Not sure why the shipping from US to UK is causing such an issue, many companies manage to do it very reasonably, is it the final weight of the cut items that's causing the price hike or something less clear? Nice ideas, but the with amount of lasercutting services out there, only a matter of time before something similar appears this side of the pond I expect. Russian signs for S.T.A.L.K.E.R would be a nice touch.
The Commander