I’m pretty sure he could build me the woman of my dreams, but in a 1:14 scale, depending how tall I can imagine.
This has come up in previous threads I’ve posted showing off a model, and since I’m a very very lazy guy, I’m going to quote myself:
I’ve built models on commission before; the basic problem is that you can’t charge enough to make it worthwhile. Most normal people are willing to pay maybe $200 for a model; on a per-hour basis, that’s pretty paltry. I recently dismantled, repaired, and painted a Batgirl figure for $200. I had maybe forty or so hours into it, so I was working for $5 an hour. Minus my expenses for primer, putty, glue, and paint. So I obviously wasn’t working to get rich; actually, I was working because I liked the figure and I liked the client. But for that kind of money I would never build a model I hated or work for a client I couldn’t get along with.
(I have had the pleasure of building a couple things for a very rich man, and those times I was able to bid the job so that I felt well renumerated.)
And of course, the complexity of the job can vary immensely, which would affect the price. Why don’t you send me a picture of what you’re thinking of via private message, and I’ll mull it over?
“Well, the genie thought I asked for a 10-inch pianist…”
A nice spin on an old chestnut!