marco55
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As memory serves me, Matt was going to have a similar church made as that piece and the priory are always sought after and well they should be, they are IMO the two most stunning foam terrain features out there.
The problem is with the size of it and the complexity of the mold, it costs a fortune to have it sculpted, then master and production molds made, plus the number of pulls you will get out of the mold before it is fried and then you have to have it retooled.
The other issue is finding a company that will make these for you, it's a specialized craft and to my knowledge, only two or three companies in the US who produce products like this in foam, or more to the point, a reliable one.
A number of years ago, I approached a company and I wanted two projects; one would be an Eastern Front series of trenches with log pillboxes and such, the second was the sea wall at Tarawa. We went back and forth a number of times over price, production, etc, etc, the company at the time was going to charge me a set price to sculpt it and make the production and the master mold, THEN on top of that, I had rights to both projects for a year, then that company owns the rights to it and can sell it whomever they want.
My issue was; based on what they were charging me, could I sell enough of them as an exclusive for a year to cover the cost and make money as well...……………..at the end of the day, in my mind the answer was no, so I passed.
A number of years later, a company in California made a Tarawa Seawall for TSSD in foam.
Right idea for me, timing was off...……………………...
Now you could do a kickstarter.
Mark