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Title: Latest WIP 28mm European Theatre of War Buildings
Post by: MODman on April 01, 2012, 12:01:13 AM
This is my latest WIP 2 new buildings that will stand as a centre piece to any city fight 300mm plus high, they will form part of my magnificent ruins range. they will be sectioned so you can have the floorplan as big as you require.

i will post more as i get the pieces finished

(http://i1106.photobucket.com/albums/h373/Deemoco/DSCF1470.jpg)
Title: Re: Latest WIP 28mm European Theatre of War Buildings
Post by: Sangennaru on April 01, 2012, 12:28:18 AM
Modman, i'm simply loving you. nothing more, nothing less.
You're doing what i hadn't the time and the energies to do, that's SIMPLY GREAT!
Title: Re: Latest WIP 28mm European Theatre of War Buildings
Post by: Mason on April 01, 2012, 12:40:08 AM
They look amazing!

Selling?

Title: Re: Latest WIP 28mm European Theatre of War Buildings
Post by: Galland on April 01, 2012, 01:00:58 AM
These looks really interesting, and yes, I would love to order some as well, emediatly! :D
Title: Re: Latest WIP 28mm European Theatre of War Buildings
Post by: MODman on April 01, 2012, 09:36:19 AM
hi guys, they are not quite finished yet, i estimate i will have them ready and molded for casting in about 10-14 dyas i will keep you updated
Title: Re: Latest WIP 28mm European Theatre of War Buildings
Post by: Steve F on April 01, 2012, 10:04:32 AM
Very nice.  If only I wasn't skint!
Title: Re: Latest WIP 28mm European Theatre of War Buildings
Post by: MODman on April 01, 2012, 10:22:34 AM
start saving your pennies...............to be honest once i made the mold they will be always available.

(http://i1106.photobucket.com/albums/h373/Deemoco/DSCF1471.jpg)
Title: Re: Latest WIP 28mm European Theatre of War Buildings
Post by: Commander Vyper on April 01, 2012, 10:35:09 AM
Nice nice indeed, Berlin will fall again and again with these! ;)
Title: Re: Latest WIP 28mm European Theatre of War Buildings
Post by: Centaur_Seducer on April 01, 2012, 10:38:28 AM
Amazing details!
And I look forward to see how much these will cost in the end :)
Title: Re: Latest WIP 28mm European Theatre of War Buildings
Post by: Daeothar on April 01, 2012, 11:11:07 AM
Now those I'd buy! 8)

*Engaging waiting pattern*
Title: Re: Latest WIP 28mm European Theatre of War Buildings
Post by: MODman on April 01, 2012, 11:35:34 AM
i promise you this they won't break your banks for sure
Title: Re: Latest WIP 28mm European Theatre of War Buildings
Post by: midismirnoff on April 01, 2012, 11:52:27 AM
Man, this is what many people has been looking for, for a long time! If you manage to keep the price low you're going to sell a city of them! And I'll be on of them. Keep it up!
Title: Re: Latest WIP 28mm European Theatre of War Buildings
Post by: ink the troll on April 01, 2012, 12:10:48 PM
They're lovely. Added to the list of things I just might purchase if and when funds allow.
Title: Re: Latest WIP 28mm European Theatre of War Buildings
Post by: Galland on April 01, 2012, 02:45:31 PM
Nice nice indeed, Berlin will fall again and again with these! ;)

Funny, I was just thinking of London.
Title: Re: Latest WIP 28mm European Theatre of War Buildings
Post by: Commander Vyper on April 01, 2012, 07:40:46 PM
Insert doomed city of choice!

;)
Title: Re: Latest WIP 28mm European Theatre of War Buildings
Post by: wolfkill on April 01, 2012, 09:09:20 PM
 :o wow!!! well done ,great can wait ???
Title: Re: Latest WIP 28mm European Theatre of War Buildings
Post by: MODman on April 05, 2012, 09:26:56 PM
This building will eventually be made up of four main sections this addition (the right section) being the smallest

(http://i1106.photobucket.com/albums/h373/Deemoco/DSCF1509.jpg)
Title: Re: Latest WIP 28mm European Theatre of War Buildings
Post by: Verderer on April 07, 2012, 11:25:17 AM
That looks rather fantastic!  :o

Any other scales in plans? ;D
Title: Re: Latest WIP 28mm European Theatre of War Buildings
Post by: Sangennaru on April 07, 2012, 11:58:40 AM
wow... =) Great job! (don't worry , i'll answer your email soon! =))
Title: Re: Latest WIP 28mm European Theatre of War Buildings
Post by: MODman on April 07, 2012, 01:58:10 PM
28mm scale first then i will downsize to 15-20mm, but we are talking a month or two think for other scales
Title: Re: Latest WIP 28mm European Theatre of War Buildings
Post by: Verderer on April 08, 2012, 09:33:45 AM
Good to hear, these would be so useful for so many settings. Good things come to those who wait...
Title: Re: Latest WIP 28mm European Theatre of War Buildings
Post by: MODman on April 20, 2012, 01:03:36 PM
the first set fresh out of the mold, i could do with you brain feed guys on pricing.

