To add on to canadian monkey's post, the first link seems to charge a pretty hefty sum for one custom toy (around $125).
I did some searching myself and theres a place that can mass produce <a href='http://www.customplush.com' target='_blank'>custom plush dolls</a>. The catch is, it would require quite some initial payments. Have to pay $300 bucks just for a prototype and also the minimum amount they produce is too much, like 600 pieces for a 15" doll, and 1200 for a 12" one.
But it would be funky if we could cause they can even put the electronic sounds <!--emo&:)--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/smile.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='smile.gif'><!--endemo-->
Also another place that does custom plush toys is this site: <a href='http://www.customplushtoys.com' target='_blank'>http://www.customplushtoys.com</a> However, they don't seem to have price estimates around, but someone could get a <a href='http://www.customplushtoys.com/request.shtml' target='_blank'>quote</a> from them. Their minimum amount is smaller though (500).
Yet another place, <a href='http://www.customplushproductions.com' target='_blank'>http://www.customplushproductions.com</a> has a minimum order of 300.
Interesting... Hell, if I had the cash to buy the bulk load and start selling em, I would. Seriously, 600 is not that many compared to how many potential customers are out there. Think about how many puchases would be made if there was a link on the NS homepage. Then if players spread the word... /me prays... <!--emo&:)--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/smile.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='smile.gif'><!--endemo-->
i dont want one <img src='http://us.i1.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/i/mesg/emoticons/15.gif' border='0' alt='user posted image'>
oh fine...ill admit it..we ALL want one....i recommend gorge...thats the highest demand it seems...then use the profit to make the others? but maybe they are just concentrating on the game.... <!--emo&:D--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/biggrin.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='biggrin.gif'><!--endemo-->
Im the "Computer Administrator" at a Marketing Company - My Sales-Rep Co-Worker has gotten TONS of Plush/Stuffed/etc. CUSTOM designs she has made into production for FREE, because the company she works with likes them and they sell really well. She actually got one of her designs on the cover of thier catalog...
Anyway, she mainly does "Dragons"; she just draws the concept on a piece of paper and actually colors them with crayons with her kids and sends them in. I'm a good artist as well, so getting the concept on paper wouldn't be a problem if any of the pre-existing concepts won't work.
The only thing is is that everyone will probably laugh thier **** off when they hear my request for a "videogame character" custom design. Oh, and it might have to be "cute"... I dunno if this company digs the ugly thing that the original art has for the game. I could PROBABLY use this thread as leverage, if I got a crap load of people to agree that they would buy them. I dunno, I guess I'll at least pop the question, see how it goes. What do you think?
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Lol as BOZO stated in like the 3rd post there was another post way back when about Plush NS toys. I know b/c i wrote it lol. This must prove that people are interested in it this stuff. the stuff at the NS store isnt good enough. People have also said that their should be a RAMBO Marine Action figure. You would set him down in the living room and when you come back he would be gone and you would find him later on in the kitchen or something lol.
We need to get this thing rolling before support goes away! Even if all the gorges were not sold, even little kids would find them cute and cuddly... WE NEED TO GOGOGO!
It might be unethical for fans of Ns to start selling trademark character toys to each other without the profit going to the NS devs. They have a shop, so perhaps we should aproach them directly and offer this idea. I wouldn't buy Mickey Mouse from Warner, so I dont think I could buy NS stuff from a third party unless the dev's condoned it.
omg plush gorge would be awesome. Especially if it made sound.
Squeeze it once and it purrs, squeeze it again and it chuckles, squeeze it three times and it does the "i'm building here" noise.
and while i'm dreaming it has a special area to load silly string...webs anyone? <!--emo&:D--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/biggrin.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='biggrin.gif'><!--endemo-->
<!--QuoteBegin--Canadianmonk3y+Feb 15 2003, 05:49 AM--></span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Canadianmonk3y @ Feb 15 2003, 05:49 AM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> Nooo! Don't die mr plushie! <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd--> *runs up to the gorge, flips it over, and gives it CPR and mouth-to-mouth*
i really think this could be something the NS team should look into. A beanie skulk would be cool, and if it was competitively priced i would definitley buy it.
Well right now I got this stuffed little deer on my monitor that looks shockingly like Bambi, now if I had say...a plushy/stuffed gorge to go with it, I would have TWICE the "Good Luck Cute Thing" goin on!!
Unfortunetly it would probably start off a little high priced, I'm guessin 10-15 USD intially for a couple reasons...
1) It would be a custom thing and require a the business to make sure it has a chance of making some money. However due to simple economic's I'm sure if enough orders came in the price would gradually drop to a more realistic one. 2) S&H could be a problem for a good chunk of people.
