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kaiserjez wrote:I'll definitely be watching this, it think the sculpt looks pretty good and I've been wanting to buy some generic merc type figures for a while, £2 a miniature is a steal!

Thanks for the post!

Wyrmalla wrote:What's up with the proportions? They look "human" to me (ie not 40k). I mean they may be off, but they look like they'd fit in with Empress' line well enough, and I've seen much worse anatomies out there (...uh 40k again, or well many, many other popular lines). Meh, for an initial picture I'm liking the style.

Cheers!

BrookM wrote:I'm looking forward to seeing how the other minis turn out, I've been looking for a few unique armed forces minis myself.

Thanks, there'll be another story/preview coming right around.... NOW!


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PART 2 of 5

The man sat quietly in the corner, his long hair hanging loosely about his face. The dim light from the single bulb in the room cast shadows across his features, exaggerating his natural scowl. In his hand he held a knife, its edge glinting in the darkness as he ran a whetstone down its length, honing the blade to a fine edge. The lonely sound of his sharpening filled the empty cottage, a soft grating noise that echoed off the bare walls.

The door opened abruptly and two men strode in. The first was wearing a suit, his head completely free of hair and a briefcase in his right hand. He set the case on a wooden table and clicked it open, lifting the lid to reveal the contents.

The rasp of the sharpening continued.

The second man reached in and picked out several documents and set them on the table. ‘What have we got then, Goldman?’ he asked.

Another metallic rasp echoed around the room.

‘The target will be travelling down this road at 08:00 tomorrow morning.’ replied the man in the suit, plucking a map from the case and laying it out next to the briefcase. ‘There are several vantage points on the hillside to the south.’ He pointed out details as he spoke.

The sharpening continued.

Looking up from the map, Goldman glared into the corner. ‘Who’s that?’ he asked his companion. ‘He’s the new guy, we picked him up on a job in South America.’ replied Granger. The seated figure glanced up briefly but his hands continued their work.

‘Do you want to stop doing that?’ demanded Goldman, the frustration obvious in his voice. The sound stopped but the shadowy face turned and glowered at the suited man. Goldman paused briefly, the intensity of the man’s stare catching him off guard slightly, before laughing nervously to himself. ‘OK, OK, calm down there amigo,’ he joked, ‘Have a shot of tequila or something...’

Before he’d finished the sentence, a metallic flash shot across the room and a newly sharpened knife embedded itself in the lid of the briefcase, slamming it shut loudly. Goldman jumped back at the sound, instantly pulling a pistol from underneath his jacket and turning it on the knifeman.

A tense silence filled the room briefly, before being broken by the sound of Granger’s roaring laughter. ‘Goldman,’ he said as he reached out and pushed the pistol down towards the ground, ‘meet Rodriguez.’




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Okay, that pic removed my interest. The face is just waaay too blobby, the pose static, and overall sculpt unexceptional. Sorry man.

PART 3 of 5

Mason crept slowly through the pine trees, guiding his feet carefully through the brush underfoot as he approached the edge of the forest. His target was less than fifty yards away now, a small patch of bushes at the edge of the tree line where he’d spotted the exposed barrel of a sniper rifle half an hour ago. Since then he had circled around through the trees, approaching from downwind to reduce the chances of detection.

He knew who this was, and he also knew that he would only have one opportunity to catch him out.

Gradually he advanced, each step precise and deliberate, his eyes fixed on his objective. He could still see the barrel, only just visible among the foliage, but it was enough. As close as he was now, he remained calm, his heartrate only slightly higher than normal.

Passing silently from tree to tree, he moved within twenty yards of the bushes. Shifting his weight onto his back leg, he carefully stepped over a rock, its surface covered in lichen, before testing the ground on the other side. Satisfied with his footing, he started to bring his trailing leg over. And that was when the hand grabbed him.

Sinewy fingers wrapped themselves around his ankle and dragged his leg out to the side, throwing him badly off balance. His eyes darted to the ground just in time to see the rock come alive, the mass of lichen raising up and barrelling into the back of his other knee, sending him face first into the ground. He felt the weight of the rock roll up his body, a sharp knee jabbed into his back and a heavy weight braced his shoulders to the ground.

‘Alright Mason, how’s it going?’ asked the amused rock.

Cursing under his breath, he spat out a mouthful of pine needles. ‘Screw you, Ghost.’ he replied.




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PART 4 of 5

The four men laughed amongst themselves as they sat at the table. One was dealing from a well used deck of cards. ‘How am I doing?’ said Bennett, already expecting the answer.

‘You currently owe me ten thousand matchsticks.’ replied Andersen, grinning. ‘But don’t quit while you’re ahead...’

As they chatted, a girl entered from a side room and stopped at their table, hands on her hips. ‘Where’s the moisturiser?’ she asked.

The four men looked up briefly from their game, but no one offered an answer.

‘Really guys?’ she sighed, ‘We’re actually going to do this?’

Bennett glanced sideways at the girl as she stood next to him. ‘I don’t know what you’re talking about.’ he said, the slightest hint of a grin evident on his face. ‘You seen it Connor?’ The man opposite him smirked, ‘Nope, me neither.’

Slowly and deliberately, the two other men placed their cards on the table and pushed their chairs backwards slightly. ‘We’ll sit out this hand’, stated Mason.