(http://i1106.photobucket.com/albums/h373/Deemoco/DSCF1545.jpg)

i'll get the glue out later and make a section so you can see it how its meant to look

the middle section you see is angled at 45 degrees to give an angled corner to the piece and was inspired by

(http://i1106.photobucket.com/albums/h373/Deemoco/A-Corner-In-Berlin.jpg)

Title: Re: Latest WIP 28mm European Theatre of War Buildings
Post by: Skrapwelder on April 20, 2012, 02:50:46 PM
Absolutely gorgeous.
Title: Re: Latest WIP 28mm European Theatre of War Buildings
Post by: Sangennaru on April 20, 2012, 03:44:45 PM
wo-hoo!

Pricing is an hard question: this building is far from being ready to play, on the other side i don't think there is something else this huge on the market! =)
Title: Re: Latest WIP 28mm European Theatre of War Buildings
Post by: Bubbles on April 21, 2012, 12:34:14 AM
I think regular pricing for stuff is like how much it costs plus 10 percent but its really up to you. if your just trying to get people to have some really nice terrain just charge the cost it took to make the buildings or if your a business tycoon charge a 40 percent mark up or some other nonsense.
Title: Re: Latest WIP 28mm European Theatre of War Buildings
Post by: Sangennaru on April 21, 2012, 02:42:26 AM
I think regular pricing for stuff is like how much it costs plus 10 percent but its really up to you. if your just trying to get people to have some really nice terrain just charge the cost it took to make the buildings or if your a business tycoon charge a 40 percent mark up or some other nonsense.

I don't understand, what do you mean with "how much it costs"?
Title: Re: Latest WIP 28mm European Theatre of War Buildings
Post by: zizi666 on April 21, 2012, 03:59:05 AM
I don't understand, what do you mean with "how much it costs"?

production cost ?
Title: Re: Latest WIP 28mm European Theatre of War Buildings
Post by: FramFramson on April 21, 2012, 04:22:27 AM
Yeah, I would start by figuring out your production costs to start with (time + materials, including wear & tear on molds), then see what the price is and figure out what sort of premium/multiplier best balances "fair price" and "actually earning an acceptable return".

The definition of acceptable is of course up to you.
Title: Re: Latest WIP 28mm European Theatre of War Buildings
Post by: Bubbles on April 21, 2012, 10:16:23 AM
I reckon just charge enough so that you can pay for the supplies and churn out some other brilliant looking terrain
Title: Re: Latest WIP 28mm European Theatre of War Buildings
Post by: Sangennaru on April 21, 2012, 10:20:46 AM
well, i think that the fair price should be considered compared with the marked firstly. if i see a piece i consider his price related with the other options around, and i really don't care about the condiction of the sculptor and the producer! =)

Beside of that, if you are a home-caster, you can think to sell a limited number of casts of a product (20-30, not 2000!). So 10% is quite low, because IF the sale goes as you expected you will earn 3 times the price of the product. that's quite few, isn't it? =)

I reckon just charge enough so that you can pay for the supplies and churn out some other brilliant looking terrain

Bubbles, casting is a pain, expecially for a sculptor. And the sculpt you do has a value, which is pretty high. He might not be a tycoon, but still he might want to earn some money from his work!
Title: Re: Latest WIP 28mm European Theatre of War Buildings
Post by: MODman on April 21, 2012, 03:31:15 PM
well some good food for thought and honest too which is what i wanted, basically i want to sell a few to justify the actuall making of them in the first place and it helps me to move forward and make some more, the 28mm scale is something i have only dabbled with as storage space alone gets doubled from lower scales. i think i will go and have a think, my thoughts were originally about £20 plus postage for one frontage
Title: Re: Latest WIP 28mm European Theatre of War Buildings
Post by: Sangennaru on April 21, 2012, 03:49:22 PM
That's quite a reasonable price, i think. =)
Title: Re: Latest WIP 28mm European Theatre of War Buildings
Post by: MODman on June 06, 2012, 12:59:22 PM
painted at last, a floorplan rubble and some ruined floors and it should look just right

(http://i1106.photobucket.com/albums/h373/Deemoco/DSCF1594.jpg)
(http://i1106.photobucket.com/albums/h373/Deemoco/DSCF1595.jpg)
(http://i1106.photobucket.com/albums/h373/Deemoco/DSCF1596.jpg)
(http://i1106.photobucket.com/albums/h373/Deemoco/DSCF1597.jpg)
(http://i1106.photobucket.com/albums/h373/Deemoco/DSCF1598.jpg)
Title: Re: Latest WIP 28mm European Theatre of War Buildings
Post by: SBRPearce on June 06, 2012, 02:01:51 PM
Those look very nice! If this was my table, I'd make a removeable rubbled panel for the ground floor, and I'd take careful measurements of my window openings and see if some interested party with a laser-cutter could knock out sets of doors or window-sashes for the "not yet Blitzed" look.
Title: Re: Latest WIP 28mm European Theatre of War Buildings
Post by: MODman on June 06, 2012, 02:07:40 PM
mmm food for thought...........thinking of buying a laser cutter when i sell my house..........but it will be pure indulgence if i do