Casting ideas/questions

[Tofujesse]

Oh yeah! I love that rifle. Anyone else ever in the service?

How about a good old Remington 700/M40. I can't be the only one that wants a Low Light with a sensible rifle.

 

[MAJOR BLOOD]

Doesn't BBI have a R700? Only issue with those rifles is how they get held. It's kind of a pain to get a figure in good position with it.

 

[K-Tiger]

I want a more traditional 700 as opposed to the M24 with the polymer stock and butt extension.

As for figures holding them, they don't do it in a life like manner but if you palm-up on the trigger hand they'll generally look down the scope/irons.

 

[Tofujesse]

I was just asked by another caster how I can afford to sell my casts so cheap. They say at 6 bucks they barely make any profit.

 

[K-Tiger]

Perhaps because they're doing it wrong?

 

[Tofujesse]

Way wrong!

 

[Tofujesse]

Thinking of casting my foot and sending to a few people so they can shove it up their asses.

 

[K-Tiger]

Hahahah!

So is it just you, me and MB in here?

 

[XOC2008]

I'm here too. I don't know enough of a shit about guns to have much say though.

 

[Dropshipbob]

I'm here too. I don't know enough of a shit about guns to have much say though.

I'm here, and I too know squat about most weapons.

 

[K-Tiger]

You could always get pitchures and we can identify if it is or if it ain't been made.

 

[MAJOR BLOOD]

You could always get pitchures and we can identify if it is or if it ain't been made.

That is the best bet. I know what I want my figures to carry but don't know specifics well. KT has much more knowledge of any firearms we may question.

 

[Tofujesse]

Yeah same here. All I know is point and shoot.

 

[Tofujesse]

So I am thinking of doing a customer appreciation sale this weekend cause I have had mad success and support over the last few months. My only problem is that paypal and the web hosting I am using doesn't give the option to add discounts (sucks). The only way to do it is new web hosting and rebuild the whole site, which would be a lot of work right now.

So my question is since I only sell on the boards and FB, would it be cool if I just posted that but you would have to buy and then I would refund them the 30 percent.

I would ask my crack staff but there is just two of us.

 

[MAJOR BLOOD]

For the sale that's a tough one. If you can keep up with who orders than I guess that would be the way to go. Might be a hassle. Doesn't the site you use allow discount codes?

 

[Tofujesse]

Nope! Need a new hosting service but for now it would be a hassle.
Yeah it would be real easy to keep track.

 

[MAJOR BLOOD]

If you can keep up with it easily then I'd offer it up on sites and facial book. Maybe have them type in a code just to make them work a little. Or just have it orders to a certain date and time PST. If you are not strict with it people will attempt to pull some BS on you.

You should have the sale and then introduce some of the new hotness AFTER. Move a little bit of older inventory and then bring the noise with some new stuff. If you had Soundwave after that and if you can do up the Shockwave barrel at all I think you'll do well. Those two items could be well received. At the end of the day while it is good to hook the community up it's still about the dollar dollar bill y'all.

 

[Tofujesse]

That's what I was thinking starting it today and ending it on Sunday at 5 PST. Just doing what I have now and adding the new stuff after. That shockwave kit is gonna be sick.

If you can keep up with it easily then I'd offer it up on sites and facial book. Maybe have them type in a code just to make them work a little. Or just have it orders to a certain date and time PST. If you are not strict with it people will attempt to pull some BS on you.

You should have the sale and then introduce some of the new hotness AFTER. Move a little bit of older inventory and then bring the noise with some new stuff. If you had Soundwave after that and if you can do up the Shockwave barrel at all I think you'll do well. Those two items could be well received. At the end of the day while it is good to hook the community up it's still about the dollar dollar bill y'all.

 

[MAJOR BLOOD]

That Shockwave kit is going to be one of the hottest things out there. That will let people keep their tank without ruining anything OR get a Retaliation tank and make a ghetto one. Either way, that one should get some chatter going.

Soundwave will be just as popular if you do it up like you had planned.

 

[Tofujesse]

I might make a complete kit with tinted canopy and those purple tinted guns. Trying to figure costs. I'm thinking if I can get it in around 40-50 for everything that may work.

That Shockwave kit is going to be one of the hottest things out there. That will let people keep their tank without ruining anything OR get a Retaliation tank and make a ghetto one. Either way, that one should get some chatter going.

Soundwave will be just as popular if you do it up like you had planned.

 

[MAJOR BLOOD]

Don't forget, GI Joe people are generally cheap. Something else to take into consideration with the project.

 

[Tofujesse]

Yeah. I may offer up each piece individually. I wanna make this stuff affordable.

 

[MAJOR BLOOD]

A non modified barrel goes for around $20-$30. Mine cost $20 shipped luckily. No matter what, people will find a reason to gripe. Just wait 6 months to ship and they'll get over it.

 

[Tofujesse]

HA! I am sure hes already bitching cause peeps over on HT want me to do that Arctic duke coat and I know he has one. I may have to get permission.

 

[Captain Charisma]

Add me to the list of the people that are not Alyosha fans. He ripped me off years ago for some stuff on Ebay, and I haven't seen anything to indicate he's become any less of a dickbag over the years.

I like how he stated over on Hisstank that once you'd been doing this for ten years, THEN you could call him out on his attitude toward customers. Um...if you don't enjoy what you do, then stop doing it.

Anyway, thanks for the invite here!

-CC

 

[Tofujesse]

And I see he started a thread over here with a custom that nobody real cared about. I think I am gonna lay some paint and put up a custom

 

[K-Tiger]

HA! I am sure hes already bitching cause peeps over on HT want me to do that Arctic duke coat and I know he has one. I may have to get permission.

Yeah, I just bet he got the greenlight from Hasbro to cast it in the first place.

 

[XOC2008]

Or like Raginspoon, change the names.

 

[Tofujesse]

That is such BS that he has a verbal agreement with then to cast there stuff as long as he doesn't use there names.

 

[Tofujesse]

My sales are going insane. I really appreciate everyone here backing me when I am basically the new kid on the block.

I've seemed to be able to take the brunt of Aly trying to shut me down. I have a pretty following now so now it's game on.

 

[MAJOR BLOOD]

Well when someone shows that they will actually work with the community and get product in their hands it's very easy to support that person. On top of that, you seriously pump out items at an amazing rate. At least from what everyone is used. That alone gets people excited. The fact that they don't see an item not for sell months at a time.

Just remember the little sites like us when you go big time.

 

[Tofujesse]

Gonna start on the shockwave stuff tonight or tomorrow. Should be ready Sunday if all goes well.

 

[MAJOR BLOOD]

Hawt! Can it get a cool name like The Major's SW or MB's shocker? Just want my 15 minutes.

 

[Tofujesse]

Sure can.

 

[MAJOR BLOOD]

Sure can.

Can I ship you a first born? I don't have one but if I ever do it's yours! roposetoast:

 

[Tofujesse]

You don't have one that you KNOW of.

 

[MAJOR BLOOD]

That stings, Jesse. That's why I stay poor. Nobody wants to try and get loot off of me if I don't have it!

 

[Tofujesse]

Sorry, I seen the window and I just went for it.

 

[MAJOR BLOOD]

It's all good. I would have done the same. Sadly, my mom makes that joke to me all the time. She always asks me about grand kids and I tell her once I'm rich I'll find out how many she really has.

 

[Tofujesse]

Ha Ha Ha!