Casting LuminCast? Who has worked with them?

Hi Lyrical,
Is that Tom Banwell's company? If so they make the molds and will cast the resin if you want. I had a quote from them about 12 months ago (I'm relying on an old and fading memory here so forgive me if I'm wrong) but I think it was about $1,000 for the molds and about $75 for each casting .. more if you wanted the castings sanded.

Kaye

 

Yeah .. that's why I am doing my own!!! -_- LOL

Kaye

 

$1000 to make the mold does seem like a lot, but $75 for each casting is SO cheap. You'd only have to sell, maybe 10 dolls at $100 to get that mold making fee back, and that would be VERY, VERY EASY.

 

They qouted me $1300 for casting and $150 for each cast. :/ That's for a 16in doll.

 

Thats a VERY different quote. I wonder why the price difference.

 

Oh .. I forgot to mention .. my quote was for a 12" doll. I guess that would make a bit of difference and the doll I was making was not a BJD .. she was just a head, small shoulderplate, lower arms and legs to knee.

I could be wrong about the exact prices too because, at the time, I got quotes from Linda Kays .. http://www.lindakays.com/ .. as well so may have confused the prices!! I know Linda's quote for the molds was a lot cheaper than Tom's.


Kaye