SciFiPropFreak
Active Member
Hey guys,
I'm on a QUEST!
I have been building stuff my entire life and for the last couple of years really gotten into prop-making. Same as many of you, I'm into SciFi- and Fantasy movies, not least the Lord of the Rings - Trilogy. At different occasions I had the chance to meet some of the amazing artists from Weta Workshop, even Richard Taylor himself. They inspire me to "go for the dream"...
I already managed to get myself a New Zealand Working Holiday Visa, but still need some funding, so what better way than to make some props
This is where my offer to you comes in:
Starting in 2007, I built several sets of Gauntlets for me and my friends to go with our Nazgul costumes.
They are made from iron-infused fiberglass, build on top of leather gloves.
Have a look at the build-thread!
A little video-demo:
[video]https://youtu.be/bcU7w-H46ag[/video]
Every now and then someone asked me if these are for sale, so I finally decided to make a run of these.
But first I want to make some new molds.
The original molds are now 7 years old and were basically the first silicone molds I ever made...so they are quite painful to work with. Also on the last pair of Gauntlets, I took some hours to completely refine the entire surface to look much more like actual (rotten) plate metal.
Therefore I want to make new molds and also make little corrections to some parts. These are not critical, but would improve on flexibility and strength.
To come to the point: I'd need to have at least 5 orders, or more to justify the effort.
Kits vs. finished pieces:
I intentionally only wanted to sell finished pieces, because
- these are not that easy to assemble, require a certain sequence and specific templates and tools, some of which I constructed myself to ensure proper function
- without wanting to doubt your ability to assemble these perfectly fine, maybe even better than myself, I feel kinda obliged to make sure that in the end each pair of gauntlets looks and functions the best it could. So I'd love to finish every piece myself, just to make sure ;-) (hey, I'm German...and I believe we invented Quality control ;-) )
- therefore, if I'm selling kits, I'd at least have to make some kind of tutorial/instructions. This would also only justified with a certain number of kits sold.
Now to the interesting part:
PRICING
PAYMENT
60% in advance (of which half is not refundable)
40% + shipping cost before shippment
Paypal preferred
Shipping from Germany via DHL or UPS (If you prefer otherwise, we can talk about it)
Timescale
Making of new molds: DONE
Production: CURRENTLY RUNNING
Shipping as soon as parts are ready. First come, first serve!
Progress updates will be available here, or on my facebook page, or both.
If I forgot anything, or stepped over a line at some point, let me know. This is my first run on theRPF and I'm trying to apply what seems to be standard procedure.
You may contact me via PM on theRPF, or my facebook page
Cheers, SciFiPropFreak
I'm on a QUEST!
I have been building stuff my entire life and for the last couple of years really gotten into prop-making. Same as many of you, I'm into SciFi- and Fantasy movies, not least the Lord of the Rings - Trilogy. At different occasions I had the chance to meet some of the amazing artists from Weta Workshop, even Richard Taylor himself. They inspire me to "go for the dream"...
I already managed to get myself a New Zealand Working Holiday Visa, but still need some funding, so what better way than to make some props
This is where my offer to you comes in:
Starting in 2007, I built several sets of Gauntlets for me and my friends to go with our Nazgul costumes.
They are made from iron-infused fiberglass, build on top of leather gloves.
Have a look at the build-thread!
A little video-demo:
[video]https://youtu.be/bcU7w-H46ag[/video]
Every now and then someone asked me if these are for sale, so I finally decided to make a run of these.
But first I want to make some new molds.
The original molds are now 7 years old and were basically the first silicone molds I ever made...so they are quite painful to work with. Also on the last pair of Gauntlets, I took some hours to completely refine the entire surface to look much more like actual (rotten) plate metal.
Therefore I want to make new molds and also make little corrections to some parts. These are not critical, but would improve on flexibility and strength.
To come to the point: I'd need to have at least 5 orders, or more to justify the effort.
Kits vs. finished pieces:
I intentionally only wanted to sell finished pieces, because
- these are not that easy to assemble, require a certain sequence and specific templates and tools, some of which I constructed myself to ensure proper function
- without wanting to doubt your ability to assemble these perfectly fine, maybe even better than myself, I feel kinda obliged to make sure that in the end each pair of gauntlets looks and functions the best it could. So I'd love to finish every piece myself, just to make sure ;-) (hey, I'm German...and I believe we invented Quality control ;-) )
- therefore, if I'm selling kits, I'd at least have to make some kind of tutorial/instructions. This would also only justified with a certain number of kits sold.
Now to the interesting part:
PRICING
- Finished pair of Gauntlets
(hand laminated fiberglass parts, embedded iron-powder for realistic finish and feel, completely assembled with aged rivets, buckles and straps, mounted on comfortable to wear, real leather gloves, finger plates sewn to straps which are sewn onto the gloves. All aged and weathered and ready to wear)
450€ (565 US$)
450€ (565 US$)
- Kit
18 hand laminated plates (same as above) from mold, 68 finger plates (also hand laminated), rivets, buckles and strap material (leather), leather gloves (with correctly placed mounting holes), hinges
220€ (280 US$)
PAYMENT
60% in advance (of which half is not refundable)
40% + shipping cost before shippment
Paypal preferred
Shipping from Germany via DHL or UPS (If you prefer otherwise, we can talk about it)
Timescale
Making of new molds: DONE
Production: CURRENTLY RUNNING
Shipping as soon as parts are ready. First come, first serve!
Progress updates will be available here, or on my facebook page, or both.
If I forgot anything, or stepped over a line at some point, let me know. This is my first run on theRPF and I'm trying to apply what seems to be standard procedure.
You may contact me via PM on theRPF, or my facebook page
Cheers, SciFiPropFreak
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