calculate exchange to USD, and do you do PayPal?
     
  15. swinne2000

    swinne2000 Autobot Reinforcer

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    I only do PayPal it's the easiest, especially because of you need to convert from Euro to Dollar.
    By the way the 3 pairs that were in stock are sold already, first time I ship to the US so I am eager to find out how it turns out, still finding my way.