I've looked into a Do it your self start-up kit...and I'm pretty sure the cost was somthing like $200, just to get up and running....I've prolly spent at least that much with ChrometechUSA, but I'm plenty satisfied with their quality.
http://www.chrometechusa.com/ is the correct address for their sight.
Budget around $5 per part you want chromed....but be sure to give them a call and talk them through what you want to do.
You may want to find a Casting of the Snake Eyes head, rather than sending a Production Head....The Softer plastic in the New figures may not take the Vac-Metal as well as Vintage ARAH parts.
I know they had a difficult time with The Green Accessory pack Visors I sent them and then used on
Cross and
The VeteranFor figures like my
Cobra Mortal and
Glenda I think I only paid about $3 per part...but they have a total of 12 seperate parts that I had chromed.