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Two hours to go. Tau Ceti bases are in and Possessed are up next.

Looks like those are now unlocked, with another goal at 90K with a little over an hour left to go:

Under an hour left.

Wheee! I snagged an early-bird. I love playing this mini-game in the last hours of a KS.

Edit: And it's done. $88,184 pledged. It's an odd thing but someone dropped an Early Bird pledge literally at the last few seconds. Not really sure what that's about.

Still, I've got plenty of time to sort out what I need before the pledge manager hits. Looking forward to see what else they do later on.

Edit #2: They went ahead and unlocked the Wrathstone bases anyway.

 Breotan wrote:
Under an hour left.

Wheee! I snagged an early-bird. I love playing this mini-game in the last hours of a KS.

Edit: And it's done. $88,184 pledged. It's an odd thing but someone dropped an Early Bird pledge literally at the last few seconds. Not really sure what that's about.

Still, I've got plenty of time to sort out what I need before the pledge manager hits. Looking forward to see what else they do later on.

Edit #2: They went ahead and unlocked the Wrathstone bases anyway.

Sounds like you might have gotten mine....

I dropped because for me the value just wasn't there. Don't get me wrong, for what your getting your getting a fantastic value, but I've got a pretty good stock of most of these bases in resin. I was holding out for either something new, different sized bases or more freebies.

I'm really stoked about them unlocking the Wraithstone bases at the end. I've been flirting with the idea of basing my Eldar with these for years.

Okay, they've re-opened the pledge manager. You'll likely be tagged a little for shipping so be prepared. I had estimated $10 when I pledged, turned out I needed $4 more on top of that.

I'm super interested in picking up some of these (just not all). I wonder how long it will take to get to retail. Will these even be going to retail?

Yes, they will be going retail. Shipping is (was) listed as being sometime in Feb 2015 so I'd expect to see the bases hitting the market around the same time.

In other news...

Casey wrote:We wanted to make sure that everybody knows that the Pledge Manager will be open until 1-10-2015. Please make sure that your order selections, shipping address and shipping cost are confirmed prior to that date. After 1-10-2015 you will no longer be able to unlock you order for any changes. Please contact us if you have any questions about unlocking you order.

Please note that the Pledge Manager is up and running, if you are having any issue accessing it please contact us at support@cmon.com.

A quick update. Seems like we won't get these early February as expected. Something about a half-month long party.

Hello Backers,

We had an unexpected delay with the production of the final three bases for the campaign. The issue has been resolved but unforunately it caused us a delay in final shipping, which pushed us back to February- aka the Chinese New Year. Chinese New Year last for 15 days. It is longest and most important celebration in the Chinese calendar. The issue with this is that during Chinese New Year, all manufacturing and shipping in China literally shut down. Meaning nothing will be produced or shipped during this timeframe.

This is an unfortunate chain of events. We will update you immediately as soon as we hear additional news regarding final shipping dates.

We really do appreciate your continued patience, and thank you for you continued support.

Best Regards,

CMON

A last minute delay involving Chinese New Year? Surely not.

This is unheard of when dealing with Kickstarter campaigns!

This is outrageous!

I'd love to get my hands on the "Planking" set.. anyone interested in selling me such a set? I live in Germany, but would pay for shipping.

UNCLEBADTOUCH wrote:
A last minute delay involving Chinese New Year? Surely not.

Yeah, I don't even know why companies put a ship date of February anymore. Really guys?

Well, to ship in February, you'd need to have the stock shipped from China in January or even December. Feb/CNY does provide a useful excuse of up to 2 months that can be bolted on at-will to a̶n̶y̶ every project.

Final notice that they're closing the pledge manager. If you haven't done yours, or if you want more bases, you should get it done now.

We have a quick update for you today. We'll be closing the pledge manager on Monday, February 16 2015. Please make sure you finalize your pledge and address before that time. Production will be moving into full swing after Chinese New Year, so we want to have our numbers ready for them once the factories re-open.

Okay, I've noticed on Facebook that some people are getting their stuff. The US is still waiting for the ship to dock but the RotW should be seeing orders trickle in.

Reaper thread. More active: http://forum.reapermini.com/index.php?/topic/56989-cmon-basing-system-featured-micro-art-studio/page-29

I got my shipping notification today. That means most US backers should be receiving their stuff this week.

