As the title of this journal entry suggests, I will be accepting pre-orders for 3' x 2' prints of the 'On the Wings of Heroes' lithograph that was originally done for the Make-A-Wish Foundation ( [link] ) from now until mid-January.

Prices are at an estimate until I receive a quote from the printers, but I expect to sell them for no more than $15 per print. I will personally autograph the print itself for an additional $5. These price estimates do not include a shipping and handling fee. That fee will be determined at a later date, when I have the physical product in hand.

I would like to receive an e-mail notification from anyone that is interested in purchasing a print. Please send your request to 'Altitron_2000@Yahoo.com'.

I would also appreciate an e-mail even if you are on the fence about making a purchase. If you are worried about funds, or you are waiting for a customer's review of the product, or any number of other reasons that you may have for not pre-ordering now - please let me know if you are even remotely interested. I would much rather pay for more prints and not immediately sell them all, than to not have enough to meet the demand and return to the printer to pay for a second run. As those of you who have dealt with a printing company in the past know, the cost to you becomes cumulatively cheaper the more you have made. This in turn allows me to sell the prints for less, saving you, the customer, more money in the end.

For those of you dying for a piece of artwork right now, fear not! I still have 10 copies of the 'Arcee' poster that was done for BotCon 2007 ( [link] ). If you would like a copy, please e-mail me at the same address as provided above. These posters, measuring 17" x 11", are $10, and I will personally autograph the print itself for an additional $5. For customers in the United States, the shipping and handling fee is $5. Shipping and handling fees for all other locations will be quoted directly from USPS.com.

And one more thing - we're a little over 200 more page views away until someone gets a free commission from me. Keep your print screen keys warmed up!

- Alty

P.S. I'd like to thank anyone and everyone that was involved, either directly or indirectly, in the ProCustomizers.com charity auction. If you bid on the auction itself, or took it upon yourself to promote the auction elsewhere across the intarwebz, you get a huge THANK YOU from me. With your help, we managed to raise a little over $1600 for the Make-A-Wish Foundation. Thanks for all the support - and be on the lookout for the next charity auction, coming early next year!

ProCustomizers.com is the first site of it's kind which is dedicated and focused on the professional angle of customizing action figures. With over 500 members in it's first month, proCustomizers.com is home to some of the world's greatest custom galleries, customizers, artists and fans. This auction is the first of many in which we've decided to donate 100% of all proceeds to a charitable organization. Congratulations to the Make-a-Wish Foundation as we hope and expect this auction to do well. This auction is for the set entitled "Generation 1 Autobots : Ark Team".

Please check out the ENTIRE auction to see all the customs and artwork contributed by : Altitron, Big Hank, Encline Designs, Frenzy Rumble, Payton34, Sabrina Ng, Thyvipera, and Tonyz Customz!

Thanks go out to everyone who contributed and helped make this charitable auction possible through promoting the auction, support and cheering us on.

Now go bid!

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- Alty

I've seen a few of these journal-based promotions floating around, and I figured - W(hy)TF not.

So, here goes. Whomever is so lucky to clock in at page view 7,777 (with the screen capture to prove it) gets a single character pencil drawing, on the house.

Also! The ProCustomizers.com charity auction for the Make-A-Wish Foundation has been rescheduled for the 17th - just in time for your next pay check to arrive!

Cheers!

- Alty

This is an advertisement for an upcoming charitable auction for the Make-A-Wish Foundation; this auction features custom Transformers by some of the biggest names in the kitbashing world: Big Hank, Encline Designs, Payton34, Thy Vipera, Frenzy_Rumble, Tonyz Customz, and Sabrina Ng.

The auction goes live next week, and 100% of the proceeds will be going to the Make-A-Wish foundation.

Oh, I forgot to mention that ~yours truly~ is illustrating a commemorative lithograph for the auction, as well.

Let's make this BIG for the Make-A-Wish foundation! And good luck bidding!

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- Alty

If you're as into customizing as I am, you need to check out this site:

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It's a website ran by all the big names in the Transformers customizing world, like Frenzy_Rumble, Encline, Sabrina Ng, Tonyz Customs, Ryan Uybengkee, Thy Vipera, Boskoes, Jin Saotome, Sculpt-Bot, Annovasin... The list goes on.

As a christening of sorts, there's a group collaboration in the works right now that will be up on Ebay sometime in November, featuring the G1 Ark Autobots as customized by the best of the best: Sabrina, Encline, ThyVipera, Payton34, Frenzy_Rumble, Big Hank, and Tonyz Customs. 70% of the proceeds will be donated to a children's hospital in Atlanta, and the best part about it is that I will be putting it all over the top with a special limited edition lithograph depicting each customizer's figure in my own unique style.

Start saving up now...

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- Alty