Fake Wood as featured in the Vivarium Thread

[Jace]

Good for you Johnny!! If you are able to ship to Canada anytime in the near future, please let me know as I am very interested in purchasing a couple of pieces. Best of luck!

[SludgeMunkey]

Canada I can do. It will take a bit longer to get to you, but the whole customs thing is a bit easier than say, Europe.



On that note, I am waiting for a reply back from US Customs involving shipping overseas. It looks like it will not be much of a problem if I just ship a tri-wall of the stuff. Not much restriction on PVC and such. Someone was kind enough to volunteer to act as a European Union Distributor, so in a few months,this stuff should be available on that side of the pond.


If any Aussies are interested in being a distributor, please email me at the address above, or send a pm.

[John]

Customs shouldn't be a problem when you are sending them out - it's the receiving country or economic area that is the problem. In Europe if a package is valued above a certain value (it's something like ~$50 US) then it may be subject to a customs charge to the person it's addressed to - they will be asked for this on delivery.

[into]

good luck with your venture Johnny! soon you'll need a marketing strategy, customer testimonials, a banner ad on frogforum.net (and the lesser frog forums) and some brochures/bus cards to take along with you to some shows.


I've always imagined a single tree coming up with lots of branches on top. but it would be modular so you could re configure it. maybe with extra holes and caps to hide them. You think that would be possible using PVC and different connectors warped to blend in with the pieces? I'm on a somewhat tight budget right now, but if that's something you think is possible, I'd be interested in a quote on a couple... maybe around tax time.

[SludgeMunkey]

A fully modular tree is in the works as I write this. I am currently experimenting with different ways to attach the branches solidly, yet allows them to be removed for shipping, easy cleaning, etc. Once I figure out how to make it work so that it still looks natural, I plan to make that my "mainstage" item. You can buy vivaria branches anywhere, but a whole tree is another story.

It is still a ways off in the future, but it will be "epic" if it comes out as good as I imagine it would be.

[into]

A fully modular tree is in the works as I write this..... ....It is still a ways off in the future, but it will be "epic" if it comes out as good as I imagine it would be.

I'm very interested in the development of this. Please keep us posted!

[Tom Highum]

Definitely interested. Would you post pictures of the different colors and styles soon?

[SludgeMunkey]

Customs shouldn't be a problem when you are sending them out - it's the receiving country or economic area that is the problem. In Europe if a package is valued above a certain value (it's something like ~$50 US) then it may be subject to a customs charge to the person it's addressed to - they will be asked for this on delivery.

Thankfully, the value of PVC is very low!