imschur Posted December 31, 2011 Report Share Posted December 31, 2011 I ordered one like this to check quality. Went with long sleeve cuz it's winter here ;D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unforgiven Posted December 31, 2011 Report Share Posted December 31, 2011 I like, how bout a 2X for a skinny guy like me <laughs> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt.Cross Posted December 31, 2011 Report Share Posted December 31, 2011 I ordered one like this to check quality. Went with long sleeve cuz it's winter here ;DUhm, can we make sure the one that goes to market spells "you're" correctly? ;) <laughs> <laughs> <lmao> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unforgiven Posted January 1, 2012 Report Share Posted January 1, 2012 :o Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
98Z5V Posted January 1, 2012 Report Share Posted January 1, 2012 D'oh! :oI like it. <thumbsup> You're making them in FDE, also, right?... <munch> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
imschur Posted January 1, 2012 Author Report Share Posted January 1, 2012 Uhm, can we make sure the one that goes to market spells "you're" correctly? ;) <laughs> <laughs> <lmao> Your letting me off that easy? <laughs> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
imschur Posted January 1, 2012 Author Report Share Posted January 1, 2012 I like, how bout a 2X for a skinny guy like me <laughs> the protoype is a 2x, it cost 4 bucks more <lmao> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unforgiven Posted January 1, 2012 Report Share Posted January 1, 2012 Being skinny isn't cheap 8) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alelks Posted January 1, 2012 Report Share Posted January 1, 2012 Your letting me off that easy? <laughs>Nope,From that mug I expected "WHEN YOU's DONE FOOLIN AROUND"JK <thumbsup> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
imschur Posted January 1, 2012 Author Report Share Posted January 1, 2012 For me the model should have man boobs to be more accurate Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alelks Posted January 1, 2012 Report Share Posted January 1, 2012 For me the model should have man boobs to be more accurateAre they silk screened. If so a few thoughts. T-shirts can be purchased commercially for anywhere from $1.50 to $$3.50 a piece depending on the brand or quality. I can give you the name of a couple of suppliers if you need it. If you have a silk screen business nearby you may want to check to see what they would charge to do this. You'll need a good vector graphic for them to make the screen. I think this would be a MUCH cheaper for you to purchase than Zazzle. I know my local guy has offered to let me purchase my own shirts and then it's .50 cents per pull per color once the screens are made. Not really something I want to get into though.Just a thought that might save you some money and make more money to put into the site. <thumbsup> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt.Cross Posted January 1, 2012 Report Share Posted January 1, 2012 For me the model should have man boobs to be more accurateI just threw up a little bit... :o Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unforgiven Posted January 1, 2012 Report Share Posted January 1, 2012 What about the gut implant I had installed by Dr. Coldfinger? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
imschur Posted January 1, 2012 Author Report Share Posted January 1, 2012 Are they silk screened. If so a few thoughts. T-shirts can be purchased commercially for anywhere from $1.50 to $$3.50 a piece depending on the brand or quality. I can give you the name of a couple of suppliers if you need it. If you have a silk screen business nearby you may want to check to see what they would charge to do this. You'll need a good vector graphic for them to make the screen. I think this would be a MUCH cheaper for you to purchase than Zazzle. I know my local guy has offered to let me purchase my own shirts and then it's .50 cents per pull per color once the screens are made. Not really something I want to get into though.Just a thought that might save you some money and make more money to put into the site. <thumbsup> This one is not silk screened, there was a 12 piece minimum on those. Thanks for the info. I also want the Hanes shirts with no tag. The thing with this shirt and Zazzle is a short term solution anyone can order without me getting involved or me having to shell out cash. I want to see how it all looks.Can I convert my psd to AI for the vector files? I just downloaded a demo of Illustrator. Hoping to get it done within the trial window. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alelks Posted January 1, 2012 Report Share Posted January 1, 2012 It may or may not do a good job. In Illustrator you have to "Live Trace" it to make it vector. The only problem is that if it's complex it may be difficult to do as it separates everything out into it's own shape. If there is more than one color each color has to be a separate layer/object. This would be an additional charge if you have them silk screened. Zazzle is most likely using one of two technologies. Now if it were designed in Illustrator that would be perfect for screen printing multiple colors.1. SOJAR type material which is a material you print on using an Eco-solvent printer and then heat pressed onto the garment (it's a big sticker in reality that melts into the fabric.2. Plastisol Transfers which are screen printed and then heat pressed onto the fabric.Now even thought I just posted the above screen printing can be done using another method which is to separate out the CMYK values and your screen printer may be able to do that with what you have. Here's a video of a print using CMYK Screen Printing: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
imschur Posted January 1, 2012 Author Report Share Posted January 1, 2012 Design in Illustrator gotcha. It sorta looks like photoshop so maybe it wont be too bad. I hate this crap. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alelks Posted January 1, 2012 Report Share Posted January 1, 2012 I actually use both Photoshop and Illustrator as they have their own strong points.Once the trial for Illustrator runs out download a free program called "Inkscape" it's a free program that does a lot of what Illustrator does. If your save your design in Illustrator to an "SVG" file Inkscape will pull it up and you can edit it in Inkscape. Illustrator is much better than Inkscape though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gunjunkie Posted January 1, 2012 Report Share Posted January 1, 2012 Uhm, can we make sure the one that goes to market spells "you're" correctly? ;) <laughs> <laughs> <lmao>How about "When Y'all Are" for us southern boys? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
imschur Posted January 1, 2012 Author Report Share Posted January 1, 2012 I actually thought that myself too!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
imschur Posted January 19, 2012 Author Report Share Posted January 19, 2012 Well much to my surprise the test shirt was made in USA. It was still crap though unless you like paper thin shirts. Overall the concept worked though and screen printing will be how the real shirts are made. I have also learned the Hanes shirts are not as good as they were. There's another brand that appears to be of higher quality but it's the same shirts larue uses. I think we should have this sorted out by end of March. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edgecrusher Posted January 19, 2012 Report Share Posted January 19, 2012 i have some larue shirts and it should be noted they shrink, fyi Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the bigness Posted January 19, 2012 Report Share Posted January 19, 2012 3x for me.Let me know when you get ur done.Yeah 3x Whats my name? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
392heminut Posted January 19, 2012 Report Share Posted January 19, 2012 We use a lot of Gildan t-shirts and have had really good results. They don't shrink, are fairly thick and hold up really well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
imschur Posted January 19, 2012 Author Report Share Posted January 19, 2012 We use a lot of Gildan t-shirts and have had really good results. They don't shrink, are fairly thick and hold up really well.Thats the ones Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest LLArms Posted January 19, 2012 Report Share Posted January 19, 2012 Just an idea to toss in since this is about 308AR.com apparel...I would love the idea of some patches. Our company shirts are pretty much pit crew style button up shirts and even with our own info on them, lots of room for patches. So far we have some Magpul patches and some other misc companies.I would not hesitate to toss on a 308AR.com patch.As far as shirts go - I don't wear t-shirts a whole lot (cept' maybe as an under shirt), would like to see a polo version. Would probably buy that! :hethan: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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