This might shock you, but a piece like that I can do in 4-6 hours...even less when I do production line pieces 10 at a time. Some of the more intensive pieces I have done(full 3d battlefields) take much longer to complete and my wage fluctuates greatly depending on project. Large custom builds are super hard to price(especially customer designed pieces) so I no longer do custom work I do take requests sometimes for ideas or climate choice(jungle, wasteland, desert, snow ect) but I prefer to keep my own creative freedom when building pieces. Its really an interesting and fun hobby.
Freehand paint on the shield
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Freehand painting on the 3/8"X1/2"
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