I want a plush Offence Tower! They should make Wallpaper, bedware, toothbrushes, NS EVERYTHING! On a serious note I wouldn't mind having a plush gorge or skulk. I bet the marine wouldn't sale to well <!--emo&???--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/confused.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='confused.gif'><!--endemo-->
<!--QuoteBegin--Lucid+Feb 13 2003, 02:44 AM--></span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Lucid @ Feb 13 2003, 02:44 AM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> hmm, lets see. I need a plush gorge building me a res tower while 2 plush skulks are guarding him in the ceiling. Then my plush gorge will make a plush D chamber so my plush skulks can get harder fur. Then all my plush skulks will have to wait til there is a secong NS store so they can become plush fades and shoot bleach at the plush marines. <!--emo&:D--><img src='http://www.natural-selection.org/forums/html/emoticons/biggrin.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='biggrin.gif'><!--endemo--> <!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd--> GDI you made me LAUGH!!!!!! too much "plush"
well considering it's 3 days from the last post, and a long time from the first one, it's old. Don't post in here and it will go back to it's place, and be the news of that day.
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I did some searching myself and theres a place that can mass produce <a href='http://www.customplush.com' target='_blank'>custom plush dolls</a>. The catch is, it would require quite some initial payments. Have to pay $300 bucks just for a prototype and also the minimum amount they produce is too much, like 600 pieces for a 15" doll, and 1200 for a 12" one.
But it would be funky if we could cause they can even put the electronic sounds <!--emo&:)--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/smile.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='smile.gif'><!--endemo-->
Also another place that does custom plush toys is this site: <a href='http://www.customplushtoys.com' target='_blank'>http://www.customplushtoys.com</a>
However, they don't seem to have price estimates around, but someone could get a <a href='http://www.customplushtoys.com/request.shtml' target='_blank'>quote</a> from them. Their minimum amount is smaller though (500).
Yet another place, <a href='http://www.customplushproductions.com' target='_blank'>http://www.customplushproductions.com</a> has a minimum order of 300.
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Haha! Shaved. <!--emo&:D--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/biggrin.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='biggrin.gif'><!--endemo-->
Btw, were those quotes in US dollars?
oh fine...ill admit it..we ALL want one....i recommend gorge...thats the highest demand it seems...then use the profit to make the others?
but maybe they are just concentrating on the game.... <!--emo&:D--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/biggrin.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='biggrin.gif'><!--endemo-->
Im the "Computer Administrator" at a Marketing Company - My Sales-Rep Co-Worker has gotten TONS of Plush/Stuffed/etc. CUSTOM designs she has made into production for FREE, because the company she works with likes them and they sell really well. She actually got one of her designs on the cover of thier catalog...
Anyway, she mainly does "Dragons"; she just draws the concept on a piece of paper and actually colors them with crayons with her kids and sends them in. I'm a good artist as well, so getting the concept on paper wouldn't be a problem if any of the pre-existing concepts won't work.
The only thing is is that everyone will probably laugh thier **** off when they hear my request for a "videogame character" custom design. Oh, and it might have to be "cute"... I dunno if this company digs the ugly thing that the original art has for the game. I could PROBABLY use this thread as leverage, if I got a crap load of people to agree that they would buy them. I dunno, I guess I'll at least pop the question, see how it goes. What do you think?
yes we all want a plush Gorge or ONOs!!
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*boink*
I wouldn't buy Mickey Mouse from Warner, so I dont think I could buy NS stuff from a third party unless the dev's condoned it.
Squeeze it once and it purrs, squeeze it again and it chuckles, squeeze it three times and it does the "i'm building here" noise.
and while i'm dreaming it has a special area to load silly string...webs anyone? <!--emo&:D--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/biggrin.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='biggrin.gif'><!--endemo-->
*runs up to the gorge, flips it over, and gives it CPR and mouth-to-mouth*
I need a medkit! STAT!
<!--emo&;)--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/wink.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='wink.gif'><!--endemo-->
Unfortunetly it would probably start off a little high priced, I'm guessin 10-15 USD intially for a couple reasons...
1) It would be a custom thing and require a the business to make sure it has a chance of making some money. However due to simple economic's I'm sure if enough orders came in the price would gradually drop to a more realistic one.
2) S&H could be a problem for a good chunk of people.
<!--emo&:)--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/smile.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='smile.gif'><!--endemo-->
GDI you made me LAUGH!!!!!! too much "plush"
GIVE US THE "PLUSH" GORGE GOD DAMN IT
this idea is SOO GOD DAMN COOL...but doesnt it belong in the ideas section?