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Post by Excrewchief on Jan 5, 2017 3:19:07 GMT -7
I just wanted to let you know what is going on .
1. We have been updating oid molds and trying to come up with new product molds . This is a very slow process when you want it done right. One little thing goes wrong
And you get to build a whole new mold. And with the Plymouth there is some very fine detail and when it does not show the way you want you get to do it again.then with the. Cheetah there is so much fine detail then you get to much to show one little file or sanding mark well. You that you can't have that eather. Or you get a bad product and no body wants to buy bad product. Or work on a bad product . Sometimes we get a bad product and we will sell it if is not real bad but it's a lot cheeper and we will tell you about it first and belive me we get enough of that and don't need more that is why it is important to get a good mold to start with you should see the pile of old and or bad molds and the amount of silocone it takes to remake them . But that is what it takes and it has been alot slower than I have planed also some of the new masters has been slow but I can maybe see the light.
2 trying to set up a new part number data base that will work good for a long time.
3. Trying to decide on just a forum or build a website to go with it .
4 . There is some things we are looking at doing kit wise changes maybe to make to better your end that I don't want to say right now . We want to keep cost good but the kits even better without adding alot of cost or the retail side
5. New body designs .. trying to figure what is going to be popular and not to crazy to make .
More to come.
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Post by Excrewchief on Mar 17, 2017 18:27:38 GMT -7
The cheetah body mold is done
The 54 buick skylark convertable body mold is done still need a new interior . Front and rear bumper molds
The Mitsubishi body mold is done . But i am very unhappy with how it works. Most likely will make a new one it just to hard to get good parts out.
The comet is clayed and ready to mold.
The dodge crewcab is clayed and ready. To mold.
Most of the dodge interior is clayed .making a new ford 427 FE engine looking very good so far.
The hemi dual spark plug valve cover mold turned out very nice .
The hemi tunnel ram mold looks very good also.
The Eleanor convertable mold is done just a little touchy to use.
Eleanor hood molds 2 done and very nice.
Mopar diff cover mold done .
Mopar pumpkin mold done .
Olds wagon mold done ready to make parts for a totally correct body to be mastered
The wheel mold for the Eleanor convertable done and very nice.
Quick fill gas cap mold done and awsome.
The dodge power wagon cab mold done and nice.
60 plymouth wagon mold not happy with the fine detail want perfict will redo this one .
As you can see been very busy and lots more to go
Stay tuned thanks for checking up on me
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Post by Excrewchief on Apr 10, 2017 23:49:12 GMT -7
Some of you know we have been extremely busy trying to stay on top of all the new molds and parts along with some new masters. I don't know how many of you know much about the masters they take an incredible amount of time to produce. I find myself getting very very picky about things so that makes me very slow but in the people tell me how nice the end result is . ( I hope it's worth it to the right People ) I am doing a couple of things right now that I have been spending about ten hours a day on. So if you don't see alot oof things here right now I need to apologize. I hope in the next week or two I will have one done but I have more to do and more coming. Greg has been busy trying to stay up with the casting and mold making also and he is much better and faster at the bodymolds. But he also works a real job 10 plus hrs a day then goes home and works on resin. But we are having fun right just ask. I know I do no complaints I really do like to do it. I just feel bad when you want answers. I try to get to them within a couple of hours so keep asking .
The good thing is some new things will be showing up soon. There is one car I personally think almost everyone is going to want. And no I won't say what it is. I hope to have it done molds made and being produced in less than a month.this is one I would love to build enter it in a contest and let everybody try to find it for a month then release it. Just for fun. I would not be surprised to see over a hundred orders right of the bat. There is some things that i'm doing for other people that should be in high demand with some of the options that I have in my head. The only problem is going to be how fast I can get the options ready that I think he is going to want. Anyway back to work just wanted to give a short up. Also it would be nice to have more people sign up. We have a very high visitor count every day and you all know I don't send emails or bug you it just makes us feel like it's worth the time. Also since we started describing ways to make vac chambers and pressure pots there sure has been a lot of YouTube vidios getting posted. Hope some is because of our posting.
Maybe not I don't really know for sure and never will. Thank you all for your intrest.
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Post by Excrewchief on Apr 11, 2017 0:13:51 GMT -7
I am thinking of donating a resin body to a registered member this month or next month maybe both ... What do you think.
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tubbs
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Post by tubbs on Apr 24, 2017 6:44:00 GMT -7
you may want to make it ACTIVE members. you do have people in the shadows.
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Post by Excrewchief on Apr 24, 2017 7:03:01 GMT -7
That is the reason people like you let people like me hang Around very well said.
Hey Tubbs. 99 degrees yesterday just in case you cared.
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Post by tubbs on May 1, 2017 4:48:49 GMT -7
yea, hope it melted some resin.... no I don't. just lashing out. we had 83 yesterday, now we will go 5 or 6 days in the 50's with rain. fun, fun....
everything is looking great Rocky. really hitting the nerve of what people want. very good start. make sure you stay on top of things..... that's what she said.
