Terminus Industries 101: An Introduction To Nightstrike's Customs (Part 1 of 2)

Nightstrike's Customs was created mainly to fill that gap in your collection that Hasbro keeps failing to fix, but what sets it apart from other third parties?

Most of the kits are DIY kits, so obviously some customization is required in order to maximize functionality. However, said customization also means you can personalize your orders. Here's a breakdown of the projects that are either in the works, or coming soon:

• Project Combination: The BIG project themed around Combiners. Will be broken into ten or more waves, with various size classes of characters. About 6 figures per size class per wave.

• Project Monstrosity: Monstructor, Dinoking, and corresponding characters, such as Nova Prime and Jhiaxus. G1, IDW, and Anarchy versions will be made available.

• Project Doublespy: As it says, Counterpunch's function. Several will be made, namely Counterpunch, Reverse Convoy, and the Prototype Counterpunch.

• Project Headrobot: Headmasters! Mostly based off Soundwave's Casseticons.

• Project Chimera: Figures designed for our upcoming series. Backlash first!

• Project Lion's Den: An extensive series of different upgrades designed to aid in creation of your own Liokaiser.

• And more to come!

Terminus Industries is the main brand that houses Nightstrike's Customs, and the other projects, such as Transformers: Anarchy, Tokyo Ghoul: A Shadowed Dawn, and Sundertale: The Game.

At some later point, I'll address the game and the two series we're producing, but for now let's focus on Nightstrike's Customs. Below are the pricing rates for future production, and commissions. (Prices are subject to change.)

Normal Rates: (Plus fees, and markups due to exclusivity)

Masterforce Mini's: $4.99 - 6.99

~~Titanmaster-size figures

Micromaster: $9.99 - 11.99

~~Same scale as the Siege size

Legends: $14.99 - 17.99

~~Pocket-size, but can fit a good deal of articulation. Standard size or smaller for Shapeways figures.

Deluxe: $24.99

~~main figures for Project Combination. Will have lots of possibilities

Voyager: $29.99

~~"Normal" figures that stand a little taller than their comrades. Still retain functionality as part of a combiner, due to collapsing parts.

Leader: $39.99 - 45.99

~~Could also be grouped in with Masterpiece. Certain characters like Backlash and Tarn get "upgrades."

Commander: $74.99 - 76.99

~~Reserved for the massive guys like Overlord, Helex and Tesarus, who stand around the same height as the Combiner Wars gestalts.

Titan: $99.99 - 119.99

~~2-3 feet tall. limited supply obviously.

Commission Rates:

• Either figures, weapons or upgrade that are atypical when compared to the other releases

• Normally OC's can be requested in Legends or smaller, but in the event of either a larger figure, or a generous Patron, here are the rates.

Masterforce Mini's: $9.99

Micromaster: $14.99

Legends: $19.99

Deluxe: $29.99

Voyager: $35.99

Leader: $49.99

Commander: $79.99 (Currently not accepting)

Titan: $109.99 (Currently not accepting)

Now there's one thing you should take note of . . . these kits are meant for customization. Because of that, some parts may be too loose, or too tight. If that occurs, here are some tips and tricks.

Ball joints

• Carefully pry them out from the socket, using pliers, wedging the pliers in between the socket and the ball. You may need another tool for this, depending.

• Apply a layer of glue, and let dry.

• If it's too tight, pinch the walls of the socket using pliers, to create a gap, and test how much stress it puts on the sides. You may need to sand the ball all around.

• In the event of breakage, you can order replacement parts with your order ID and a picture of the damaged part. Each replacement ranges from $1.99 to $9.99, depending on size of the part.

Hinges

• Most of the parts are meant to be spray-painted, or have heavier coats of paint applied, hence looseness.

• However, you can use a similar solution as with the ball-joints, if you're using paint-markers.

• In the event of the joint being too tight, sand the inner part, that does NOT have the stubs, then use a blade or pliers to create a depression, allowing for the part to snap on.

Sliding Joints (Hooooo Boy....)

• This is where things get tricky. You can use various tools to widen the gap, or a layer of paint on the tabs to decrease the gap. However, due to design, this type of joint has a lower success rate.

Mushroom Joints

• Probably even harder to work with. I'm not sure how you would deal with looseness with these, but you could probably use a number of solutions when it comes to tightness.

• For tightness, sand the thinner indent using a dremel, and remove some material from the mushroom cap. Then sand aroumd the thinner indent to lower it, and allow clearance.

Now before I continue, I recommend you read the below terms of service, use, and policies.

• When using original characters from our productions in your own production, be it Literature, Artwork, Comics, or Artwork, please contact us first, and be specific about your intentions. We will then determine if and how you can use them.

• Do not try to monetize our work, or claim it as your own. We are working under Creative Commons, so you'll probably piss off the creators of the preceding works(Tokyo Ghoul, Undertale, Transformers, Death Note)

• Public fan-made artwork on this site, the Discord channel, or any other Terminus Industries media that drifts into the inappropriate category will not be tolerated. First-time violators will have permissions revoked based upon the nature of the offense. More on this one later.

• Customs, Artwork, Edits, etc. We pride ourselves on creativity and ingenuity, as well as acceptance of all ideas. That being said, please be appropriate and responsible. Please provide credit to the original creators if it's a Digibash, recolor, etc. If it's a custom, please try and be descriptive and clear. Don't be like SkipjackRampageFan23 from TFW2005, and spam / account-spam / troll.

• Conduct: Please be respectful to other members. Flamewars(the fights, not the Decepticon), and wildly off-topic threads will be locked. If you have issues with a user, take it elsewhere, or at least wait until the Private Messaging system is set up. Furthermore, use of profanity in almost all cases is not allowed. Please be tolerant of your fellow board members, and don't be rude/aggressive.

• Selling: We have a trade/sales section on our site, where you can sell our products. However, private messaging is not yet up and running, so it will be tricky.

• Purchases: Currently, the only places to purchase products are the Shapeways page, and our Patreon. A proper shop will come soon, though.

• TO ALL TEAM MEMBERS: DO NOT BE INAPPROPRIATE ON OUR MEDIA. TERMINUS INDUSTRIES WILL NOT BE ASSOCIATED WITH SUCH BEHAVIOR.

Now, due to current projects, I'm going to have to cut this one short, but part 2 will drop sometime next week. Stay tuned!