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Something is unique about this coin door. Can you spot it?

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Knievel:

Yup, molded plastic...with stickers for the coin slots/rejects.

I've got a coin door like that and this one is just too perfect looking. I would be very interested in these if they are plastic...and low-cost. :)

Scott84:

RandyT!

Tell us the answer to your question and who got it right!

RandyT:

Heh, it is indeed entirely a sticker.

I spent about 6-hours modeling it last night and, as a number of observant folks here noted, ran out of steam on the coin slot (made the plastic too thin and improperly positioned) and the hinge (skipped it altogether.)

It was an experiment to see how realistic something like this could look for those wishing to have the look of the door on a home cabinet, without the trouble of actually paying for / installing one.  I find the sticker to be pretty convincing from only a few feet away, as have others who have looked at it.

So the question is, how many would be willing to buy a full-color, professionally printed, die-cut coin door decal at $10 each?  If there is sufficient interest, I'll have them made (after fixing a few of the graphic items mentioned above) and stock them at the store.  I can also do one-offs of special colors (same door, but in red/blue/yellow/whathaveyou.)

Vacuum formed plastic could also be made, but unless I made thousands of them, the tooling would drive the price higher than a real one and you would still need to bolt it on.

Thoughts?

RandyT

BTW, the coin mechs "reject" a coin, not "eject" them ;)






Knievel:

Nice Randy. Disappointed it's not plastic but it looks convincing and I would buy some.
There is/was a guy on eBay selling something similar, at $20 a shot if I remember correctly.

toolaa:


--- Quote from: RandyT on September 05, 2005, 10:22:16 pm ---Vacuum formed plastic could also be made, but unless I made thousands of them, the tooling would drive the price higher than a real one and you would still need to bolt it on.
--- End quote ---

Food for thought.

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