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Made in ca
Enigmatic Chaos Sorcerer





British Columbia

 Pause Game wrote:
Has anyone from the Dakkaverse received their boxes?
... still VERY patently waiting my shipment.

I have not and people who sent additional funds to cover shipping have posted that they have not received anything either. He claims to not have enough money to ship them. He is on vacation in Mexico currently...

 BlaxicanX wrote:
A young business man named Tom Kirby, who was a pupil of mine until he turned greedy, helped the capitalists hunt down and destroy the wargamers. He betrayed and murdered Games Workshop.


 
   
Made in us
Fixture of Dakka





Runnin up on ya.

I went in on this for 4 boxes; haven't seen anything. He hasn't even logged into Kickstarter since Nov 1. Lots oof pics on his personal Facebook page of him and his girlfriend in Mexico. Someone posted in the KS comments that he's claiming he didn't pay for the trip, I call BS on that. This scumbag has taken the money and ran.

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Made in se
Dakka Veteran






 agnosto wrote:
I went in on this for 4 boxes; haven't seen anything. He hasn't even logged into Kickstarter since Nov 1. Lots oof pics on his personal Facebook page of him and his girlfriend in Mexico. Someone posted in the KS comments that he's claiming he didn't pay for the trip, I call BS on that. This scumbag has taken the money and ran.


Yeah this doesn't look good, might be the first KS I get burnt on. Luckily for me I went with quite a low pledge, but my sympathy goes out to the people who trusted this guy and went big on the KS.
   
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The Hive Mind





He delivered to multiple people locally.

If you're not local, good luck getting your boxes. I'd write this off honestly.

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Made in us
Fixture of Dakka





Runnin up on ya.

rigeld2 wrote:
He delivered to multiple people locally.

If you're not local, good luck getting your boxes. I'd write this off honestly.


A guy from Houston on Kickstarter is saying he never got his stuff. Another backer is asking people to report him to the Texas State Attorney General's Office:
https://www.texasattorneygeneral.gov/consumer/complain.shtml

You can apparently file complaints online.

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Made in gb
Regular Dakkanaut





I have been keeping a close eye on his kickstarter. One of the backers claims he met up with him and Robert plans to get everything sent in 8 weeks.

If nothing is done after the 2 months I will sort something out (a nice discount or something) for his backers with my products.

Hopefully it will renew your faith in kickstarter.

   
Made in us
Badass "Sister Sin"






Camas, WA

I have plenty of faith in KS, just not in this bozo.

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Dakka Veteran




In nearly 100 projects backed, I only have two which I have written off and this is one of them. I feel really sorry for the folks who went in heavily on this.
   
Made in us
Fixture of Dakka





Runnin up on ya.

This will be the first KS project that I will have to write off. Sad really.

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Made in gb
Regular Dakkanaut





Well I was going by the comments on the kickstarter and I know some of the backers are on here and this was the only way I could communicate with them.

Just trying to help

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Made in us
Dakka Veteran





Bay Area, CA

I knew when I first read about this project that this is what would happen...yet I didn't listen to myself and I backed it anyway. I filed with that link to the Texas AG, but I haven't heard anything back yet. Even though I lost only a fairly small amount of money, it seems like they're more likely to look into it if they hear from a whole lot of us.
   
Made in us
Warrior with Repeater Crossbow



Easton, Pa USA

He has just posted an update today, the first dance October. He says he should ship them out by the end of April. I guess we will see again.
   
Made in ca
Enigmatic Chaos Sorcerer





British Columbia

Just wait a month and we'll get our stuff? Where have I heard that before...

 BlaxicanX wrote:
A young business man named Tom Kirby, who was a pupil of mine until he turned greedy, helped the capitalists hunt down and destroy the wargamers. He betrayed and murdered Games Workshop.


 
   
Made in us
Badass "Sister Sin"






Camas, WA

Delaying tactic...

Looking for great deals on miniatures or have a large pile you are looking to sell off? Checkout Mindtaker Miniatures.
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Made in ca
Enigmatic Chaos Sorcerer





British Columbia

He only popped his head up once we started talking about suing him. Not a coincidence.

 BlaxicanX wrote:
A young business man named Tom Kirby, who was a pupil of mine until he turned greedy, helped the capitalists hunt down and destroy the wargamers. He betrayed and murdered Games Workshop.


 
   
Made in us
Dakka Veteran





Bay Area, CA

Yeah, the update today was as far from reassuring and inspiring as could be. Fun for him, I guess, that he's still pretending to be trying, but I'm as sure today as I was last week that this box is never coming.
   
Made in au
Stubborn Hammerer





$1,000,000 and a 50% discount

Just remember to send your backer details to the email in the comments so in case this falls over again (flipping a coin here, edge: we get the boxes [IMAGINE THE VICTORY!]) we can actually start proceedings and maybe he'll be compelled to act.


just hangin' out, hangin' out
 
   
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Dakka Veteran




So did you guys ever get your boxes here? This thread and the KS comments seem pretty dead. He's starting to show back up in our local community, so I'm curious how much gak I should be giving him. He seems to have washed his hands of the whole thing and is putting responsibility on his "partner" at this point.
   
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Posts with Authority






Norn Iron

Fake bloodstains and a heraldic eagle on a shield. I can guess who the target market is for this.

Glad I stuck with me box files.

I'm sooo, sooo sorry.

