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It seems that I must always spread some Reputation around before giving it to Kuat of Kuat again.
It seems that I must always spread some Reputation around before giving it to Kuat of Kuat again.
man you can tailor make a 1/1 custom suit with $250... you're getting 5/6 less than what you've paid for...
man you can tailor make a 1/1 custom suit with $250... you're getting 5/6 less than what you've paid for...
In terms of the amount of material, sure. But it depends on your point of view. Like I said, you have to be willing to pay extra for it. Many are.
i'm sure a 1/1 tailor can reproduce a 1/6 without much issue, sure the margin of error is higher, but it's easier to work on, and the materials used is 1/6. i'm sure they're more than happy to charge half the price you are paying for a 1/1 suit, and it's still cheaper.
If you don't value 1/6 scale figures as art, then there's no way that you're ever going to pay that kind of money for a figure, and that's fine. It doesn't mean that the people who do are crazy by any means, and there's usually good justification for these prices.
i'm sure a 1/1 tailor can reproduce a 1/6 without much issue, sure the margin of error is higher, but it's easier to work on, and the materials used is 1/6. i'm sure they're more than happy to charge half the price you are paying for a 1/1 suit, and it's still cheaper.
Do you think there's an upper limit, as there's this $22,000 Anakin figure I'm really interested in...
You're missing the point, like any piece of art, the value will be determined by whether the buyer is ok with paying those prices.
It's art, don't expect to be able to rationally compare the value of 1/1 and these 1/6 goods like that.
Besides, a 1/1 tailor probably couldn't do 1/6 that easily because of the scale difference. Becoming as good as Yunsil, who is one of the best 1/6 tailors out there and does the outfits for Rainman, Velvet Morning, K. Jun and other commissions for board members on here, must take practice and lots and lots of dedicated time and effort. Actually, because it's smaller, it would probably be more difficult to work on, with just as high a margin for error as 1/1. Another thing to keep in mind is that these commissions, for around $250 each, actually helps sustain the artists who do this for a living, their families etc.
If you don't value 1/6 scale figures as art, then there's no way that you're ever going to pay that kind of money for a figure, and that's fine. It doesn't mean that the people who do are crazy by any means, and there's usually good justification for these prices.
Ok, not having seen the film this is associated with, does this character/movie really warrant the need for this figure?
How big of a buying audience are we talking about here?
And why is that wand from the Harry Potter movies on fire? Did he really hate the wand that much?
i'm sure a 1/1 tailor can reproduce a 1/6 without much issue, sure the margin of error is higher, but it's easier to work on, and the materials used is 1/6. i'm sure they're more than happy to charge half the price you are paying for a 1/1 suit, and it's still cheaper.
Photo of their two Docs posted on Redman's Facebook:
Looks like his mama got raped by a Kaminoan.
$250 custom tailored suit.
that is a scam my friend.
unless the tailor works for free and they use polyester.