Patches!
Added 2019-03-19 05:00:08 +0000 UTCI'll be honest: Project Lightening did not meet projections in terms of direct sales / advertising dollars. It also had no effect on Patreon funding yet. We did not take a loss, but the pay per hour is about $1.50 as things stand.
So if and when we do this again we'll have to include some merchandising options or other means to cover the mix of effort and liability. To that end we are testing a limited run of patches. Everyone seems to have loved the logos we designed for the project, so now you can own them while showing your support for these over-the-top productions.
Patrons, you get a big discount: over 30%
Just use the code: Thunder10
Comments
Thanks for the support!
C&Rsenal
2019-04-21 09:57:07 +0000 UTCJust got my patches today! Mr Green & Miss Orange fit nicely on my Maxpedition Fatboy. Mr Blue will just have to find someplace else to live...
Alden Skinner
2019-04-21 00:42:37 +0000 UTCWe will start to fill in neutrals as we get gaps in belligerent WWI guns
C&Rsenal
2019-03-31 08:00:42 +0000 UTCHas it been that long?
C&Rsenal
2019-03-31 08:00:17 +0000 UTCThank
C&Rsenal
2019-03-31 07:59:59 +0000 UTCOrdered, plus a nice print for myself that I forgot I wanted to buy. One quibble, actually two. your link to 'print shop' should change to just 'shop" and when will you do the swiss guns? Neutral party firearms perhaps?
Greg Merrill
2019-03-29 23:33:51 +0000 UTCGot my patches. (Took six -- EDIT: two -- weeks, so don't panic if they don't instantly arrive.)
Ron Johnson
2019-03-29 17:22:39 +0000 UTCOrdered and paid full price to give ya'll a bit more support. Hope this helps a bit!
Matt
2019-03-27 04:13:17 +0000 UTCI suspect that there is no direct funnel to getting viewership up thanks to our longer format and back catalog. Slow and steady
C&Rsenal
2019-03-25 19:01:38 +0000 UTCAlways best to remember who really pays for the show!
C&Rsenal
2019-03-25 19:00:00 +0000 UTCOrdered Patches. Lighting series was great!!
Kevin R
2019-03-25 00:57:22 +0000 UTCagree with Erik, more of a hat and t-shirt guy, bought the vid immediately too. but that's so weird in that no uptick on viewership or patron numbers..
praack
2019-03-23 12:42:50 +0000 UTCSame here.
Michael Schumacher
2019-03-20 05:37:54 +0000 UTCNot much of a patch guy, but went and did the deed anyway. Righteous content, and you guys went the long way to Tipperary on that one. Probably going to be signing on with Ian shortly. . .so he can hopefully get to lick his very own Lewis gun.
Erik
2019-03-20 02:06:31 +0000 UTCPatches and Project Lightning ordered. I tell ya, I'd go for a tshirt that had your patented plastic pokie on it.
2019-03-20 02:03:22 +0000 UTCYou need to stop with the discounts. We just ignore them.
Kyle Gilmar
2019-03-20 01:30:08 +0000 UTCOrdered the patches and upped my Patreon support. I admire your work!
2019-03-20 00:12:01 +0000 UTCOrdered, discount ignored (thanks anyway).
Chairman
2019-03-19 22:29:47 +0000 UTCThank you for the support
C&Rsenal
2019-03-19 22:25:00 +0000 UTCrofl, noted!
C&Rsenal
2019-03-19 22:24:44 +0000 UTCI'm thinking the feather would do better on a shirt for sure.
C&Rsenal
2019-03-19 22:24:29 +0000 UTCThe hope is that we've expanded the audience base. The #1 vector for C&Rsenal has been Patrons. Yeah we have a lot of subscribers, but only about 24,000 regular viewers, people who watch every Primer episode. Of that number roughly 30% is translated into a dollar a month. Which is an insane ratio compared to most of YouTube. Thankfully so, because our spending is also insane to keep up with this show!
C&Rsenal
2019-03-19 22:24:13 +0000 UTC"limited" by our unwillingness to leave any unsold!
C&Rsenal
2019-03-19 22:22:27 +0000 UTC4 real.
C&Rsenal
2019-03-19 22:21:33 +0000 UTCYeah, our printer has been fighting for a better way and it's getting worse. Apparently there is a government-related issue there.
C&Rsenal
2019-03-19 22:20:11 +0000 UTCYou already contribute!
