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Post by blueshift on Oct 19, 2018 10:47:52 GMT
Only if we can find someone who'll take the response seriously! I will happily argue the counterpoint to your wrongness |
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Post by Bogatan on Oct 19, 2018 12:33:57 GMT
Must make a start on my arty thing(s).
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Post by The Doctor on Oct 19, 2018 17:42:39 GMT
Considering getting some 25mm badges too. Micro badges for Micromasters! Would that be fun or would that get a fatwa declared on me from Pinwig? So long as we get the magnifying glasses!!! -Ralph |
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Post by blueshift on Oct 19, 2018 17:56:49 GMT
So long as we get the magnifying glasses!!! -Ralph I'm on it!!! The main question is do we sellotape it to the cover?? |
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Post by The Doctor on Oct 19, 2018 18:03:55 GMT
I would say yes for the homage to TFUK though would not die on a hill for it.
-Ralph
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Post by Pinwig on Oct 19, 2018 18:10:25 GMT
Only if it's the kind of sellotape that comes off without a mark. If you make me get the WD40 out for THE convention zine, I'm spraying you with it too.
On the subject of the badges, reading that did make my jaw drop, but ten months forewarning might be enough time for me to manage coping with the change!
No, seriously. It might be enough. Just.
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Post by blueshift on Oct 19, 2018 18:16:01 GMT
Only if it's the kind of sellotape that comes off without a mark. If you make me get the WD40 out for THE convention zine, I'm spraying you with it too. On the subject of the badges, reading that did make my jaw drop, but ten months forewarning might be enough time for me to manage coping with the change! No, seriously. It might be enough. Just. Nothing stopping doing a mixture. I just like the idea of mini Micromaster badges. The catch is that the badge die and cutter is very expensive for each size. |
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Post by Pinwig on Oct 19, 2018 19:08:06 GMT
We could have a whip round. Hub sponsored hub badge? Your badge empire cannot be limited by mere money! We must go multi-size! I've already ordered a new wing for my Blueshift Badge Museum.
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Post by blueshift on Oct 19, 2018 19:21:56 GMT
We could have a whip round. Hub sponsored hub badge? Your badge empire cannot be limited by mere money! We must go multi-size! I've already ordered a new wing for my Blueshift Badge Museum. Ah, I don't like asking for money for my little projects. I spent many years not doing stuff because of cost; I promised myself a while back that as long as it wasn't bank breaking I should just *go for it* and try things out, otherwise I'll never get anywhere! |
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Post by Pinwig on Oct 19, 2018 19:25:53 GMT
I get that, but if a new cutter is going to be top dollar then I'm also aware you've been good enough to supply me with a heck of a lot of free badges over the last few years. I'm fine with investing in Blueshift's Badges Ltd.
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Post by blueshift on Oct 20, 2018 7:56:31 GMT
Maybe I'll set up a ko-fi account or something (where people can buy you a 'virtual cup of coffee' to help with costs, that seems to be the in-thing at the moment.
I can absorb a lot of costs but this year was a bit of a stretch, and it does rely on being employed still (another big reorganisation at work!)
The thing is, if you start charging for stuff, it immediately cuts down the amount of people who are interested by 9/10s and to be honest I'd rather this be a fun community thing and push stuff out there than making about £30
There's other avenues I want to look at if we're doing the TMUK stall at TFN again though (and some projects with Andy underway!) It's just finding the time to do it all!! Aaa.
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Post by blueshift on Oct 25, 2018 16:35:43 GMT
Been badge prototyping. We have an exciting new technique!
Pinwig will be happy.
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Post by Pinwig on Oct 25, 2018 17:13:25 GMT
*froth*
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Post by Pinwig on Oct 25, 2018 17:13:48 GMT
Technique for what? The physical badge construction?
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Post by blueshift on Oct 25, 2018 17:21:16 GMT
Technique for what? The physical badge construction? Yup! |
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Post by Pinwig on Oct 25, 2018 17:29:31 GMT
Cor. I am excited! And I don't even know what the technique is!
