familyguy84
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UK collector of LJNs, hasbros and galoobs
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Post by familyguy84 on Oct 3, 2009 12:30:23 GMT -5
it must be very strange that brian's everyday job which like all of us he probably found dull is such an interest to all of us on here. I bet people won't be talking about my work in 15 years time.
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Post by humanitarianaryan on Oct 3, 2009 12:34:52 GMT -5
youre probably right, who knew that stuff he probably threw in the garbage on a daily basis would be worth so much money? Anyone want the rhythm and blues valentine, shawn michaels proto, or all the other protos?? Head up to the rhode island dumps, bring your shovel, a dust mask, and start digging!
Bk
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Post by badgerboy80 on Oct 3, 2009 12:51:25 GMT -5
When I first started the Building on Newport Ave in Pawtucket RI was partial office, partial production line. It was an old factory building with wood floors and skylights. As time went on and Steven Hassenfeld kicked butt in the toy industry, the building was converted on the inside to strictly office/design and model shop. Our shop was gorgeous, we lacked nothing.
They kept the old factory look, added neon down the halls, really made a work of art on the inside. They also added a top of the line cafeteria. I carried my lunch though, I'm not made of money for crying out loud.
The shop was at the back of the building where the old loading dock was. I was in the Model/Pattern shop, on the other side of this huge room was the Machine shop. They made the "Proving Models" They took our Patterns and made the core side to Engineering specs to prove out the Engineers drawings. Now days the whole works would be done electronically with SLA or FDM equipment. That was all in it's infancy. We did try some Stereo-lithography early on with GIJoe but it was too expensive and took too long. My Boss at the time referred to it as the "snake oil Machine".
I do not have many photos of the shop. I should have taken more. Who takes pictures of where they work? I didn't think of of at the time.
The hand painters got their own room to paint so they didn't have to sit out in the shop area.
We would have all the pieces of the different figures primed and attached to 6" long steel pins or the ends of disposable paint brushes. (The kind that we sent out in the paint-by-numbers toys)
These were stuck in clay blocks so all the parts of a particular figure stayed together. Many times each figure was fit to itself just so. And if you mixed the pieces up they parts bound up and didn't fit together right.
We had piles of clay blocks and stacks of those egg carton trays. Handy, I still use the steel pins and brushes for everything.
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Post by kustomkreations on Oct 3, 2009 14:01:42 GMT -5
This is so awesome...There's finally a person on here that actually knows the process. I thought I'd be the only one here that knows how to use things like urethanes and cell paint/ink. You need to check out the customs forum. I've given up because they think I speak a different language when i talk about this stuff. wfigs.proboards.com/index.cgi?board=Customs
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themetaldude
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Post by themetaldude on Oct 3, 2009 16:33:35 GMT -5
Welcome to the boards Badgerboy ! This has been a long day coming, years and years of wondering and unanswered questions could now hopefully be answered. This is the best day in the Would of hasbro collectors in years !
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Post by kev85hasbro on Oct 3, 2009 16:42:31 GMT -5
Amazing stuff. I'll let the other guys grill you with questions... Amazing and thanks very much for sharing
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''Adam74''
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Post by ''Adam74'' on Oct 3, 2009 18:13:18 GMT -5
Welcome aboard mate..Its just so interesting listening to what you have to say. Think i could talk to you for hours Thanks for coming on and sharing some of your information, and I look forward to hearing what else you have to say. Great figures, you have caused quite a stir on here. Cheers, Adam.
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abouttreefitty
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Post by abouttreefitty on Oct 3, 2009 18:57:35 GMT -5
Even though I haven't started recollecting the Hasbro's I had as a child, (my dad gave them all away when he and my mom got divorced), it's very exciting to finally hear from the source about these figures. Thanks for taking the time to share with us.
Could we finally have definitive proof about the validity of the yellow boots Dusty? The reason(s) behind the moon Kamala? Are the Rick Rude variants truly variants? Very exciting times!
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Hasbromaniac
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Post by Hasbromaniac on Oct 3, 2009 18:59:31 GMT -5
Welcome to the boards Brian! You'll be the ultimate source in the history of Hasbros!
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romafan87
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Post by romafan87 on Oct 3, 2009 22:42:44 GMT -5
Welcome to the boards!
