Commisioning model ship

[MThomas]

This is getting really 'muddy'! State what your actual budget is and please stop beating around the bush and wasting peoples time! Commissioning a build isn't like going to 'Burger-King'. "You 'can't' have it 'your' way!" Your budget will dictate what you can have and 'also' just 'who' would be interested in building the model for the amount of money that you are willing to spend. Not trying to be rude, but "C'mon!"

 

[MThomas]

“NOT something cheap and toy like.” This depends on what you plan to do with the model and who is looking at it.

The POB kits that would be a starting point for your model can cost close to $1000 and some cost much more. These kits all have features that will make them look toy like to a knowledgeable observer. For example, a vessel like Vanguard will require over 100 belaying pins; those wooden pins used to secure lines when not being used to knock someone over the head in pirate movies. In real life these turned wooden pins are about 1” diameter with a 1-14” shoulder. The kit supplied pins are almost always grossly overscale, resembling in size and shape a bowling pin. Since there’s a lot of them, to the knowledgeable viewer they stick out like the proverbial sore thumb.

Anyone agreeing to build a model like this from a kit, would be advised to require a detailed written contract as I believe that you would find features of the result to be “cheap and toy like.”

Roger

... and a hefty deposit, for security, to ensure adequate compensation for any work already 'performed' would 'also' be required... just in case the customer decides to go MIA before the build is complete!

 

[rshousha]

If you are still interested, my company does this.

Regards,

Rick

 

[DAWarden-(Jaager)]

OK

 

[Moneeb]

Thanks to those who provided constructive feedback. I was able to sig a contract with one of the very nice members here for this commision.