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Post by blueshift on Oct 27, 2018 12:18:36 GMT
Hmm cannot seem to repeat my exciting badge procedure!! (the ink is breaking up on the paper i'm using despite it working fine on the first sheet. I wonder if the first sheet was different, or slightly rougher from being at the front of the pack?)
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Post by Pinwig on Oct 27, 2018 12:49:51 GMT
Nooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!!!
Is the weather different? Different time of day? Did you do the magic incantation first? Sacrifice the chicken? You must have forgotten something in the special secret magical process!
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Post by blueshift on Oct 27, 2018 15:24:50 GMT
Nooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!!! Is the weather different? Different time of day? Did you do the magic incantation first? Sacrifice the chicken? You must have forgotten something in the special secret magical process! I dunno Pinwig, do you want to know in advance or would you rather be surprised? |
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Post by Bogatan on Oct 27, 2018 16:56:55 GMT
You'll just have to draw them all by hand.
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Post by Pinwig on Oct 27, 2018 21:20:29 GMT
I dunno Pinwig, do you want to know in advance or would you rather be surprised? Ooh. A genuine dilemma. I... I don't know. |
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Post by blueshift on Oct 27, 2018 21:27:37 GMT
I dunno Pinwig, do you want to know in advance or would you rather be surprised? Ooh. A genuine dilemma. I... I don't know. Like, I do feel I hold my cards too close to my chest sometimes, and that whilst it's nice to surprise people I also need to be working the crowd to create a buzz |
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Post by kgorman79 on Nov 27, 2018 9:54:05 GMT
Just spotted this. Happy to put something together if you still need stuff.
And because i'm pretty much a one trick pony it'd be a comic cover recreation
These are the micromaster ones:
US
55
56
UK
223
232
250
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Post by blueshift on Nov 28, 2018 10:52:29 GMT
Thanks Kevin. I need to see where we are in terms of content at the moment. Quite a few people are wanting to do additional colour pieces which wouldn't work in the current setup (where I'm printing and assembling the insides by hand) though 1) I don't actually know what we'll be realistically getting and 2) when I have an idea of the final pagecount I can look at budgeting for full colour printing professionally, which *might* be cheaper
A lot of this depends on how much cash I have which I why I'm keen to get this done sooner than later, as there's another restructure at work coming in April so who knows if I'll have a job come then!
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Post by blueshift on Nov 28, 2018 10:57:04 GMT
(Just looking, full colour would be pretty pricey, at least doing it by hand I can pretend to myself that I'm not spending a silly amount because I'm buying the stuff needed bit by bit)
Could look into crowdfunding I guess, not sure if I want to go down that rabbithole!
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Post by The Doctor on Nov 28, 2018 21:08:13 GMT
Don't bankrupt yourself!
-Ralph
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Post by blueshift on Nov 28, 2018 21:21:46 GMT
Don't bankrupt yourself! -Ralph I don't plan on it! But thats why I want to do all this while I can definitely afford it! |
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Post by Kingoji on Nov 30, 2018 8:33:13 GMT
Could look into crowdfunding I guess, not sure if I want to go down that rabbithole! I wouldn't. If you're asking folks for money for it, better it goes directly into the charity. |
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Post by blueshift on Nov 30, 2018 13:09:28 GMT
Could look into crowdfunding I guess, not sure if I want to go down that rabbithole! I wouldn't. If you're asking folks for money for it, better it goes directly into the charity. Oh yes, I mean I'd rather handle stuff in-house as it were, this is just in terms of if help was needed in covering printing costs, though I'm still able to do that at the moment (looks like the big restructure at work has got pushed back again which helps) At the moment I'm paying for all printing out of my own pocket for everything, which does all add up into a worrying amount. I don't mind doing that as I believe in us guys! |
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Post by Pinwig on Nov 30, 2018 19:14:38 GMT
Is that for all the TMUK zines or just the ToyFu stall one?
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