WGP 1:6 UPDATES- 2015
Hey everyone. Just wanted to give an update on the status of several things Who related. At this point, working on anything new for our Doctor Who stuff isn't going to happen unless commissioned, and with the release of Sarah, if did bring us a Nu Who companion commission that will hopefully go through. We have been commissioned to make two versions of Rose from two different seasons with costumes, two different expressions, and one giant BFG.
She is several months out yet from starting. We are allowed to sell her to others once done. The commissioner will make money back from sales.
We have several Doctor Who heads sculpted that are unreleased that cost $1000 to sculpt (our going rate). We had hoped Sarah sales would bring in money to cast them but Sarah sales have been pretty weak, not really warranting it. 1:6 head printing costs about $125. I gave been telling people who inquired if they want a Who head we sculpted that is not released that they can always get the unavailable head by paying the printing fee and get the $1000 head at approximately 10% the cost, and they may very well get the only copy, or head one of five if it sells more. At this point I am just a Who fan trying to get these out there for us. The good news is because of that offer, our Serious Fourth Doctor and Serious Second Doctor are now on their ways to the printed!
Still in our Library to get out is Romana 2, K-9, The Revenge Cybermen, Smiling Second Doctor, and the Ainley Master (3/4 complete). K-9 and the Revenge Cyberman are obviously a different rate to print.
Just to inform, I did get a price quote back from the new moldmaker/caster on our K-9 so we finally have a cost number and an idea of what he will sell for. K-9 will be between $100-$125 once made. He will be molded in color but will need slight painting by the customer (like on his K-9 sign). He will have a removable under-piece to access his hollow insides for electronic pimping should you choose. However it just costs so much to make something like that we would need 7 pre-orders just to pay for the molding/casting to get it made (and re-print the head). or people paying more pooling together to get him out. Which again, may be a verrrry limited run of him if he sells like everything else Who related.
Alternatively, the Revenge Cyberman needs more work before printing. He will be cheaper for us to print out first before K-9 because he is an army builder and we are coming up with very good deals/incentives to customers to help finish/print him out (extra Cybermen at cost once made).
So that's it for a news update for now. I am hoping to see the Serious Pat and Tom heads within a month and a half and will post pics once we have them.
-Rick