Extra paint passes
Six spray colors included. Additional colors add a small per-piece charge, quoted with the sculpt.
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Custom duck pricing, minimums, and lead time
Two numbers drive every project: one-time tooling for the shape, and a per-piece price set by size and quantity. Here is the shape of it so you can budget before you email anybody. Every project still gets a written quote.
2,000Piece minimum per shape, per order
90 daysStandard lead time on a new mold
1 toolOne-time tooling per shape, held for your reorders
One-time tooling
Charged once per shape. Covers the hand-sculpted clay original with shape revisions, the silicone mold, the blank and colored mock-ups, the wax master, the electroformed brass master and production molds, and a PVC pre-production sample for approval. The tooling is held for your reorders, so you pay it once and never again on that shape.
| Size | One-time tooling | Includes |
|---|---|---|
| Mini — 1.5–2" | $1,150 | Clay sculpt, silicone mold, mock-ups, brass tooling, PVC sample |
| Regular — ~3" | $1,450 | Clay sculpt, silicone mold, mock-ups, brass tooling, PVC sample |
| Jumbo — up to 10" | $2,250 | Clay sculpt, silicone mold, mock-ups, brass tooling, PVC sample |
| Matched family | Bundled | Two or three sizes of one character scoped together |
Per-piece production
After tooling. Includes multi-pass spray paint up to six colors, safety testing, counting, and bulk case-pack. Quantities below are per shape, per size.
| Quantity | Mini | Regular | Jumbo |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2,000–4,999 | $4.40 | $5.75 | $12.90 |
| 5,000–9,999 | $3.55 | $4.60 | $10.75 |
| 10,000–24,999 | $2.95 | $3.85 | $9.25 |
| 25,000+ | Quoted | Quoted | Quoted |
Options and add-ons
Reorders
No tooling, no sculpt, no prototype fee. Same 2,000-piece minimum, roughly a third of the calendar.
Retail packaging
Polybag with header card, window box, or blind-bag, printed and packed to your spec.
Freight
Quoted at cost. Split delivery to multiple addresses available on production runs.
Pricing questions
What is the minimum order for a custom molded duck?
Two thousand pieces per shape. Every Nash Ducks duck is sculpted and tooled from scratch for one client, and a dedicated set of electroformed brass molds only makes economic sense across a real run. If you need fewer than 2,000, a from-scratch mold is the wrong tool and we will tell you so.
How much does a fully custom duck cost?
There is a one-time tooling investment that covers the clay sculpt, the silicone mold, the mock-up and wax samples, the electroformed brass master and production molds, and a PVC pre-production sample, plus a per-piece price that drops with quantity and rises with size. Typical program pricing is published on our pricing page, and every project gets a written quote.
How long does a custom duck take?
Ninety days from approved artwork to delivered ducks. The shop time breaks down as roughly 16 to 18 working days from clay sample to an approved PVC pre-production sample — clay sculpt, silicone mold, mock-up, colored mock-up, wax sample, then ten days in the electrolytic tank growing the master and production brass molds — plus about 45 working days for the production run. That is around 61 working days of real shop time, which is where the ninety-day calendar comes from. We do not quote a shorter calendar than we can actually hold.
Are your ducks safe and compliant?
Yes. Production runs use lead-free, phthalate-free vinyl and non-toxic paint, and are tested to U.S. children's product safety standards even when the audience is a room full of executives.
Know your quantity? Get it in writing.
Written quote with tooling, per-piece pricing, and freight, valid for 30 days.