Post your Kinkos Runs...

[le geek]

Thanks again to Big Bear for another great Shockbox run!


Cheers,
Ben

 

[_Kefka_]

I don't use any Kinkos like, I print the insert with my inkjet printer, I will post some picture of the results if it seems to you interresting

 

[daybona]

I don't have a digital camera but I'm about to hit up Kinkos as I just got my copy of BTG from MD Gamesales, and I'm gonna print up a shock box insert for it.

Thanks Robert and Mike, you rock!

 

[_Kefka_]

Here is some inserts done using my personnal inkjet printer (per insert : about 1$/1.5$ for the paper, and less than 1$ for the ink : I can do about 15 inserts with 12$ ink carbrigdes)

My Viewpoint and Supersidekick 2 inserts printed and in shock boxs

All my MVS games with insert printed with my personnal inkjet :

 

[le geek]

Nice Print run _Kefka_!

Looks like I need to go back to the drawing board on my Magical Drop 2 insert!


Cheers,
Ben

 

[_Kefka_]

Looks like I need to go back to the drawing board on my Magical Drop 2 insert!

You know I didn't know for a long time which insert of magical drop 2 I will print ...
As the other one available don't use the flyer's front, that I have with the game, I'd rather print this one, than having twice the same picture

If I haven't got the flyer, I think I prefer the front of your insert, but I'd rather the back of the other one, I don't like too much marquee/how to play style for the back
Just a personnal opinion
And the more there is different inserts, the better

If someone can do better super sidekick 2 and viewpoint, it would be good I have make the back of mine in very classic US style... that was the easiest...I don't have good pictures to do a back very well worked, so

 

[pixeljunkie]

I lucked out and had a buddy bring over his large format printer to print mine on. But I forgot to make my Super Spy and Double Dragon insert before he came over! So, I am still lacking a couple...I'l post a pic tonight.

 

[_Kefka_]

I lucked out and had a buddy bring over his large format printer to print mine on. But I forgot to make my Super Spy and Double Dragon insert before he came over! So, I am still lacking a couple...I'l post a pic tonight.

Large format printer are not _absolutely_ needed... My inkjet printer is an usual Canon BJC 4300 that do only A4, I use one A4 page for the front, one A4 for the back, and I print 4 of the center side on another A4... it is invisible as it will be under the corner of the shock box...

 

[pixeljunkie]

Large format printer are not _absolutely_ needed... My inkjet printer is an usual Canon BJC 4300 that do only A4, I use one A4 page for the front, one A4 for the back, and I print 4 of the center side on another A4... it is invisible as it will be under the corner of the shock box...

Oh yeah, thats always an option...but I kinda' like having a single sheet.

 

[Michael Yagami]

This is the first time I've seen someone use my inserts so Its kind of weird for me. Not in a bad way, more of in a "wow" kind of way. I made those inserts in Morgantown, WV and now someone in France has them sitting on their shelf. Pretty cool!

Mike

 

[NeoCverA]

Yea its pretty wild.

 

[_Kefka_]

This is the first time I've seen someone use my inserts so Its kind of weird for me. Not in a bad way, more of in a "wow" kind of way. I made those inserts in Morgantown, WV and now someone in France has them sitting on their shelf. Pretty cool!

I am wondering, what do you do when you have 2 (or more) insert of one game, and you can't decide which to put on your shock box ?

Your Samurai Shodown 2 is very good, and I will perhaps print it, although I have got already another (good) insert printed ... Too hard to choose !!
The "worst" thing is that NeoCverA have made also a very good looking insert for this game !!!
3 inserts for 1 game/shockbox

Wonderfull to have such a choice but it is hard to choose one and leave the others one

 

[pixeljunkie]

I am wondering, what do you do when you have 2 (or more) insert of one game, and you can't decide which to put on your shock box ?

