Re: (Corrose) Harvey Dent/Two-Face Revolver / Coin - Anton Chigurh 1958 "Lucky ...
Hey guys,
So I didn't want people thinking I'm a complete flake here. This is probably a little too much, and heavy information to process but in 2014 my first and only baby was born, he was born with a couple of Congenital Heart Defects. After a long and painful ordeal, he had 2 open heart surgeries, clotting, a stroke, and finally a heart attack, he left our arms to be with God in December of 2014. This destroyed my soul, my happiness and my will to even want to live anymore.
2015 was our year of grief, and it was a dark year, my wife was having blackout spells while she was driving, and got in multiple wrecks, and almost had to be checked into a hospital for observation. 2015 was a dark, lonely place full of despair and hope.
I occasionally took on custom projects in 2015, just a few here and there to try to keep my mind off of the pain as well as working my full time job. I didn't do as much as I had in the past because I was just so emotionally exhausted and empty.
We did find out late last year that we are pregnant again with a baby boy who is due this March. While this has been a source of happiness, it has been bittersweet. There have been a lot of doctors appointments and I'm primarily taking care of the housekeeping, laundry and cooking to keep my wife off her feet.
I am finding myself getting a little bit more and more back into custom work, and this was one of my "abandoned" projects that I wanted to discuss with you guys.
The revolver, as you see it on page 1 shows the digital sculpt as well as a couple shots of the printed sample.
In my mind this is a very accurate representation, however, it is not engineered like a Hot Toys gun where the spindle can open out and the bullets can be put in, it's one solid print.
Since I do paint, but it's not my specialty, I would only be able to offer these as unpainted 3D prints.
They would look as sharp and as crisp as the one on page 1. I own the same 3D printer Sideshow uses for prototyping, it's not one of those cheap printers where you have thick build lines all over it.
My thought would be to offer this 2 ways.
1) Cleaned up print - supports removed, support posts sanded down, ready to prime and paint. This would be more expensive because part cleanup takes time.
2) Raw print - This would still have the supports attached and you would do it your self. The supports are toothpick thin and can easily be clipped off with manicure scissors and just buff the area with a high grit sandpaper. Easy to do, and a cheaper option.
So my question is, do you guys want me to offer prices both ways to decide?
Basically the file is done, I would just need to run off a print of them.
I ideally need a 10 gun minimum to make the run happen. It's hard to justify the machine running one single 1/6 gun.
Please let me know your thoughts on this...