Production of Dust Covers - Help Wanted

BluesBrothers · 20:47, 27 January 14

Hey you lot,

I'm looking at making up some batches of dust covers for the CPC range and later on offering a sort of custom made service where you can choose from a range of fabrics.

What I am looking for at the moment is images like the CPC logo which I can put on material badges to be sewn on to each dust cover as required. Any help finding suitable logo version would be fantastic.

@ Gryzor - How about a Wiki logo set of covers too?

Cheers all,

BB

beaker · 01:49, 28 January 14

I don't have images but I'll buy ones for my 464 and 6128 Plus when they're done as they're currently stuck in some of those vacuum storage bags so they don't get covered in dust while they're in storage

The only one I do have a dust cover for is my 6128.

BluesBrothers · 01:53, 28 January 14

The 464 is not a problem but I need to get my hands on a 6128 plus as it is now the only model missing from my CPC collection. TC upgraded my 464 plus to 6128 and I have a drive hanging off the back. Still all in good time eh but eventually one will be mine.

I'll sort you with the 464 though buddy never fear

Munchausen · 16:23, 28 January 14

Sounds awesome. Isn't the 464+ the same shape/size as the 6128+?

For the logos, maybe the text from the top of the 6128 (in the right font of course) - "AMSTRAD 128k Colour Personal Computer" - with the three coloured slashes in there somewhere too?

BluesBrothers · 18:39, 28 January 14

Yeah that was one option I had in mind. Any digital images people could send me would be awesome and also ideas of something a little bit different too

redbox · 20:14, 28 January 14

Bryce · 20:34, 28 January 14

Quote from: redbox on 20:14, 28 January 14

Bryce.

BluesBrothers · 21:17, 28 January 14

Cough,.......

Gryzor · 22:14, 28 January 14

Never seen so many reports and demands to ban, incarcerate, burn and damn to hell the offending member.

Devilmarkus · 22:54, 28 January 14

Quote from: Gryzor on 22:14, 28 January 14
Never seen so many reports and demands to ban, incarcerate, burn and damn to hell the offending member.

Did I miss something? I just got one report only

TFM · 23:07, 28 January 14

Time to get into sportswear again if you're too slow

What's about a nice title picture of a game as logo? Or would it be too complex/big?

BluesBrothers · 23:32, 28 January 14

Quote from: TFM on 23:07, 28 January 14
What's about a nice title picture of a game as logo? Or would it be too complex/big?

Perhaps a programmer might contemplate doing a custom job and we could use an original screenshot?

I think the size of the material badge should be no bigger than a single sized cassette case. I've also got a few ideas on the go which I will share soon but would love the community to help in this decision as they'll be the ones looking at these things

MacDeath · 00:20, 29 January 14

QuoteNever seen so many reports and demands to ban, incarcerate, burn and damn to hell the offending member.

You what mate ?

BTW...

QuoteI'm looking at making up some batches of dust covers for the CPC range and later on offering a sort of custom made service where you can choose from a range of fabrics

try the french Crocodiles...

http://amstrad.cpc.free.fr/amstrad/images/pub/pub6128_1.jpg

BluesBrothers · 01:26, 29 January 14

Lol, I'd forgotten about these

Filed, cheers MacDeath

TFM · 18:29, 29 January 14

Never understood where the crocodile come from...

BluesBrothers · 17:00, 30 January 14

Always makes me smile though maybe not quite so toothy as Mr Croc there

ced64k · 17:56, 30 January 14

The crocodile was created by the ad agency of Amstrad France.

MacDeath · 19:57, 30 January 14

QuoteNever understood where the crocodile come from..

at Amstrad France they had a printer incident, so some listings were dented as if bitten by a crocodile... and some customer/partners, seing that told them the had "long tooth" becasue you know, Amstrad took a lot of market share, especially in france.

hence the catchphrase : le mordant informatique. (the biting computing, approximately)

Gryzor · 21:48, 30 January 14

Yeah, but it's overly French I think... better something more generic or original. No screenshots though - how would anyone choose among the great titles anyway?

BluesBrothers · 23:13, 30 January 14

I'm probably gonna be able to justify 3 or 4 badges per machine as I'll be doing Amstrad, Sinclair, Commodore, Acorn, Oric, etc, etc so it'll be an option buyers can choose from a small handful of options.
On top of that, to help justify the cost of producing them, we will probably also sell the loose material badges as a separate product.

@Gryzor - Who knows we could maybe mount them on fridge magnets for you

MacDeath · 01:16, 31 January 14

QuoteYeah, but it's overly French I think...

like from 1/3 to half the CPC sold in the world...

radu14m · 08:29, 01 February 14

Nice ideea BB!
Dust covers would be from hard plastic ? Did you plan to build them for the entire cpc range, including the plus models ?

MacDeath · 14:05, 01 February 14

Quoteincluding the plus models

good point, 464 and 6128 would use the same...

BluesBrothers · 13:55, 02 February 14

Quote from: radu14m on 08:29, 01 February 14
Nice ideea BB!
Dust covers would be from hard plastic ? Did you plan to build them for the entire cpc range, including the plus models ?

These would be material not hard plastic. Unfortunately I don't think hard plastic would be economical but I will ponder over that idea. There should be a choice of materials from leatherette to clear oilcloth to pvc coated fabric to standard lint free fabric.

We are actually fitting some Amstrad machines today and I have got here a 464, 664, 6128, 464+ and a CTM644 (Which would also fit CTM640).

Right at the moment we are working on a Memotech MTX and I'll post up some pics of that once complete.

I have never seen a 6128+ in the flesh so don't know if the size is identical to the 464+ or if there are any port covers in different place which need to be left exposed. If anyone can advise definitively that would be very helpful. Other monitors will probably have to be measured as I manage to lay hands on them.

What peripherals might people want covers for other than the DDI-1?

Gryzor · 18:22, 02 February 14

Quote from: BluesBrothers on 23:13, 30 January 14
I'm probably gonna be able to justify 3 or 4 badges per machine as I'll be doing Amstrad, Sinclair, Commodore, Acorn, Oric, etc, etc so it'll be an option buyers can choose from a small handful of options.
On top of that, to help justify the cost of producing them, we will probably also sell the loose material badges as a separate product.

@Gryzor - Who knows we could maybe mount them on fridge magnets for you

Oh man, you really know how to spoil us

I think the 464 Plus is the same dimensions as the 6128 Plus; I can measure the one missing its tape cover and is still lying wrapped in plastic under the couch if you want

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