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Hello everyone. I was recently thinking that it would be great to have a collection of miniatures (figurines) from Heroes III.
I have the desire, time, and ability to make this happen, but I lack the financial resources. If this is of interest to more than just me, and at least ten people are willing to help cover some of my time and expenses (by purchasing the figurines), then I can start making the figurines and have the first batch of creatures/heroes ready by mid-March.
If you are interested, please write me a private message or contact me at http://vk.com/id6522390.
I need to know which creature/hero figurine you would like to have and how much you are willing to pay for it.
The figurines will be approximately 10 cm tall, made of plastic and painted with acrylic paint.
It's quite difficult to decide which creature to start with. Personally, I would definitely like to have a figurine of a Death Knight and a Royal Naga, and from the heroes: Crag Hack and Octavia (Inferno).
As an example, here is a figurine of a character from another game:
http://cs314824.vk.me/v314824390/abb0/xqtFx66kkb0.jpg
http://cs314824.vk.me/v314824390/abb9/f94kIpUpQ4Q.jpg
(I'm not sure if these links violate the forum rules; if so, please moderators write me a private message when deleting them from the topic).
Update:
I decided to add an explanation of why I need help and why I won't just make what I want for myself and be satisfied with it.
For making individual figurines, sculpting from polymer clay would be ideal, but there are a few drawbacks: it's a very time-consuming process, it's difficult to capture details, and it's a one-off production, meaning that if there are friends who are fans of the M&M universe, you have to make such a figurine from scratch as a gift.
In general, after some thought, I came to the conclusion that 3D printing is the way to go, but it suddenly requires a 3D model. Developing a model costs from 5,000 rubles and up (usually more, because I'm not a 3D designer and, if I needed it, I would contact an agency that does this). In general, the price of one product directly depends on the size of the batch, which leads us to the fact that making one figurine for myself at a cost of 6,000 rubles is a bit... extravagant, and no matter how much of a fan of the series I am, I'm not ready to spend that much right now. But with a batch of at least 50 pieces, the cost of an unpainted figurine will be around 300-400 rubles, which is quite acceptable.
