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lol thats why I have him printing 88 torso's for me. ;-)

Just recently he is still printing them this week. :-) I got 50 of the Falcons, I always liked that Faction. lol I wanted to get these done before Lego does something where everyone is afraid to print later. Better safe than sorry. I wanted to keep everything to match the Kingdoms theme, I really think they did a Great job on that series. I found some Wolfpack torsos that are similar to the kingdoms that were made for a keychain, so I didn't need a custom for them, though they don't have back printing. I plan on a white and blue Gold lions crest Torso to replace the Fantacy Kingdoms or the recent blue white series. I am trying to get him to print tudor wall panels and shield.

Steindruker is printing these for me as Popmonkey is out of commission with their new equipment. They look nice! http://i62.tinypic.com/1ieqsl.jpg http://i57.tinypic.com/5129oi.jpg

Here is another Decal I redone for the Blue falcon Noble, I made a back for the blue one and made a green one for the dragons. Better could be done on the back but that part doesn't have to be used, plus the print is so small on the torsos most defects are not even noticeable. Blue noble back for falcons Green Dragon Noble front and back.

And check this guy out he has Gondor Helmets! Little pricy but still they look like the real thing! http://www.bricklink.com/store.asp?p=Dan76 Hope this helps,

Not really because Lego is allowing it for personal use, They are just printing on a torso what the customer wants, if I sell the products for business then there is a problem. Technically Lego could prevent ANYTHING they made from being done, but they are not enforcing that policy. Lets not go there as to remove our access to custom torso's

Its not water slide just a high quality sticker. I had someone print it up for me after I made the decal. I am thinking the front part of the cloth needs to be longer and bigger, I made it a little too short in front. But opinions are welcomed. I am trying to get Popmunkey to print panels.... But they dont seem to think there is interest! lol I may get stickers but even having a stencil made would be nice for the tudor look.

This thread must always stay on top.

Here is a decal sticker of one of the Horse Bardings, Opinions are welcomed. I am thinking maybe the front should be lowered a little to cover more of the chainmail?

How many of those walls did you have made with the white tudor? I am trying to get some Corners made with tudor and white is the most realistic, why Lego used Red and Yellow is beyond me? Those are some nice customs, Popmunkey has a new printer and should be able to do shields, maybe they will be able to do walls next? The newer corner panels are flatter than the old ones so.......

Ed-209. Would you be interested in selling one of your Noble Falcon figures? You mentioned you had 10 of each made and I only need one Duke for my falcons, otherwise I will have to print 5 torso's and I can use the cash to get some others made than 5 of the same when I only need one. Just the Torso is fine. Please let me know.

Borador, Popmunkey has a Listing on Ebay for $25 for Front and back torso printing for 5 torsos or basically $27.50 for 10 torso's single sided. If you get quanity of one type you can get $2 per side. :-) I plan on getting 50 Black falcons made and some other other torsos listed in this thread for a tournament Propper Style! lol I figure the overall cost is about $300 for all the torsos I need printed and then Arms, Legs, and heads would be another $60-$100. But what makes it worth the cost is they are Custom and yet LOOK Lego style with exception of the Pad printing being better, but overall when you are using these figures at slight distance you cannot even tell, only a extreme closeups do you see the quality of Pad printing IMO. For displays these are perfect, and the coating on the torso's are TOUGH, basically plastic. I am going with Doublesided as I had a Lego Dark AGE and only have the newer Torso's that are printed front and back, and I cannot see going back to single sided. Plus the old Crusader and Falcons cost about $1-$3 for a torso and much more for the complete figure, for $4 I get a Custom Falcon that looks like its part of the Kingdoms series which is what I am trying to blend in with. I don't think Lego anytime soon will release another series like the Kingdoms packages, especially now I think they are gearing up for a new Pirate line. Personally myself I wish they made the Titan METAL color more gray and less black, and the silver more flat like the breastplates, because its too shiny and looks fake compared to the old GUN metal gray they use to use. So I use Black, and the Titan metal for Bad guys and the Old classic Dark Gray for good guys and ditched all the silver helmets I had, without the Bullet Helmet its a useless color for me to fairytale for me, and there are NO arms to match. lol

Whats the difference from UV printing and the Digital Printing that Punkmunkey does? Or are they the same?

Do you have a web link? Or Email for me. I don't know who he is. What prices are we usually looking at for a 3 color print from him based on average? I know that usually it depends on quantity but I am curious if its more than $5 for double side?

