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Manufacturing costs
Posted: Thu Jan 27, 2005 9:40 pm
by MattShepherd
I have absolutely no problem with markup, first of all: sculptors work hard, companies need to make money, people need to eat!
But I am curious as to how much actual cost is on a "regular" BB-type figure... your typical Orc blitzer or WElf lino.
Posted: Thu Jan 27, 2005 10:32 pm
by bound for glory
yeah, like 9$us for the new skeleton with chainsaw
whats that all about? he does'nt look like hes got much "meat" on his bones. greed workshops pricing is insane.
Posted: Thu Jan 27, 2005 10:38 pm
by hoomin_erra
You got the new skellie over there?
Haven't even been released over here
Posted: Fri Jan 28, 2005 3:03 am
by drunkdwarf
I used to work in the biz for black orc games (100 kingdoms) and still work with sculptors regularly as a freelance artist.
I wondered this thing myself and asked the boss one day to break down the actual cost of a figure, including labor expenses. Turns out, the cost of your average man-sized figure is about 20cents, and with packaging, around 50. That’s right, on average, the packaging costs more than the figures inside! You wouldn't believe how small the puddle is when you melt these guys down into liquid pewter...
Posted: Fri Jan 28, 2005 4:18 am
by Chairface
Including labour? Man thats cheap.
I enjoy some of the black orc figs btw.
Posted: Fri Jan 28, 2005 10:01 am
by Fondu77
Well maybe I can help.
First 1 mini for little casters like me is around 1.5 euros per piece in plastik, and around 2 in metal.
So 100 mini is 150 euros ok?
If you want to make some minis you need some cash, so like in every bussiness you need to get some cash... How? sell minis less cheaper than 1. euros.
Then you need to pay the sculptor (if it's not you)
Then you need to pay for packaging.... (GW usually send you minis in a normal box wich cost a little.
Then you pay the website (if it's not you) if it's not you an advetising like fanatik or white Dwarve magazine.
Then you pay tools (15 euros for tools, and 15 more to get greenstuff).
Posted: Fri Jan 28, 2005 10:02 am
by Fondu77
price are for rookie sculptor...
Posted: Fri Jan 28, 2005 1:16 pm
by boondog
Where does one find a "producer"? I wouldn`t know where to send a finished green for actual casting.
Posted: Fri Jan 28, 2005 1:21 pm
by drunkdwarf
Check on the miniatures page -
http://theminiaturespage.com/
They should be able to point yah in the right direction.
Posted: Fri Jan 28, 2005 3:16 pm
by Melifaxis
http://www.miniaturemolds.com/mainframe.htm
Then click on make your own mold
Don't know a lot about it as I haven't done it yet, but this is what I was thinking of using.
Posted: Fri Jan 28, 2005 5:52 pm
by bound for glory
i got my skeleton from a very dear friend who works for gw us baltimore. he hooks me up with early bloodbowl stuff.