You like parts? Parts are good, eh? I give you parts!

Started by shmax, November 15, 2008, 08:16:58 PM

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November 15, 2008, 08:16:58 PM Last Edit: December 31, 1969, 04:00:00 PM by Guest

Folks, one of those features I've been planning for years but have put off forever due to the sheer immensity of the work involved, has been quietly dragged into existence. I'm talking of course, about a parts database. Yes, all those little bits and pieces that wind up under the couch, in a drawer in the kitchen with the lost buttons, or inside the cat. Plastic guns. Left fists. Little connector pieces that you know go to something, but aren't sure what. We've scraped 'em all together and carefully entered them into the database, and associated them with the toys they go with.

The database isn't quite complete, but at nearly 6400 parts, we're getting close. Engledogg has really outdone himself by entering nearly all of these parts singlehandedly. And Uppercase has gotten busy with the camera, snapping away. Now when you look at a figure page, you'll see the parts he comes with:

http://www.shmax.com/part_details/90

And for the technically minded, you'll also note that accessories are grouped with their figures by mold, like so:
http://www.shmax.com/Database/5899?tab= ... t_filter=7

We're still massaging some of the finer points, but in the meantime I'd like to put out a call for more part photos. Most of the actual data entry has been done for you, so all you have to do is browse your way to a part record, and submit the photo. If you've got a camera and remember where you hid all 15,000 Metroplex pieces, we'd welcome any contributions (provided, of course, that they meet the photo requirements).

Hellscream333

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June 04, 2009, 07:40:07 PM Last Edit: December 31, 1969, 04:00:00 PM by Guest
So, any chance of getting just parts to be listed in the wishlist? I've regularly been using that for my current wants tracking and this would be a helpful addition for my G1 stuff.
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