Project: O-ring Shooter
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Hadn't seen this one before (like Eddie, I stayed away due to "o-ring"), but it looks good. I wonder how well she'd work with modern figures?
I don't think it would work well with modern figures.
I've put up a Kickstarter for 5 repaints of Shooter. This does not include Shooter itself or the Joe Trooper and Amber repaints. If you are interested in those three figure you will have to wait until their release to buy them.
Each $10 contribution will get you one of the 5 figures pictured in the project. You can choose which figures you want, there is no limit to any one figure. Production of Shooter is beginning very shortly. So this project is only 2 weeks long, as I have to make a decision on whether to do these figure before production ends.
http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/790108683/gi-joe-arah-figure-shooter-repaints
I've put up a Kickstarter for 5 repaints of Shooter. This does not include Shooter itself or the Joe Trooper and Amber repaints. If you are interested in those three figure you will have to wait until their release to buy them.
Each $10 contribution will get you one of the 5 figures pictured in the project. You can choose which figures you want, there is no limit to any one figure. Production of Shooter is beginning very shortly. So this project is only 2 weeks long, as I have to make a decision on whether to do these figure before production ends.
http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/790108683/gi-joe-arah-figure-shooter-repaints
The repaint project is 2/3 funded with 24 hours to go. I've added Shooter as one of the contribution rewards. So if you would like to "preorder" Shooter, Amber, or Joe Trooper you can do so with a $10 contribution to the Kickstarter. Also, there is no limit on how many figures or how many of each figure you can choose as rewards.
First off, Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays, or Happy *insert your beliefs here*!
A big thanks to all those who contributed to make these repaints happen. And thank you to those who wanted to contribute but could not for various reasons. This has been a huge boost to the project overall. When building all new tooling for a figure it is vital to get the most use out of that tooling. Because I can now produce additional repaints there is a much greater chance of the project making it's money back which means more new figures in the future. And that is my goal, to continue to provide new O-ring figures to fill all the empty holes Hasbro had left in people's collections when they stopped producing O-rings. By helping this project you have in term helped yourselves and helped the community as a whole.
All contributors should have received a survey from Kickstarter. I guess you cannot choose multiple choices in the survey so please note which figures and how many in the multiples section.
For those who were late or unable to contribute. And those who may want more than what you "preordered". All 8 of these figures will be available in ample supply once production has completed.
News on the production front. Full mass production is set to begin this week. Below are test shots of the finalized tooling. We were unable to fix the waist (I hope to do so at a later time and provide them for free to those who purchased), however the swivel arms have been completed and the figure has swivel wrists as well. There still has been some question, yes the figures will be fully painted in factory.
A big thanks to all those who contributed to make these repaints happen. And thank you to those who wanted to contribute but could not for various reasons. This has been a huge boost to the project overall. When building all new tooling for a figure it is vital to get the most use out of that tooling. Because I can now produce additional repaints there is a much greater chance of the project making it's money back which means more new figures in the future. And that is my goal, to continue to provide new O-ring figures to fill all the empty holes Hasbro had left in people's collections when they stopped producing O-rings. By helping this project you have in term helped yourselves and helped the community as a whole.
All contributors should have received a survey from Kickstarter. I guess you cannot choose multiple choices in the survey so please note which figures and how many in the multiples section.
For those who were late or unable to contribute. And those who may want more than what you "preordered". All 8 of these figures will be available in ample supply once production has completed.
News on the production front. Full mass production is set to begin this week. Below are test shots of the finalized tooling. We were unable to fix the waist (I hope to do so at a later time and provide them for free to those who purchased), however the swivel arms have been completed and the figure has swivel wrists as well. There still has been some question, yes the figures will be fully painted in factory.
This isn't really an update. The manufacturer sent me some pictures of hand painted samples of each figure. They are completely hand painted. They are testing out colors for the painted parts. The final production parts will of course be molded in the base colors and the painted parts will be applied with paint masks. The colors are not final and some of them will be corrected like Trooper's shirt color. I thought I would share the first examples of the figures colored.
This isn't really an update. The manufacturer sent me some pictures of hand painted samples of each figure. They are completely hand painted. They are testing out colors for the painted parts. The final production parts will of course be molded in the base colors and the painted parts will be applied with paint masks. The colors are not final and some of them will be corrected like Trooper's shirt color. I thought I would share the first examples of the figures colored.
Looks great!
Production will be complete within a few days. Here are some production samples.
sexy!
There have been a lot of questions so hopefully this post will answer them all.
Accessories
Each figure will come with two heads. One with helmet and one without. They will each come with a rifle as well.
Compatibility
These figures won't be straight compatible with o-ring Joes. There will need to be some modifying to add parts to these figures or use these figure's parts on Joes. It should be close though so the modifications should only need to be minor.
Waist Piece
Nobody dislikes the waist piece more than I do. Chalk it up to growing pains. I'm making no promises, but if this figure and my next plan figure are well enough supported I will look into making a replacement waist in the future.
Construction
These figures will not have holes in the feet for stands and the hole in the back will more than likely not be the right size for Joe backpacks. The figures do have swivel wrists though.
Order Information
As soon as I have these figures in hand I will be shipping them out to those who contributed to the Kickstarter project. If you did not contribute or if you did and would like extras I will have a booth at Joecon where they will be available at $10 each. After Joecon I will be adding the figures to my online store and on to eBay.
Accessories
Each figure will come with two heads. One with helmet and one without. They will each come with a rifle as well.
Compatibility
These figures won't be straight compatible with o-ring Joes. There will need to be some modifying to add parts to these figures or use these figure's parts on Joes. It should be close though so the modifications should only need to be minor.
Waist Piece
Nobody dislikes the waist piece more than I do. Chalk it up to growing pains. I'm making no promises, but if this figure and my next plan figure are well enough supported I will look into making a replacement waist in the future.
Construction
These figures will not have holes in the feet for stands and the hole in the back will more than likely not be the right size for Joe backpacks. The figures do have swivel wrists though.
Order Information
As soon as I have these figures in hand I will be shipping them out to those who contributed to the Kickstarter project. If you did not contribute or if you did and would like extras I will have a booth at Joecon where they will be available at $10 each. After Joecon I will be adding the figures to my online store and on to eBay.
Nice, man! I've been watching this project for a while and it's come out quite well. The figure looks great. Well done. It's obvious you worked hard on this and to good effect.
I've added Shooter. The others will be added later this week and I won't be actively advertising until later this week. I have close to a hundred packages to ship out from the Kickstarter.
I was checking out Legion XIV's Series 1 Weapons at Falcone's ecrater store and saw these. I had totally forgotten about these. At $8 each they are a steal.
Shooter Figure Series
Shooter Figure Series