11.18.2008

The Junk Shop

This should be kind of a fun option for building up piles of parts. Over the past year and a bit we have been through all kinds of crazy toy producing experiences with the Glyos line. The first figures we had produced showed up covered in nasty, sloppy paint and we had to hand clean thousands of them. It truly sucked. The second round was much better, but still had some paint adhesion issues. So again, we cleaned and fixed everything we sent out to you guys. This is the major reason for long lags in getting orders out. The last few batches got even better, but STILL were not dead on. It took me traveling to China and actually working with the factory -on the assembly line- to finally get things right. The upcoming Buildman (believe it or not he really is almost here) is geared to be our best figure yet. The point of this entry is to bring attention to something new we want to try. As we continue to try to bring the quality even higher and the price even lower, we want to offer everyone a chance at the rather significant pile of figures that did not quite cut the mustard as far as paint and finish go. I call these misfit figures the orphans of the Glyos System. All the parts are totally functional and molded great, they just have kind of uneven final paint syndrome (like when a GI Joe has bad eye paint, but not as overall rough looking as the new Indy figures). Offering these figures at a big discount will make it easier to amass extra building parts at a lower cost. Since part of the Glyos fun is customizing and eventually building bigger stuff, grabbing parts for as cheap as possible is key. Check out the Junk Shop and let us know what you think. All the figures will ship in totally random configurations, but rest assured that every so often something "non junky" will slip into the mix when these little misfits make their way to your homes. Thanks as always to everyone for making this project worth absolutely every long night, we really appreciate the chance to do this together with all of you.


16 comments:

  1. What a neat idea! Good thinking.
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    (By the way, this is John, the "sly devil"!)

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  2. you guys really have gotten faster with your shipments! My last order got pretty quickly compared to some of my previous ones, and the quality is noticeably better! Awesome stuff!

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  3. great idea... where do I back the truck up to?

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  4. Clever. This kind of reminds me of Lego's "Pick a Brick" service, where you get to choose what parts you want without having to buy a "set" proper.

    Only, one question: is it a paint that can't be removed without damaging the plastic of the figures? For DIY purposes, I mean...

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  5. i had a dream like this but the parts were in in quarter machine :D

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  6. Hey guys, thanks for the feedback!
    Roy, the paint can be stripped with 91% rubbing alcohol without hurting the plastic in any way. That's how I used to clean all the dirty parts before repainting the detail lines. Probably half of all your figures have already have taken a bath in alcohol. Using multiple junk parts that have been quickly cleaned is how I build up most of my painted customs. A quick coat of plasti-kote
    sandable automotive primer and then the Tamiya paint goes on. Just make sure that the parts have been cleaned with that alcohol and a firm toothbrush first. Thanks again to everybody for getting down with the Junk Shop!

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  7. "Junk Shop" is somewhat of a misnomer, don't you think? Nothing but good stuff from what I can see.

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  8. Ordered my "Junk Shop Pile" last night, can't wait to get them

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  9. matt I'm going to get some, I just need some time

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  10. Got my order in today & had to order another Junkshop Pile.

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  11. Got my Metran Pheydon and Junkpile fella yesterday (Monday). So cool! :-D

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  12. Hey, my guys came in and they are junky!

    (actually got much-needed Frontier and Nebula Pheyden parts)

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  13. I got some of the junk stuff with 2 of the regukar guys for my very first order.
    I can't wait to get them.
    whats the usual wait time for shipments?

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