C&Rsenal
2019-03-19 22:19:34 +0000 UTC*yoink*
Chris Crowther
2019-03-19 18:41:24 +0000 UTCordered (and became a patron - i'm a cross-over from ForgottenWeapons). Great job, guys - absolutely enjoyed the series - thanks for all the hard work
VintagePhone
2019-03-19 15:04:54 +0000 UTCI hoped you do a set of these -- bravo! Got mine on order.
DaveJD
2019-03-19 15:02:59 +0000 UTCOrdered! THANKYOU!
David Burnham
2019-03-19 14:19:20 +0000 UTCHow about the "Patented, Plastic, Pokey" banner on the front of a T-shirt, and on the back, a roundel made of a Gew 98, an SMLE (volley sights up please), a Lebel, a M.N. 1891, a Springfield, and a M1917 with "and then. . .WAR WERE DECLARED". Possibly also a different version with the major machineguns, but otherwise same? I would claw myself over a mountain of dead puppies for those. Maybe also one dedicated to the pressed-into-service outdated rifles (Martini, 71/84, Gras, etc...) - perhaps with the caption "Old Fart's Reservist Corps - 1914-1918".
Erik
2019-03-19 13:39:29 +0000 UTCPatches ordered. Thank you for all you guys do.
2019-03-19 13:28:14 +0000 UTCI'd love to see some lightning feather logo patches or t-shirt
David Grunt
2019-03-19 13:13:07 +0000 UTCSo... $1.50/hrX20hr/day=$30.00/day. Good wages... for 1950. Ordered patches and a rifles of WWII poster. Thank you for all your good work.
Wayne Dygert
2019-03-19 12:15:07 +0000 UTCUhhh limited edition patches? Here just take my money.....no discount needed.
David Gummo
2019-03-19 12:11:55 +0000 UTCI don't want a t-shirt with "War Were Declared" i want that as a notification on my phone every time i get a message.
David Gummo
2019-03-19 12:10:54 +0000 UTCI just finished ordering a set of patches. Now, if you were ever to make a "War Were Declared" t-shirt, I'll bet my toes that thing would sale out in a day
David Clark
2019-03-19 11:31:39 +0000 UTCThis is where the real money gets made. <a href="https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=oNZove4OTtI" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=oNZove4OTtI</a>
Michael Quinn
2019-03-19 10:38:53 +0000 UTCIt's both. If my guess is right they used the feather to signify light weight because they are supposed to be light machine guns, while the lightning bolt stands for for the striking power that they were supposed to have. Just my guess.
Bryan Sportel
2019-03-19 09:32:21 +0000 UTCBought them. You all put so much blood sweat and tears into this show. You all deserve TV spot lights on history shows, especially about WW1. Hell, even a sponsorship by Mauser, Savage, or Colt would be nice. I’ll be a Patreon for as long as I can, but god I hope amazing things come to you all and you won’t need us anymore!
2019-03-19 08:37:13 +0000 UTCOrdered, it is a shame you didn't do the four to include the project lightning logo as well. was there any reason it was shaped like a white feather? I know it is a lightening bolt but it does resemble a feather in my mind.
Keith Hickson
2019-03-19 07:37:07 +0000 UTCOrdered a set. Sorry used discount, but planning on buying a 98K poster on payday anyways.
James G. Jones
2019-03-19 07:28:01 +0000 UTCYou guys gotta do the Hi Guys and Patented Pokey Thing T-shirts.
J.Walton
2019-03-19 06:28:20 +0000 UTCOrdered! No discount... sorry it hasn’t worked out as planned. I bought the videos too
Agent Akin
2019-03-19 06:24:54 +0000 UTCOrdered the patches, and a cool poster! (1911)
Harold Snyder
2019-03-19 06:05:01 +0000 UTCWhat? Discount? LOL
Harold Snyder
2019-03-19 05:57:27 +0000 UTCJust ordered, no discount. Gotta support my favorite channels - even though postage to Europe is hefty...
Michael Schumacher
2019-03-19 05:48:20 +0000 UTCThose icons are so cute, Im not gonna lie. I need em
Afflickted
2019-03-19 05:28:38 +0000 UTCYes, bling for my hat.
Clovis Chitwood
2019-03-19 05:13:31 +0000 UTCGot mine, no discount.
Ron Johnson
2019-03-19 05:11:29 +0000 UTCSame here, got them full price because y'all are worth it.
2019-03-19 05:09:25 +0000 UTCPaying full price. You guys deserve it.
Craig Justus
2019-03-19 05:08:26 +0000 UTCI just ordered mine at full price. Keep up the good work.
Matt Bakken
2019-03-19 05:05:02 +0000 UTCThanks for the discount but I'll pay full price. It's well worth it.
Paul Kerns
2019-03-19 05:02:54 +0000 UTC
