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| Author: | Gamesmith Denny [ 07-11-2010, 01:52 PM ] |
| Post subject: | *UPCOMING PRODUCT POLL* TLX Mounts!!! |
Hey gang, As many of you know we've been working for the last several months to simplify TLX builds and bring you tangible TerrainLinx mounts. These are high quality, pre-cut, heavy duty signage board mounts, that you simply snap out of the frame and cover with your builds. The potential time savings not to mention alleviating hand cramping cuts is pretty enormous. While we are still tweaking packaging (how many of each element are in the starter set), the majority of technical issues have been overcome on the manufacturing end. Please answer the above poll question to give us a sense of demand for this type of product. Thanks in advance! |
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| Author: | Talae [ 07-11-2010, 02:07 PM ] |
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I was torn between options two and three. I love TLX and see myself investing heavily in the products (both in purchasing and time to build). At the same time, I don't find it a deal breaker to cut out my own templates and actually currently have quite a bit pre-cut for whatever my set may turn out to be. At the same time, I would most likely pick up a starter pack to see how I like the quality and time saving ability (maybe even do a quick review). I think this is an awesome product and wish you the best in regards to sales. If I can do anything to help let me know (that includes pestering my FLGS to carry said product if that is an option). |
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| Author: | MelEbbles [ 07-11-2010, 02:15 PM ] |
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If they're 1/4" thick and the price is right, I'd definitely want some of that. -Mel |
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| Author: | Talae [ 07-11-2010, 02:18 PM ] |
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| Author: | MelEbbles [ 07-11-2010, 02:27 PM ] |
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| Author: | Nickydude [ 07-11-2010, 02:48 PM ] |
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| Author: | TheAuldGrump [ 07-11-2010, 03:04 PM ] |
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Heh - another who falls around 2.5 on the polls. 
I probably will buy a starter set, but further purchases would depend on quality/quantity that is impossible to determine without product in hand. It is also likely that I might buy a second starter as a gift for others - I really want some of my players to start helping with the terrain.... The Auld Grump |
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| Author: | Riley [ 07-11-2010, 03:39 PM ] |
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I voted "Depends on quantity vs pricepoint," but unless a set is $40 or such for a very small number of sheets, I'd buy at least one set. If they're cheap enough, I'll buy lots. |
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| Author: | Lotus [ 07-11-2010, 03:46 PM ] |
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It depends on the price point, I would not buy tabs for any reason though, they are too easy to cut. However, I would certainly like to buy these. |
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| Author: | XON2000 [ 07-11-2010, 04:14 PM ] |
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The biggest issue with TLX for me is the assembly time. I really want to build up a huge selection of pieces that I can have ready to build environments at a moment's notice, but I just never have the time to get anything put together. Unless these are ridiculously expensive, I'm sure I'd buy a fair number of them. |
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| Author: | Gamesmith Denny [ 07-11-2010, 04:31 PM ] |
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Thanks for the feedback thus far gang! The above shots are from the first active run of templates but they don't represent the final format. We had to ensure that things would cut cleanly and that we could reliably automate the process. Good news on all counts! Todd Ripper (the CNC machine guru) has done a ton of prototyping and tweaking to the system to make it work properly. Todd did a brilliant thing with the break-tabs which hold the mounts to the frame. They are machined so that the tabs are extremely thin. You can literally snap them off the frame by hand if you want (though by blade is a little cleaner). And the linX tabs fit like a glove! Its a thing of beauty 
We are working towards a single frame that blends a certain number of all elements in a consolidated format. That reduces shipping costs and the end pricetag. It may not be the bargain basement sweets spot some of you might be looking for (CNC machine time is pretty brutal) but it's still down around the hand saving, wrist cramping, time saving sweetspot. The more we sell, the cheaper we can get these things and we can produce them on-demand. We'll move to massive runs of diecuts if and when we can get this first phase off the ground. Oh and we'll definitely do a video showing the process! |
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| Author: | rookerith [ 07-11-2010, 05:15 PM ] |
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Alright, I'm changing my above vote! I picked 3, just because, hey if the price is 100 bucks a sheet, or something, there's just no way. You know what I mean.  However, I have to change my vote to 1..
