08-17-2005, 05:24 AM
Some pieces have a lot of time and skill put into them, and the price of some very detailed pieces reflects that fact. People are used to going into a Spencer\'s Gifts and seeing cheap, half-assed masks for $30. Independent mask makers try to bring something to their customers that is more collectible, longer-lasting, and most of the time far more accurate than what you find on store shelves.
Mask companies rush out thin, poorly made masks with hastened paintjobs and minimal hair work nowadays. This is why they can charge $30 to $40 a piece for them and still get a profit.
Most of the prop makers around here are small, one man operations, working out of home or a storage building of some type. Unlike the large companies, they use better materials, spend more time on each individual mask, and (at times) try really hard to match movie specs. They need more than just $30 to $40 per mask because prices like that really just wouldn\'t be worth the effort involved to create the things.
Ryan Bean
Mask companies rush out thin, poorly made masks with hastened paintjobs and minimal hair work nowadays. This is why they can charge $30 to $40 a piece for them and still get a profit.
Most of the prop makers around here are small, one man operations, working out of home or a storage building of some type. Unlike the large companies, they use better materials, spend more time on each individual mask, and (at times) try really hard to match movie specs. They need more than just $30 to $40 per mask because prices like that really just wouldn\'t be worth the effort involved to create the things.
Ryan Bean