LATEST NEWS 09/11/2004 - PROJECT CANCELED
After a quite long period of time of fighting and working,
In addition in contacting 2fluid_creative, I also tried to go
germany, august 2004
I'm sorry to interrupt your vacations and I know, that this is not
the official and usual way to contact you. But for me, it is the only
way to contact you dirctly, without any managers and and other blocking
people.
As you may know, I'm doing some projects for the members of the
community*. These projects are thought for making the community members
a joy - not for making a profite. My latest project was the "Simple
Minds Community* Sticker", which was a real success. Now I'm doing
a new project with a "3D Crystal". But now my sad story is starting.
Of cause, I'm always asking for doing it, because of the copyrights.
It's quite to risky for me to start things without the official
allowness, because I finance my projects with my private income.
So I was going to ask 2fluid_creative for the copyrights and I got
them - well - first. After getting them, I started making a contact
to the manufacturer that I have chosen, because this one has the
best pricings. But suddenly - that's now more than 3 weeks ago - I again
got an e-mail of 2fluid_creative, that this get away of giving me
the copyrights and that they basically doesnt know anything about my
crystal-project. They forced me to change my project website again.
The reason for it: they are thinking, I want to make profite. But I aint.
So I phoned 2fluid_creative directly asking them, why they dont believe me.
The answer was, that the sticker was ok, because of the promotional effect.
For the new project, they want to phone Simple Minds headquater to be sure,
no problems will get me. I have to mention, that this was very kind of
them. There is no need for them to phone your headquater, but they did.
Well - I have no problems with it to stop my project now. I lost about
180 ERUO with it, which is quite a lot of money for me, but nothing is
ordered or sold up to now. So there is no problem.
Would you please so kind and think about my latest project and tell your
headquater to give me a "GO" or a "STOP IT"? I'm really frustrated of
the way of communication, I have describt above.
Kindest regards from germany
if give up getting an official allowness to use the claddagh.
For me, it was a really unsatisfied and frustrating way to
communicate with the responsible people.
a second way to contact Mr. Jim Kerr in person. I tried it in
two way by e-mail, but never got any responce. Here is my
e-mail to Mr. Jim Kerr:
Dear Mr. Kerr,
Alexander Gerhards
NEWS 30/08/2004 - "HOLD"-state
Because of some problems belonging the permission of using
In additon I got forced to make some changings to this timelime.
Beleave me when saying, I did my best to rescue this project!
You'll get informed, when getting a reply....
the design styles of Simple Minds, the project had to be
changed into a "HOLD"-state.
NEWS 25/08/2004 - TIME-SHEDULE CHANGED
the time shedule has changed! Watch out the news from 11/07/2004.
end of pre-ordering has been shorten to end of september!
Please note, that:
NEWS 24/08/2004 - POSTAL FEES
Now a got the postal fees. I use the calculations of
Here is the table for p&p:
german post/DHL. As I have thought, the postal fees are
getting more expensive as the product itselfs....
postal fees (p&p)
to be sent as
"small parcel"
inner germany
5.50 €
inner europe (EU)
by air-mail 14.00 €
inner europe (EU)
by land-mail 9.90 €
outer europe
USA, Canada,... by air-mail 26.00 €
outer europe
USA, Canada,... by land-mail 13.70 €
NEWS 19/08/2004 - PRICING FIXED!
After doing tons of calculations, I finally got the fixed price!
The 3D crystal inclusive a padded box,
having a magnetic fastener:
€ 9.20 plus p&p
NEWS 17/08/2004 - THE SAMPLE ARRIVED
Today the sample arrived from the manufactorer. I checked the style and design,
Here are some very first impressions, I took with my digital still camera.
Additional to the crystal, you'll get the case, shown below.
and there asome small details to change. I'll contact the manufacturer as soon
as possible for that changes.
NEWS 29/07/2004 - BEGIN OF PRE-ORDERING
The pre-ordering starts today!
For the prizing, I guess it will get below € 10.00 each plus postal fees.
More exact calculations will come soon!
NEWS 28/07/2004
The very first design has finished, saved in a 3D fileformat and sent to
FIRST DESIGN SENT TO THE MANUFACTURER
the manufacturer. For your information, I made a screenshot where to see
the crystal in pyramid style and the 3D objects in it from some views.
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NEWS 22/07/2004 - DO-IT-YOURSELF SOCKET
For all, who want to build the socket themselfs. This little movie is showing,
You are able to add some electronics inside, if you want to. Maybe such as
how to build such a socket easily on your own.
little lamps or LEDs. The little hole in the front bar is for adding a cable.
NEWS 13/07/2004 - CRYSTAL SOCKETS
Because of the quantity of different sockets in color, style
Please have in mind, that...
1. ... the base size of your crystal.
Here are some links, where you are able to find some:
... or search yourself in Google for "LED light base".
and illumination, I ask you to order your socket on your own.
2. ... only "LED base lights" are for use with acrylic.
NEWS 11/07/2004 - TIME SCHEDULE
After thinking of a release date, I came to the following result:
design & pricing calcs
FIXED!
begin of pre-ordering
NOW!
end of pre-ordering
september, 30st 2004
tranferring payment
1st to 14th october 2004
release date
up from december, 1st 2004
NEWS 08/07/2004 - FIRST DESIGN
The very first design has been done. It will get in a
NOTE: the wooden socket will not be included to this project!
For a detailed view, please click the right image to enlarge.
pyramid-style sized 60x60x60 millimeters. Within
the crystal, the claddagh in 2fluid style is designed,
like you are able to see in the pictures below.
NEWS 27/06/2004 - FACTS ABOUT THE TECHNOLOGY
A single laser beam penetrates through the crystal to an exact coordinate.
The leaded crystal is a world class optically clear product. This clarity
The quality of the image is based on the number of points used to create an
By applying the required energy it fractures or melts the crystal at a
specific point. This method is similar to a focused magnifying glass. The
laser technology is non-invasive leaving no marks above or below the desired
fractured point.
eliminates deflection of the laser and insures a quality image. The typical
image contains thirty to over one-hundred thousand points. Controlled by a
computer program the laser starts on the bottom layer of the model and moves
upward until the image or all points are complete. The video below demonstrates
an image being fabricated.
image and the diameter of the point created by the laser. The greater the
number of points in an image reflects an increase in the models detail.
Increasing points however increases laser production time required to produce
a single product.
NEWS 29/06/2004 - THE IDEA
My wife got a little keyring as a souvenir of a clothing
So I asked myself, how this was getting produced. I searched
Because I am also doing some 3D renderings, the idea of using
company, which looks like a piece of plastic, having
the 3D logo of that company inside. This logo is made
of many very small air bubbles.
the internet for that technology and got some very
interresting informations about it.
such a technology for a new project was born soon.
We dont have any Simple Minds merchandising stuff, except
As the last, the very successfully sticker project, I'll start
some tour-shirts and tour-books. So the idea is, to create
some stuff on our own.
a new project with a 3D crystal.
IMPORTANT NOTICE:
This is NOT commercial! I only calculate
the production costs and postal fees! There is absolutely
NO profit for anyone, except for the company, who
is instructed to produce the crystals.
COPYRIGHT WARNING:
The Simple Minds logo and the design might be copyright
protected by a designing company. This crystals
are only for private usage and not for sale. I don't take
any responsibilities.