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Post by jwalker433 on Sept 5, 2009 20:02:47 GMT -9
I originally posted this on the Fat dragon forum but it was suggested that I post it here in that One Monk does not visit the Fat Dragon site that often.
I have bought several of the One Monk figure sets and look forward to an upgrade for yours and/or new sets to support Robo cutter/Craft Cutters. You make a great product but they are very labor intensive. Cutting for each figure requires far more time than any of the Fat Dragon terrain (probably 80 percent for initial cuts and 20 percent for final cut.after gluing front to back). But that is just the nature of what you sell. Cutting the edge of those little figures requires a lot of care and precision. I think that standee figures will have the most demand for the auto cutter and it may become a market driver. I know that the cutting time is a great disinsentive when I have other things that I can cut out that don't take as much time for the cutting.
I also think there will arise designs that are impractical to make without a cutter. Perhaps in the creation more 3D like figures which have more than two sides. Elaborate lattice works come to mind as another example used in the creation of scrapbooks. It is a matter of ingenuity and market forces which will guide this.
Best Regards
Joe
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Post by squirmydad on Sept 6, 2009 5:09:54 GMT -9
I have the Silhouette SD cutter, but have yet to get it out of the box and start messing with it. I do intend to reformat ALL of my designs for use with the cutters. I just need to set aside some time to practice using the darn thing, and develop a process for making the cut lines. JIM
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Post by jwalker433 on Sept 6, 2009 18:15:16 GMT -9
As I was saying before. I do think your product will benefit from it even more than the Fat Dragon Terrain products. I spend more time with Tom's products tinkering around with an item after I have cut it and folded it. Whereas once I have done all the cutting and scoring on your product I am ready to glue it and put it on the shelf.
Best Regards Joe
p.s. I am so behind on building the things that I have already purchased from you, Tom and others that I am having to pick what will get done in the least amount of time.
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Post by lordmanimal on Sept 15, 2009 16:06:58 GMT -9
I just want to say that I agree with J here; I think the companies that are the first out of the starting gate with utilizing the capabilities of the robo cutters are going to take cardstock modeling to a whole new level. Your figures are some of the best out there Monk; we just gotta get the older stuff converted to boost sales on work you've already done; maybe offer just the robo files for a discount to those that have already purchased them or something.
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Post by squirmydad on Sept 15, 2009 17:08:51 GMT -9
I hear ya, I just want to get a couple of these villager sets out first. I have a method for making the cut files that works quick, so I should be able to update a lot of sets with cutting versions in a weekend. JIM
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Post by lordmanimal on Sept 16, 2009 6:02:09 GMT -9
Any chance of posting your "how to" since Mel's is down? I know you're busy, but it's worth asking for those n00b robo cutters. And FYI your elf figures, with Squirmydad's conversion is the entire reason I bought a robo cutter. ;-D
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Post by jwalker433 on Sept 16, 2009 9:25:29 GMT -9
As a followup. I bought the Elf calvary set printed out the three sheets and ran it through the cutter. It was great. It confirms my initial thinking that the miniatures would benefit the most from auto cutting. It was very accurate fast cutting. I am learning how to use the Robo Master to import and add cutting instructions. Was successful with a Fat Dragon dungeon sheet. But it took a lot of time and iterations to get the first one correct. I also bought some WWG sets that came with auto cutting.
One final note, I think there will be items that are only practical to cut out using an auto-cutter. (i.e. anything requiring closely spaced cuts or small items with intricate cuts/scores) .
Best Regards Joe
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