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Post by gothic on May 11, 2017 15:21:11 GMT -7
Kewl updates, thanx for sharing
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Post by grozny on May 27, 2017 18:28:50 GMT -7
I just retired from casting. I will say that Wagons have sold very well for the past 3 or so years. They are very popular (real ones too) lately and I would not expect them to fade away in the next few years. I sold a lot of wagons and 4 door because that is what people were always asking for. If you started to build up your line up to include wagons and sedans, you won't go wrong. Just ensure that donor kits are available at a reasonable price. You guys will do just fine.
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Post by Excrewchief on May 27, 2017 18:37:06 GMT -7
I would have to agree I have a few that im working on that were going to be released months ago but keep getting burried with other projects. I just got about five more today they just keep on coming. I would like to thank you for the input its always welcome .
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Post by Mastercaster on Jun 2, 2017 13:15:22 GMT -7
I just retired from casting. I will say that Wagons have sold very well for the past 3 or so years. They are very popular (real ones too) lately and I would not expect them to fade away in the next few years. I sold a lot of wagons and 4 door because that is what people were always asking for. If you started to build up your line up to include wagons and sedans, you won't go wrong. Just ensure that donor kits are available at a reasonable price. You guys will do just fine. Thank you for your comments, grozney. |
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Post by grozny on Jun 8, 2017 15:36:52 GMT -7
At some point someone will need to master and cast an all new hearse. There is nothing really out there besides the Ghostbuster kits and the Old Heavenly Hearse/Ambulance ($$$). There are dozens of recasts of the Old AAM 90's Cadillac hearse and the castings are really bad. At this point all you see are copies of copies of copies. They are hideous at best.
The demand is there, the supply is not. Not a lot of people really have the talent to master one of these and make it look right, nor a deep enough chamber to cast it in. If a well mastered and cast hearse or ambulance from the 70's or 50's was available, it would sell very well, but man would it be a lot of work and resin!
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Post by Excrewchief on Jun 8, 2017 15:55:44 GMT -7
And what type of recommendations would you have. Also what type info do you have on sales . I see some demand its not something im into so i could not say but I am listening.
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Post by Excrewchief on Jun 8, 2017 16:18:10 GMT -7
I am sorry it did not sound good the way I put it . I have been up all night again. We're are you seeing the sales . What type of a car would you see to use. My self I see an older front engine that could double in the hotrod / streetsrod area something not as crazy as the cad in the mad max second version ( every tired and can't think of names etc. ) I do see something that could double in the streetrod future zombie land. / stock kinda of a three way option. I am open to ideas and not sure if I could master it. I can be creative need be but much better at fixing masters that were not done right so it goes faster a d I don't get bored as fast.. hay you never know my interest are very broad and can picture a lot of things sometimes I need ideas to start. And since you can't get a honest poll I need to picture it in.my head if I like it I may attempt it. Who knows I think a lot of people should input this and other things . Maybe a great idea could use a free kit .or body or something like it . Put your 2cents worth in . Thanks
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Post by grozny on Jun 8, 2017 18:45:39 GMT -7
We were casting everything but hearses. Never got around to them. The above considerations do mean they would bog you down on manpower. It would also mean that the retail price of the product could be close to $100 USD. A lot of material and labor will be needed. Our info is from customers, surveys, watching ended e Ebay listings, and reading message boards. We went by a formula which went as follows. If 100 people tell us that they were 100% sure they will buy such and such as soon as we release it, then we can count on 70 of those people buying them. Now, that assumes zero marketing and advertising. We were not on any message boards or social networking sites. On our Fury wagon, we sold most through FeeBay and email inquiries, and sold 545 in 15 months. We initially used emails and two surveys to forecast sales 0f 250 over a 12 month period.
As to a hearse. Nobody is doing them for a reason, they are difficult and cost a lot of money to master and set up. That's why everyone likes to recast the work of others, kit parts, easy things like wheels and hoods etc. What actual year and make of hearse or pro-car could be debated for decades. Something like a 71-73 Caddy would be something people identify with, there is plenty of ref material out there. A 50's cad, '54, '50, '58 would be a good one but a lot of the younger set isn't going to identify with the 50's, and you could argue that the '50's is covered by the Ghostbuster's kits and the Jimmy Flintstone bodies. You could think outside the box and use an old MPC 68-70 Bonneville as a starting point and there is still ref material out there for Pontiac pro cars.
...And you must keep in mind, as soon as you release it, the recast vermin will be all over it. That's one of the things that helped speed up our decision to retire a bit early. The maturity in the hobby seems to be at an all time low. People now have no sense of right and wrong. People will support a re-caster, all they care about is that they "got their copy for their stash" they could care less who's throat is being cut along the way.
One other thing you must decide; will you offer chrome plated parts? This is a tough one. Prep is supper labor intensive and bogs you down really bad, and the wait time means that you often have orders you can't fill while you wait on chrome, then it comes in, and you have some problem or another and you are always short of chrome. It's nice to offer it, but it doesn't increase your bottom line and it sure can tie your operation in knots. You really have to think it over carefully. There is no right or wrong answer.
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Post by grozny on Jun 8, 2017 18:56:15 GMT -7
Your Olds Vista wagon will sell very well.
You'll be going through molds on that one, I can tell you that for sure.
That's the kind of thing people are going for now.
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