borjis wrote:Hand-Schaub wrote: For a finished up and functioning unit I can see it being in the $400-$500 range!
If it looks spot on to the original, I'd definitely pay that much for one.
Only thing I can guarantee is that it will NOT be spot on. But we must remember in this hobby we try to come as close as possible and that it takes money to make these things. For example:
PETG plastic - $50 a sheet
clay for sculpting form and plaster to cast it - $10
electricity for the vacu-form machine - $?
Rope lights - $25 a strand
Rope light cntroler - $12
LED eyes - $20
LED mouth $20
materials to make eye piece:
rubber to mold master - $15
clear casing resin/dye $15
resin sealer spray - $5
bondo to join seams on head - $25
paint (black, silver,maroon,tint (for mouth)) - $3-5 a can
stand materials plus fabric for presentation - $?
TIME and effort! - $ gotta get something out of it right?
my artistry - $ priceless of course!
I realize parts of these prices are used to make a single head but it still requires a good deal of money to produce just one.
Sorry to sound a bit defensive about it but I think it's a good idea for everybody to know where "merchants" get thier prices from.