Pad Printing

[16bitstudios]

Hey everyone! I’m new to the site, and had a couple of questions regarding the process of making a custom Lego minifigure. 

I am pretty fluent with programs such as Adobe Illustrator, and would like to start designing minifigs of my own. The only thing I’m having a hard time wrapping my head around is how one gets their designs pad printed? I know of sites such as Citizen Brick, or Minifig Co., but how much would it cost to get about one hundred of the same figure printed that uses 3-5 colors? The printing would most likely only be on the head, torso, and/or belt. 
 

Thanks!

- Logan

[MAB]

Why don't you ask them for a quote. I doubt it will be worthwhile getting just 100 done though, as assuming printing 2 colours for the head, 5 for the torso and 1 for the legs, that is already eight cliches. Even when you order multiple hundreds, you could still be looking at $10-20 per fig for the printing.