I love TLX, I love the concept, and I started working on it when it came out, but I'm a very, very busy person, and never can find the time to work on the construction. Perhaps I'm slow, but when I spend hours printing, cutting, mounting, etc..and find I've made one tile's worth of sewers, I'm willing to look for any shortcuts With this announcement, I'm willing to say, I'm done with Foam, and I'm very excited about this. I'm willing to pay more to free up my time. Anychance this will be ready by GenCon? I'd love to buy up a luggage bag full while I'm there.
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| Author: | Ghenghis_Ska [ 07-11-2010, 05:46 PM ] |
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what is the width of the stuff? I'd hate to redo evertyhing i have done so far. |
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| Author: | TheAuldGrump [ 07-11-2010, 06:03 PM ] |
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| Author: | Kane [ 07-11-2010, 06:27 PM ] |
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| Author: | Halcy [ 07-11-2010, 06:32 PM ] |
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| Author: | Gamesmith Denny [ 07-11-2010, 08:30 PM ] |
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| Author: | zorg [ 07-11-2010, 08:55 PM ] |
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| Author: | TheAuldGrump [ 07-11-2010, 09:18 PM ] |
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And having a tangible product should really help with piracy. Though the truly desperate might be able to improvise something with foamcore....
The Auld Grump |
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| Author: | Tinybrain [ 07-11-2010, 10:49 PM ] |
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Cutting foamcore is no fun at all... I'd definitely buy a starter and would likely buy more once I tried it out and found that things went the way I expect they will. |
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| Author: | ghalgor02 [ 07-11-2010, 11:56 PM ] |
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I have voted for option number 3 but I am prepared to consider a price that may be a bit dearer than foamcore,if it saves time and pain
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| Author: | Solospirit [ 07-12-2010, 12:23 AM ] |
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Given that its going to be 3/16, and that Denny has said the price will be substantially higher than foamcore equivalent...i see no advantage for me to invest in this...it would be different if it was 1/4 or if it was at a reasonable parity expense wise to foamcore...As stated so far...I dont think i shall be buying
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| Author: | riddles [ 07-12-2010, 01:06 AM ] |
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As someone on the other side of the pond, are we looking at this being a US only product (at least initially) or is it "shippable" or even better, could it be made over here too? Trust me, as someone with no time anyway, ANYTHING that speeds stuff up is great for me!
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| Author: | Magius [ 07-12-2010, 01:33 AM ] |
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While I think this is a great idea, and will definitely speed up the build times on many a project, I want to see what the final price is on these before I buy. If it's comparable to foamcore (so, about 50 cents per tile for a 6x6 mount), then I'll definitely be ordering. If it's slightly higher than that (probably up to 75 cents per piece), I'll probably get the base set to see what the quality is before jumping in whole-hog. Anything more expensive, and I'd probably pass, as the cutting process on the foam itself doesn't consume that much time (especially compared to cutting out the tiles themselves... I definitely need a CraftRobo cutter...) Magius out. |
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| Author: | Aramil [ 07-12-2010, 02:04 AM ] |
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If it's shippable to Europe i say YAY !!! No more thoughts on my crappy cutting skills. Like the others said - if it's not 100$$ or €€ a sheet i'm likely to buy some. Aramil |
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| Author: | Highland_Piper [ 07-12-2010, 02:48 AM ] |
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I voted for "1. I'd buy whatever you had in stock!!! I'm freakin CRAZY about TLX!!!" This would save me a ton of time! |
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| Author: | DeltaIce [ 07-12-2010, 04:54 AM ] |
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| Author: | llyrghmnghyll [ 07-12-2010, 07:18 AM ] |
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| Author: | knowbuddyuno [ 07-12-2010, 07:51 AM ] |
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| Author: | Gamesmith Denny [ 07-12-2010, 07:52 AM ] |
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