Your Samurai Shodown 2 is very good, and I will perhaps print it, although I have got already another (good) insert printed ... Too hard to choose !!
The "worst" thing is that NeoCverA have made also a very good looking insert for this game !!!
3 inserts for 1 game/shockbox

Wonderfull to have such a choice but it is hard to choose one and leave the others one

I too have been torn between 2 or even 3 inserts...I usually make my decision on whether the back looks cool or not...thats how I usually decide.

 

[_Kefka_]

I too have been torn between 2 or even 3 inserts...I usually make my decision on whether the back looks cool or not...thats how I usually decide.

For Samurai Shodown 2, on one day I'd rather the Big Bear's insert, classic, on another day I'd rather the NeoCvrA's insert, and on antoher day, I prefer the Michael Yagami's insert... and so on
So it is hard to decide :'(

 

[Orochi Iori Y]

I know exactly what you mean about being torn between different inserts... I am currently struggling with if I want to stick with what I have now for my KoF collection, print the more classic style inserts for them or wait and see what NeoCvrA comes up with when he gets his set finished. Right now I am leaning towards wait for now, see where things go...

Anyhow, went on a small print run at Kinkos tonight here is what I got printed:

Here is my collection as of now, though the SSV box is empty, but the cart is in the mail.

Thanks to all the great shock insert creators for the pretty looking inserts.

 

[NeoCverA]

That SSV insert looks mighty fine, whered you get that?

 

[Orochi Iori Y]

That SSV insert looks mighty fine, whered you get that?

Hehehe, I wonder... A really nice insert though eh!

 

[pixeljunkie]

Still need to print a Double Dragon and Super Spy insert.

 

[NeoCverA]

All these wonderfull pictures, I might as well post mine. This image is at my site in Printing Tutorials section but for thos of you that may not have visited:

Since this picture was taken I have added another baby to the family (Melee). but I dont have a shockbox for it

 

[praedicator]

I print all of mine out at home and my collection isn't as big as most of you guys, but here it is

 

[pixeljunkie]

I print all of mine out at home and my collection isn't as big as most of you guys, but here it is

What kind of printer? Do you print them as one piece?

 

[praedicator]

What kind of printer? Do you print them as one piece?

I use a Canon S9000 and have been trying out various stocks of A3 paper (still haven't found one that I really like though...). Any 4-color inkjet should be able to produce decent quality, 6-color inkjets will give nicer blues, and anything above 6-color is aimed at photorealism not graphic design.

A3 paper is a nice size because it's large enough to print out a full sized insert, and there is usually an abundance of paper stocks to choose from since it's a common size.

Recently I've been using matte paper instead of glossy, which provides smoother tones and is dramatically more smudge resistant. It still can't beat the dark black point and vibrant color of glossy, but it's something to mix things up with.

 

[pixeljunkie]

I use a Canon S9000 and have been trying out various stocks of A3 paper (still haven't found one that I really like though...). Any 4-color inkjet should be able to produce decent quality, 6-color inkjets will give nicer blues, and anything above 6-color is aimed at photorealism not graphic design.

A3 paper is a nice size because it's large enough to print out a full sized insert, and there is usually an abundance of paper stocks to choose from since it's a common size.

Recently I've been using matte paper instead of glossy, which provides smoother tones and is dramatically more smudge resistant. It still can't beat the dark black point and vibrant color of glossy, but it's something to mix things up with.

Nice printer, got my buddy to bring over his i9900, which is 8 color. I've used an S9000 before too, also I've found red river papers to be my favorite. www.redrivercatalog.com.

 

[le geek]

Another Kinko's Run!

BTW, NeoCverA is absolutely right. Just hand the CD over to them and pick up later. Using their computers is slow and sucks ass!

Cheers,
Ben

 

[le geek]

Had another Kinkos run done. Mostly my Full Frontals with BBs SSVS.

You may notice that the Metal Slug 5 insert didn't quite print out correctly. Some of the reds are too similar to each other, so I'll need to tweak the design a bit...

Cheers,
Ben