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Made in jp
[DCM]
Incorporating Wet-Blending





Japan

I had completely forgotten about this debacle until I saw this revived thread. That money is gone, I think.

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Fixture of Dakka





TN/AL/MS state line.

Wow, was this literally a cardboard box filled with foam trays?

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Slaanesh Veteran Marine with Tentacles




Yes, they were a good deal, but he mismanaged the production. He ran away with the money and stopped responding to backers. On social media he was seen going on vacations and buying computers. Some backers started legal action and contacting channels in Texas. After that, he suddenly reappeared and started shipping. Coincidentally, the most active complainers got their boxes and the silent majority were left in the cold.

I have since moved on.
   
Made in us
Fixture of Dakka





Runnin up on ya.

Yeah. I never received anything. He's a Kimball and deserving of whatever crap skarsol and other locals can give him.

Skarsol, I'd consider it a favor if you asked him about this ever time you see him. He had piles of foam at one point so I'm sure he's going to try and off load it all at some point, if he hasn't already.

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 agnosto wrote:
Yeah. I never received anything. He's a Kimball and deserving of whatever crap skarsol and other locals can give him.

Skarsol, I'd consider it a favor if you asked him about this ever time you see him. He had piles of foam at one point so I'm sure he's going to try and off load it all at some point, if he hasn't already.


He's talking about a partner now, so I'm guessing he may have already offloaded everything physical he had. I'm guessing it's whoever was involved with RTP Minis with him. Robert has apparently also left the RTP Minis FB group.
Robert wrote:I have passed off the rest of the kickstarter to my partner i am done... i got all the boxes and shipped over half... it was getting to rich for my blood


I will certainly keep harassing him.
   
Made in us
Fixture of Dakka





Runnin up on ya.

skarsol wrote:
 agnosto wrote:
Yeah. I never received anything. He's a Kimball and deserving of whatever crap skarsol and other locals can give him.

Skarsol, I'd consider it a favor if you asked him about this ever time you see him. He had piles of foam at one point so I'm sure he's going to try and off load it all at some point, if he hasn't already.


He's talking about a partner now, so I'm guessing he may have already offloaded everything physical he had. I'm guessing it's whoever was involved with RTP Minis with him. Robert has apparently also left the RTP Minis FB group.
Robert wrote:I have passed off the rest of the kickstarter to my partner i am done... i got all the boxes and shipped over half... it was getting to rich for my blood


I will certainly keep harassing him.


The FB group has been dead for a looong time and he's talked about a partner multiple times to quiet angst but it never materialized. He came into some money when his father passed and had told everyone that we would get what we were owed but he shipped to like 3 or 4 people (that we're aware of) and then dropped off of the face of the earth again.

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Bay Area, CA

Yeah, it may be petty and childish and unproductive, but I do want this guy who swindled me and so many others to get some gak for it on a somewhat regular basis, still. He emailed all of us so many times to say that the packages were on their way and it was always a lie. At the least, I hope he never tries to start a business or gets a chance to steal from strangers again .
   
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[DCM]
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Japan

Huh. I guess someone has been reading this thread:

UPDATE FROM NEW MANAGEMENT:
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We will be resuming shipping remaining boxes by Tuesday, January 26th, 2016.

We will be starting the shipping by the lower amount tiers and upwards beginning with addresses in the United States, so that we can get as many boxes out in the quickest amount of time.

We appreciate your backing of this project and would like to extend our apologies for the delay of receiving our product.

If you have any questions, please post them to the Kick starter page and we will promptly respond to your questions.


I wonder who the "new management" is...

Now showing more Samurai Marines, Bad Squiddo Amazons, and an Oldhammer Chaos Thug!

Painting total as of 3/28/2024: 21 plus a set of modular spaceship terrain

Painting total for 2023: 79 plus 28 Battlemechs and a Dragon-Balrog

 
   
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Fixture of Dakka






So..

A kickstarter for a ... Box.

Send me your munnies, I'll send you... a... BOX!!!

a stretch goal will be a bag with a smiley face in marker....

second stretch will be the marker I used to make the smiley face.



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 Grot 6 wrote:
So..

A kickstarter for a ... Box.

Send me your munnies, I'll send you... a... BOX!!!

a stretch goal will be a bag with a smiley face in marker....

second stretch will be the marker I used to make the smiley face.
I didn't know of this kickstarter until now, but it mostly seemed decent for the price.

A 40 model tray costs $45 for 5 from Battlefoam, so if someone says they'll sell you 4 trays and a box to put them in for $30 that's not a bad deal.
   
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Japan

AllSeeingSkink wrote:
 Grot 6 wrote:
So..

A kickstarter for a ... Box.

Send me your munnies, I'll send you... a... BOX!!!

a stretch goal will be a bag with a smiley face in marker....

second stretch will be the marker I used to make the smiley face.
I didn't know of this kickstarter until now, but it mostly seemed decent for the price.

A 40 model tray costs $45 for 5 from Battlefoam, so if someone says they'll sell you 4 trays and a box to put them in for $30 that's not a bad deal.


Yeah, that was my thought as well. I backed mostly for the pre-cut foam rather than the box itself.

Now showing more Samurai Marines, Bad Squiddo Amazons, and an Oldhammer Chaos Thug!

Painting total as of 3/28/2024: 21 plus a set of modular spaceship terrain

Painting total for 2023: 79 plus 28 Battlemechs and a Dragon-Balrog

 
   
 
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