The Unofficial MiataTurbo T-shirt #27!
 

New Tshirt? PLEASE

DO it. then t-shirts.

With this under it:
(I am mildly serious)

Can we get it in black? :giggle:

I know that Zazzle and CafePress support this. Not sure who else does. It'd be a prereq, as I prefer dark T-shirts myself.

Which begs the question- opinions on T-shirt printing services? I only know names- Zazzle, cafepress, etc. I've only ever had one shirt printed and that was solid-color artwork. I have utterly no idea what a detailed photo like this will look like. Any real-world advice from anyone?


Also, bear in mind that I'm starting with really lo-rez source material. It's entirely possible that this will look like shit when blown up to chest size.


I was actually wanting to avoid sayings like the one on the kittyturbo shirt, but I guess it merits a vote.

Any other opinions on a slogan? I named the image TurboFairy while I was working on it. Not sure if that's something worth using.


Ok, how's this one look? (This is just a proof- I haven't merged it or blended the edges yet.)

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Also, on the logo, are we all in favor of the current flamboyant one? Does pink clash with green and titanium?

needs more fairy.

is she wearing pantyhose? what is this, hooters?

pedofairy's right leg should be behind the compressor fin extrusion in the final print

Or maybe i really dont have any idea how to make the whole idea work

If somebody has a higher-rez source (or a picture of the hot lesbian from the other thread in a Tinkerbell costume) I'd be happy to try it.



Tried it, doesn't look right to me:

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However, after looking through hundreds if not thousands of pictures of ugly people trying to be Tinkerbell (and a surprisingly large number of Rule 34s), I finally found the original image from that poster, which is of much higher quality:

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Now, can we find a higher-rez version of the turbine wheel?

You spent that much time searching for that image?

Google image search for "sexy tinkerbell" and see how long you scroll through pictures.

Ok smart guy, you go find the original.

It's 9:12pm pacific time. The clock is running.



^ This. Turns up a hell of a lot of weird shit, believe you me. Ever wonder if Rule 34 applies to Maggie Simpson? It does. (How this relates to Tinkerbell is beyond me.)

The slogan is good lol.

I've got a copy of Alien Skin Blowup which works better than Photoshop for enlargements IMHO. If the new images are not big enough to print clearly, then feel free to send over a copy of the final layout and I'll massage it.

Progress. I started over with the higher-quality originals I found. Here's where we stand at the moment:

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The black is just a background layer to test how the edges of the wheel are looking. Quite a lot of work to do there yet.

I'm still not real happy about her left foot, but there just wasn't much to work with in the source...

HAHA love it.
As for the slogan...Im up for any ideas. Just MIATATURBO.NET is fine with me too

MIATATURBO.NEr

girl is meme-famous already apparently:

http://www.motifake.com/image/demoti...1237571515.jpg

^^ :drool: :naughty:

I didn't mean the image was of poor quality, I just meant it's funny that you sifted through all the questionable images that come up for any period of time. Nothin' but love Joe, nothin' but love.

:bowrofl:

*sniff sniff*

smells like....






.... badass!

Nice!

Wow Joe, you are tall. :D

I need that shirts.. you wanna send me one in Afghanistan...

And the link where you can buy it: http://www.zazzle.com/the_turbo_fair...29607846601851

Also, here's what the final artwork came out as: https://i.imgur.com/qb9NP.jpg

I had to do some serious smoothing of the turbine, as that machined look just didn't seem like it was going to work on a t-shirt. I think it came out reasonably well.

Yes!!!

I will definitely be ordering one of these Joe!

Is this a good quality shirt company? I know some of the random shirts (like the "I am a Motherfucker" shirt) run 2 sizes small, while others just feel plain cheap. Does anyone have any experience with this company?

I know the FM shirt I got as a present years ago is of good quality and still fits pretty good. Even the FM sweatshirt I had I was happy with.

Turbo fairies!

I have absolutely no idea. This isn't a silkscreen process, it's a sort of hybrid inkjet thingy. They lay down an opaque white backer, and then shoot the image onto it. It might look like total crap, or it might be awesome. I've never done this before.

I see. Well the only reason I ask is cause I actually want to wear the shirt, rather than get it and never wear it because it fits like dick.

I just checked FM's site and they use cafepress. I can only speak for myself but I liked the quality of the FM shirt and hoodie I have.

This is stupid as fuck and is also ugly. More kittens. Also shouldn't that be a boy fairy? Much more sexier.

Joe, can you add some sort of fairy saying on it or something?

Oh shit Michael Jordan approves!

We appreciate your feedback.


Sure. I asked for a vote, nobody voted. If there's consensus, I can add a slogan. I can even do a couple of different versions.

Tell me which ones, and provide a little guidance on font and style.

The Turbo Fairy says, "I will grant you cheap or reliable but not both"

or

So you believe in turbo fairies, huh?
Only on (MIATATURBO.NET LOGO)

Double post so I added:

MIATATURBO.NET
Powered by Turbo Fairies

I like this image much more- how the fairy no longer has their hair up. With the new hairstyle it looks like a nicely plump 19 year old boy in a tinkerbell costume. Very nice.

I have a little experience with zazzle.com. Had a sweatshirt made there with an old pushead image. The initial image was fairly lo-res, and some of the edges ended up being cut off in the production process, as I went with an option to make the image as large as possible.

The end result turned out decent enough considering the initial resolution of the image. I didn't really mean for it to be seen up close anyway...and most folks simply don't know what the hell they're looking at, so no big deal.

The production process definitely looks like some sort of printing setup, certainly not screened by any stretch of the imagination. I've had this item for maybe 2-3 months, and the image is holding up passably well with washing and general wear. I can see a little fading upon further inspection, but I have no complaints. Had a coupon for this thing that basically made it $20 shipped, about what I'd expect to pay for a blank sweatshirt.

No idea on relative sizing of the Ts they use. I will say that the sweatshirt/hoodie sizing seems about par. The blank used is also a nice, comfy "Hanes Ultimate" piece as a reference.

General pricing seems...reasonable, considering the fairly low production quantities they offer.

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Doubt it. We toss around lots of ideas for t-shirts but very few become reality.

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From where?

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Awesome!

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Well done Joe. Order placed.

This is the best necrothread ever.

They probably haven't had an order in 3 years, but it still says 'in stock.' I wonder if/when you'll get one.

I'm sure they're printed to order given the price. Even a small bulk order of say 30 would be less than 1/3 the price.

I got linked over to here from the random pictures thread and didn't notice the thread dates, sorry.

Had I known this existed, I'd have been rocking it today at MRLS

They are printed to order. Companies like Zazzle, Cafepress, etc., do not maintain stock of anything except for ink and blank base materials.