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modelmaker · 24-08-2007

Thanks for the very positive words once again guys!
Marudek that R75 is going to be very small in 1/72 scale ! how much detail do you intend incorporating into it ?
GeorgePapa I won't go into actual pricing on here but I will say If your "commissioned" or "asked" to build something from scratch by someone else explain to them the time which would be involved ! There are a number of things to be factored into the final pricing of the model .
I always look at what scale will it be , what materials will it be made from , do you have access to the real deal or accurate scale drawings to work from, do you have all the equipment and raw materials required to build the model .
It may only cost several hundred dollars in materials and paint for the one model but remember you have to factor the time required to build the model I could never charge an hourly rate as there are literally hundreds of hours involved , and in this line of work there is no profit to be made I'm driven by passion!!
Quite often your best bet is to reserch the value of the real subject and make your pricing decision from there.
Re how I made the vanes in the motor crankcase , the piece was mounted on my mill table and a very small fine cutting disk was lowered down and horizontaly cut into the workpiece in divisions ( eg I cut all the way along the length of the work piece and the mill was raised and the process was repeated again and again until I reached the top of the work piece!)

24-08-2007	#23 (permalink)
modelmaker Scale Model Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Down under Real Name: Sean My Models: ww2 RAAF service aircraft Visit modelmaker's Gallery Posts: 17	Thanks for the very positive words once again guys! Marudek that R75 is going to be very small in 1/72 scale ! how much detail do you intend incorporating into it ? GeorgePapa I won't go into actual pricing on here but I will say If your "commissioned" or "asked" to build something from scratch by someone else explain to them the time which would be involved ! There are a number of things to be factored into the final pricing of the model . I always look at what scale will it be , what materials will it be made from , do you have access to the real deal or accurate scale drawings to work from, do you have all the equipment and raw materials required to build the model . It may only cost several hundred dollars in materials and paint for the one model but remember you have to factor the time required to build the model I could never charge an hourly rate as there are literally hundreds of hours involved , and in this line of work there is no profit to be made I'm driven by passion!! Quite often your best bet is to reserch the value of the real subject and make your pricing decision from there. Re how I made the vanes in the motor crankcase , the piece was mounted on my mill table and a very small fine cutting disk was lowered down and horizontaly cut into the workpiece in divisions ( eg I cut all the way along the length of the work piece and the mill was raised and the process was repeated again and again until I reached the top of the work piece!)