Oh well if someone has some please post.

I just wished I knew which company to go to if you know what I mean? Though Digital isn't bad if Pad printing is too much more. Here are some pictures of me taking a Lego Great Helm and using Rustoleum self etching Primer. This stuff looks good and tough but more important is a VERY close match, not exact but has that Dirty Gray color that the Old Dark gray had as you can see in the pcitures with the Legs and Arms being the old Dark gray. Plus Self Etching should bond well with the plastic eating into it. I think I found my way around not being able to get Dark Gray Brickforge Helmets. lol FLASH No Flash

No Obi-Wan Kenobi to help me out? lol

ED-209, its interesting I notice while yours are clearer on the image you have less color than the Printed ones. If you look at the Dagger part you can see, But yours do look like Lego Printed them, but HOW you got them printed when not many with Pads seem to print Lego Logo's. :-( Which is really silly since these are obviously custom.

Well I checked with CitizenBrick and they wont do any logo that used Lego work so..... Weird since it isn't a copy

Nope we don't want the house on fire. lol Where did you get those pad printed and what was the cost? Because isn't pad printing better and more Lego than the plastic printing? Thanks for the tip ED-209 That worked check out the new pictures The are much better, you can see Pad PRINTING has better image quality but I wonder if this stuff is more durable because it looks really tough. As detail to be honest how many of us are looking at the minifig this close, usually they are backdrops in large groups. lol Its cost me about $5 per torso, and with bulk you can get $4 for a 2 sided print, single sided would get you more, but I just had to match the newer minifigs that are double sided print, especially since I really don't have any of the old torsos only the newer stuff. And some of the designs back then were not that good compared what we can have done custom. Overall I am happy the torso print lines up and it was fast service. About 4 days and that was over a weekend!

Here are some better photo's Thanks to ED-209 help on Macro setting! http://i57.tinypic.com/dpycsh.jpg http://i60.tinypic.com/2j3nq6w.jpg http://i57.tinypic.com/11jozza.jpg

Hi guys the figures came in early for me. Here are some pictures, I am sorry it isn't chrystal clear my stupid camera doesn't do well on closeups and yet it cost me $70 so i got ripped. The actual images on the figures are GREAT, they look Lego, but they have a slightly thicker coating on them than the Lego versions, but it feels like a plastic very tough will not come off easy at all. Looking at the black falcons I think I am going to place and order for 50 of them to make an army, they are that good. And then the other types, the shields are a little smaller than I am use to but that is to expected if you want a Belt and collar. I noticed the Kingdoms Crest are small also, so once you get use to the NEW look of a small coat of arms them blend in wonderfully. They say they should be able to do shields with their new printer so I am looking forward to some Oval Black falcon shields. :-))) P.S. Can anyone recommend a CHEAP camera that will actually work with good pictures something in the $80 or less range?

No problem, I am just glad you guys seen what it was meant for and didn't take offense. I just was sharing and only sharing. ED-209 I was speaking of the Dark Gray old style take a look in this picture and see what I mean. There has to be some people out there that bought them that have a few for sale. I would pay a good price for them. Ram and Ed I hope you will like to see your templates on printed torsos. Greatest form of compliment is using the work for what it was meant for.

I planned on sharing since I have a test batch of 15 figures coming from them. 5 forestmen, 5 templars and 5 Black Falcons from ED-209's Black and Blue version. They should be in Thursday so I am a little excited because the possibilities........ I plan on having a tournament with different Coats of Arms, and then maybe having 50+ Black falcons made as I always loved those units and the newer pattern matches so well "IF" they turn out. They told me they are getting new equipment so they may be able to do shields later. I hope so at least. lol

Not a problem is it, its not for resale? I should have used a better word that "I made" but I MEANT the different patterns and shields etc. We all use some template to base custom work off of. Anyway since I GOT your attention, I wanted to say I LOVED your Black Falcon torso's! I got some I am having made for myself as I feel they will match the newer figures Lego has released. BTW I changed the first post to give a little more details of the original templates. :-) This was purely for SHARING and no other motive. :-) Raminator I NOTICED in one of the previous posts you mentioned something about Flicker, I don't use Facebook or Flicker so I am not that guy at all, I don't even have ANY of my stuff on the NET, at least not yet. I am working on my own project for personal use. P.S. Do either one of you have or know ANYONE who would have some Brickforge Great Helms for sale in Dark Gray?