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Post by badgerboy80 on Oct 3, 2009 23:29:05 GMT -5
This is another shot of my bench, I put it on to show little details like the clay blocks we stuck all the little parts in. we just left the cellophane on and it worked great. On the Polaroid to the right you can just make out the start of the word "Model shop". That was so the roll around Edsal cart wouldn't get swiped by another dept. All it really did is let them know where they eventually stole it from. That little black Dremel saw is still my buddy. Although I had a kick back on it one day and sliced through my middle finger from the tip of the nail to the cuticle. Cool, the blade spins at 10,000 so it cauterized right away, but my knees still got weak. I didn't have it stitched 'cause I didn't want my finger to be narrower. So I let it fill in. I got a picture of that too somewhere. We all had the Foredom flexible shaft machines. you see it hangin next to my Kennedy. Buy one, put a normal 3/16" jacobs chuck on it, you'll have it for life. I like them better than a Dremel hand held.
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TheRockers
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Post by TheRockers on Oct 3, 2009 23:32:23 GMT -5
that must have been a fun job.
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Post by badgerboy80 on Oct 3, 2009 23:56:56 GMT -5
Last Days. This series are of my last day at Hasbro. I took a job Here in Minnesota to Manage a Model shop for Lakeside limited. that was the company that invented the Hamm's Scene-a-rama and Budweiser Clydesdale's on Parade rotating signs. Lakeside is out of business now, sold to another company. (Lakeside was also the company that had Gumby and Pokey and Pick-up sticks, Barrel of Monkeys too originally as I recall, way back in the day) That is yet another long winded story for Beer collectors.
My buddy Bill and Dave are in the back of the picture behind Norman. Bill, great guy, fun golfer, split my lip open on the 2nd tee one day. He finished the round, I sat in the clubhouse 'till the bleeding stopped. Dave and a gentleman named Pat were the next Bosses under Ed. Good bosses, no complaints here.
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Post by badgerboy80 on Oct 4, 2009 0:04:16 GMT -5
Whoops, Spell check strikes again. Zeke worked in the Metrology Dept. Metrology (from Ancient Greek metron (measure) and logos (study of)) is the science of measurement.
That was the Department that checked all our work for the correct size and lined up the datum cams to assure the moldmakers the correct alignment when they started cutting steel from our patterns.
Zeke was from Brazil, but had a european accent, Hmmm.
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themetaldude
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Post by themetaldude on Oct 4, 2009 2:33:30 GMT -5
Brian (Badgerboy) hey again, thank you for sharing I have a couple of questions for you. I was wondering what of the near released 100 WWF Hasbro Figures did you have direct involvement with ? Thus far we know: Warrior #3 Earthquake, Typhoon & Sgt Slaughter. Also with the mentioned figures, What was your job/role with the development of those particular ones? ie: painting/moulding/sculpting. I know this was all some years ago but even the slightest of info you can recall would be appreciated. Was their a particular bunch of guys that worked on the wrestlers ? and do you stay in touch with any of you're old work colleges ? I'll leave the questioning their because I know you will get bombarded with then ;D
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Burger Lad
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Post by Burger Lad on Oct 4, 2009 6:18:09 GMT -5
What a great day for all of us fans of WWF Hasbros....welcome to the forum badgerboy we really appreciate your stories....please can you tell us anything of planned wrestlers that never got made either during the series or once it ended? Thanks again!
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habrofan83
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Post by habrofan83 on Oct 4, 2009 13:00:18 GMT -5
awasome, please keep it coming and of course any info on the greg valentine rhytm and blues proto would be fantastic, thanks
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tibbo
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Post by tibbo on Oct 4, 2009 13:42:28 GMT -5
I am loving your posts Brian! Please keep it up! Do you have any information on this figure at all, and perhaps what Hasbro were thinking of doing with it?
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meatybat
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Post by meatybat on Oct 4, 2009 14:38:07 GMT -5
Yeah, I'd like to know if the Conan line was used in reference for the moving parts .
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Post by highnoonleo on Oct 5, 2009 0:12:47 GMT -5
I'm here Badgerboy! The support has landed. I'll have to dig around for any photos. I worked in the model shop from about mid 87 to 94, and then did some outside work for another year or so. I started in the casting dept then became a modelmaker. I worked on making the molds casting and then later the actual fitting of the figures so they look right. I did a lot more in the GI Joe line and Transformers but did work on some of the WWF figures. Later I also was a technician going to toy fair and comercial shoots. I think Paul did some of that too.
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