Is there any use for tunnels?

[Michi]

Gents,
I try to evaluate whether my efforts are worth to be commercially cast. What I´m doing are London Tube tunnels for "Neverwhere", "Underworld", "Matrix", "Creep", "Aliens vs. Predator" and "28 days later" games (plus whatever yo can imagine). I try to catch and copy architect Leslie Green´s style and will probably make one of his typical surface buildings too. All will be cast in plaster if I manage to get molds made.
There will be platform sections as well, but only passage tunnels so far. I made them for 28mm, but they may work for 20mm too.
The first picture shows the complete set of masters for straight tunnels and T-intersections (both walkway and sewer):


This picture shows a complete T-intersection (tubular shape) with huge 28mm and 40mm monster figure for size comparison (yeah, you could run 20mm tanks through it! :grin: ):






The same as sewer:






Sewer section with vertical wall:


Walkway tunnel with vertical wall:


Staircase in progress. I will make only one with vertical walls, because it´s huge and will need three moulds:


Now the question is:
Would you buy such and at which price? Price per piece/per section (one 10cm long section consists of 4 parts including ceiling - should the ceiling be sold separately?)

[Calimero]

Interesting idea. I Wouldn’t buy any right now because I’m broke  but I think it could sell. Shouldn’t all the sections (pieces) be available separately so people could customize their tunnel according to their needs?

[Michi]

Shouldn’t all the sections (pieces) be available separately so people could customize their tunnel according to their needs?

To customer´s service...certainly yes!

[Mancha]

VERY cool idea.  Seems like it would require a butload of resin to make enough parts for a "table" though.  My guess is it would be prohibitively expensive.

[fastolfrus]

We have quite a few of the Ainsty sewer sections - now produced by Old Crow - but these look very impreesive, although I think the ceiling sections should be optional.

[Zafarelli]

Well done, I really like how the straight and curved pieces match.

I'd definitely make the ceiling an optional piece, as it is completely useless for playing. Would be _very_ cool for dioramas though - especially if lit from some side tunnel.

[rob_the_robgoblin]

I would LOVE some.

I wouldn't want the top sections though.

They'd look great for warhammer quest...

Unfortunately, I am broke though. 

[Michi]

I'd definitely make the ceiling an optional piece, as it is completely useless for playing.

To clarify: The four pieces that will make one complete section will be cast separately, chosen by the customer and glued together by him. Who needs no ceiling does not order. I´d advice to paint them before assembly...

[Calimero]

If it’s too much of an hassle to sell cast pieces, maybe there’s a way for you to sell the masters to a company already established in miniatures buildings and/or scenic? 

[Skrapwelder]

Very nice. I could see where the ceilings could be of use in limiting the available area players are allowed to see.

[Michi]

Very nice. I could see where the ceilings could be of use in limiting the available area players are allowed to see.

That was my idea.

[rob_the_robgoblin]

Sounds good.

But you could argue that hiding the visable tunnels could be done by keeping them off board.
Though your way looks prettier. 

[Dewbakuk]

Have you considered selling molds? I'd certainly like some, but shipping plaster casts in a sufficient amount to make a sewer would be damned expensive.

[artshiraz]

Greetings

Have you considered selling molds?

Now THAT I would buy immediately. Straight parts, curved ones, optional ceilings, pipes whole and/or broken ones. Sewers with or without "water" puddles. That kind of thing.

Happy brushlicking

[Wirelizard]

Those are great, and I'd add them to my wishlist if available, either as parts or as molds!

Especially as molds, though, as others have said.