Hi Breotan

Shipment phase #1 of Micro Art Base System is on its way to you with tracking number 4209abc123lookatme3303 shipped via USPS. You can track it at this link: https://tools.usps.com/go/TrackConfirmAction?qtc_tLabels1=4209yeaIdon'tthinkso303 .

If you do not receive your pledge within 2 weeks of this notification, please contact us at support@cmon.com or call us at 404-975-0975.

Once again, thank you for pledging on Micro Art Base System!

Regards,
CMON Inc.

I'm wondering what these will ultimately retail for. I think it would need to be well under a buck for a 30mm base to compete.

I'd imagine they will be!

Speak of the devil! Mine arrived today, no shipping notice from CMON, which was sort of strange.

Overall they look good. The inserts are a little bit smaller than other company's inserts however, as the lip on the CMON base is wider. The 30 mm inserts are actually only about 22 mm across. The 40mm ones are 31mm across, and the 50mm ones are 40mm across. The lip provides the rest. Something to bear in mind if your mini has a large footprint, as you effectively lose more of the basing area than you do on other bases I've seen. Particularly on the 30mm ones, it might be a tight fit.

The casts themselves look great - no mould lines or flash. I got the arcane and ancient, so they are relatively flat. More "3D" sets like chaos, forest or jungle might have ended up with cleanup. Overall, I'm pleased and would pick up more if the price was right.

Bossk_Hogg, are you talking about the bottom of the insert? Since it seems like the tops all have pieces overhanging the lip (almost too much, imo) so you could put a wide-stanced model on many of them... if you can find a flat portion

Despite that I actually really like these, just forwarded it to a friend this morning who was looking for plank bases and told him they are delivering. Will they be for sale at GenCon?

The top, but none of mine had overhang, so the top and bottom were the same size. I do see a few sets with some bases that go over, perhaps even beyond the lip portion, like the chaos, planking, Tau Ceti etc. But even they arent uniformly overhanging.

If anyone got the Wrath of Kings inserts, they are similar in size and cast quality (except the sucky dirt ones they subbed in for the Goritsi bases). I would actually buy more of the WOK ones as well, particularly the Shael Han temple. My Jute infantry will be mainly on the new graveyard bases when they arrive.

I do wish they had variety in the 50mm ones however. One type might work for a very small unit number games, like Malifaux, where you are unlikely to have more than 1 50mm based model per crew, but I think it's going to be noticable in other games like Darklands, WoK, Warmahordes, etc.

Anyone order a set of wood planks they'd like to get rid of?

 RiTides wrote:
Will they be for sale at GenCon?

The answer is most probably yes.

What you need?

I could be persuaded to trade for another set of ModCubes

But seriously, let me know.


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 Breotan wrote:
Anyone order a set of wood planks they'd like to get rid of?

Out of curiosity, what are you using them for?

 cincydooley wrote:

 Breotan wrote:
Anyone order a set of wood planks they'd like to get rid of?

Out of curiosity, what are you using them for?

I've finally broken down and decided to start collecting Malifaux Gremlins. They live in a bayou and those bases look perfect for them.

BTW, I got my bases today. You DEFINITELY need to wash them. Man, six bags of Tech bases (Space Marine Battle Company) get funky sorting them out to check quantity. I got one set of Trash bases for my Dark Vengence Chaos Cultists. Those will become my Orlocks once I get them done up. I also have a set of Ancient but I'll be damned if I can remember what I wanted them for. I'll figure it out sooner or later, I guess.

EDIT: Here are a couple of pics

Trash bases and inserts as they arrived in the mail



Six bags worth of Tech inserts sorted and counted and ready for the soapy water wash.



Six bags worth of "deep" plastic bases.

They look really sharp, Breotan! But the real question is, why do you keep your M&Ms in a tupperware??

Cincy, I have a friend looking for plank bases but another member of the local group is going to GenCon, so I already alerted him to check for them. Thanks though

Stolen from Facebook:

Wish I had pledged....

Wow, those are something special. With one of my favourite base companies just straight up failing to ship orders any more, it's always good to see tasty alternatives.

I'm painting twenty two tiny Tanith and marathoning Scrubs to stay sane.
Just got the guns, flesh, hair and little details to finish up.