by bellpeppers Re-decos are NOT cheaper |
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04-28-2012, 05:45 PM
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| A Meat Popsicle  Join Date: Oct 2008 Posts: 7,207 News Credits: 1 | Re-decos are NOT cheaper It's been stated here time and time again about re-paints / re-decos about being cost cutters, and that' why we have so many and why people shuld quit whining about them. But from the panel... Sig pictures are to be no larger than 40KB in file size and should be no larger than 300 pixels in height and 500 pixels wide - 2005 StaffQuote:
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04-28-2012, 05:47 PM
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| psn - baggzey23  Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 2,526 Location: stoke, longton, UK Collection Count: ??? (in a massive green box)   | But they still make crappy bb repaints? Sig pictures are to be no larger than 40KB in file size and should be no larger than 300 pixels in height and 500 pixels wide - 2005 Staff |
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04-28-2012, 06:10 PM
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| Speed Gunner Join Date: Nov 2010 Posts: 1,968 Location: Good Ol' New York Collection Count: Too Many News Credits: 6 | Quote:
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04-28-2012, 06:10 PM
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| Speed Gunner Join Date: Nov 2010 Posts: 1,968 Location: Good Ol' New York Collection Count: Too Many News Credits: 6 | well in a sense they are cheaper because they dont have to spend the effort and money to build and engineer a new mold Quote:
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04-28-2012, 06:17 PM
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| Senior Villain @lordstrom    Join Date: Jul 2002 Posts: 8,597 Location: California News Credits: 1  | So the whole "they have to redeco everything to make the money to make new stuff" canard has been thrown out the window. Good to know for future battles with white knights.
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04-28-2012, 06:28 PM
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| @syd_tfw    Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 10,477 Location: DownUnder News Credits: 74 | I thought it was a given that the toys have to go through QC and packaging no matter what. I never imagined repaints save HasTak heaps of money. Then again considering how they seem to be using the same mould over and over again until the mould wear shows on the toy, I wonder how much they are saving by not making a new mould for producing those repaints. |
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04-28-2012, 06:30 PM
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| I'm an agile cat.  Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 44,602 Location: The Lost Light Collection Count: Enough to cover a body. News Credits: 1 | Quote:
Redecoes recoup costs for the moulds, but they still cost money to produce and subject to QC and safety tests. Redecoes are not as expensive as whole new toys, but they're by no means "cheap." Basically all they lack from production is the tooling of the actual moulds, which you'd be surprised how little that goes towards the overall cost of a toy.  ''Brevity is the soul of wit.'' - Bill Shakesguy | |
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04-28-2012, 06:36 PM
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| Panopticon   Join Date: Jul 2002 Posts: 5,798 Location: Eagan, Minnesota Collection Count: Many News Credits: 8  | IIRC the question was asked in the context of "could we get more exclusive repaints like you guys did for Dragstrip, Overkill, etc. a few years ago?". I believe the answer was given so that people didn't think repaints were something you just slapped together on a whim and were thus a "no-brainer". The process to put out a product is an expensive and risky proposition, even for a repaint. Collection. Sales/Wants/Feedback |
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04-28-2012, 06:38 PM
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| >implying  Join Date: Sep 2008 Posts: 12,488 Location: BC, Canada News Credits: 8 | They're still cheaper than making entirely new designs.  Want to buy: Asia Exclusive Onslaught; PM me if interested |
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04-28-2012, 06:38 PM
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| Amihan at Buhawi  Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 9,197 Location: Bundok Maharlika | Nothing new here. Thread title is misleading.  Quote:
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