Unable to contain himself any longer, Bennett pulled the missing moisturiser from a pocket and threw the plastic tube across the table to Connor. His partner caught the container, laughing as he did so. ‘Come on Charlie, you don’t need this,’ he joked, waving the tube at her. ‘There’s plenty of mud outside!’

The girl sighed once more, a deep sigh that signalled she didn’t have time for this. With one hand she grabbed the back of Bennett’s shirt, lifting it up and over his head, covering his face completely. Her other hand lifted the table edge nearest to her, tipping a mix of cards and drinks onto Connor. Her right leg came up, planted itself on the exposed underside of the table and shoved it towards the man, tipped his chair backward and sending him sprawling to the floor. Finally, she reached down, grabbed a handful of Bennett’s underwear and yanked it upwards until the big man squealed in pain.

With a satisfied nod to herself, she walked around the upturned table and picked up the discarded moisturiser from the floor. ‘Hey, Strike!’ she shouted. A pale face appeared from behind a computer monitor in the corner of the room. She tossed the container over to him, ‘Get it yourself next time.’

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That last one, Connor, is way to static a pose for firing an automatic weapon.

I agree, all of these suffer a bit from the "stiff-leg syndrome" - but I do like that the weapons aren't oversized like we usually get to see otherwise.

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PART 5 of 5

The group huddled around the bonnet of the pickup truck, the morning sun not yet visible over the hills around them. They’d arrived before dawn, parking their vehicles under the cover of the trees in the small valley.

‘Here we go guys, just like we talked about last night.’ said Granger, his hands resting on an open map. ‘We’ve got three jeeps heading east along this road.’ His finger traced a winding track roughly a mile north of their current location, just over a small ridgeline.

‘The target’s in the middle of the three, so we need to isolate it as quickly as possible. Andersen, Connor, you’re taking the front vehicle; Bennett and Rodriguez will take the rear. Mason and Strike will grab the target and get him out of there asap.’

‘We’ll have Ghost on the ridgeline to the south providing cover, and Strike’s on backup if we need support. The trucks are in radio contact with the base, so we’ll need to be in and out before they’ve got chance to react.’

He looked up at the group as he folded the map away, ‘Just another job, guys.’

Bennett smiled as he pulled on a pair of gloves. ‘Just a job!’ he laughed. ‘A real job has perks, like healthcare, pension, chances of promotion... Ain’t none of that going on here!’

‘Don’t talk daft.’ replied Mason, as he turned and began to walk up the slope out of the valley. ‘You get to travel the world, meet new people, blow things up. And if you’re lucky enough to get home in one piece, you might even get paid!’

‘Alright, that’s enough.’ called Granger, ‘Let’s get it done.’ With that he tucked the map into a pocket and started to follow the others up the grassy incline.

‘Oh, and Bennett?’ he called to the big man ahead, ‘When we get back, you’re buying the first round. We’re all about the perks here.’




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Woohoo!!! We've hit our initial funding target within 36 hours, so thank you to everyone who has pledged so far!

Next up is the unlock goals, with Charlie being the first on the list. If we can get up to £2000, then she'll be added to the FULL SQUAD pledge as a freebie, and become available for selection on all other pledges!



Being the only girl in the group could have been a difficult job for Charlie, but from the minute she gave Bennett a wedgie she was accepted as one of the guys.


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So it appears to be 40k compatible. isn't it?

Whoa, the sculpt style is a lot like Vendel (now Sgt Major Miniatures), which I really liked.

Lone Cat wrote:So it appears to be 40k compatible. isn't it?

Thanks for the comment, the figures are around 30mm to the top of the head, so should be close. There is some variety among the sculpts, with someone like Bennett being a little bigger than Charlie!

judgedoug wrote:Whoa, the sculpt style is a lot like Vendel (now Sgt Major Miniatures), which I really liked.

Thanks, glad you like them!





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We've hit our £2000 stretch goal target, so Charlie is now unlocked! Thanks again to everyone who has pledged so far.




She will be added FREE to any 'FULL SQUAD' pledges and will be available for selection on all other pledge levels.

As an extra bonus, we will now be adding FREE BASES to every pledge level. Lasercut from 2mm MDF, we'll have either 20mm or 25mm widths, in either square or circular options. (If some folk need a different size, I'm sure we can sort that out!)




Next up is the £2500 stretch goal where we'll be unlocking Ghost. I'll also send out another update in the next few days about further stretch goals, where we'll be unlocking some handy scenery items.

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We're getting closer and closer to unlocking the excellent Ghost sculpt at the £2500 level, so to tempt some more people in and bump us ever closer to that target, we've just updated the project with some new Add-Ons and some Freebies!

First up we've got some Boxes and Sacks!

These will be a freebie option once we hit the £2500 mark. Every pledge level at 'FULL SQUAD' or above can add either: 1 FREE pack of Boxes (contains 6 different boxes) OR 1 FREE pack of Sacks (contains 6 sacks, in 3 different sizes). If we hit £3000, then we will include a pack of each!


(the boxes are fresh out of a master mould, so they need a bit of cleaning up before we go to production on those)


And secondly, we've got some Drums and Crates!

These are available now on all pledge levels, simply increase your pledge by £1 for every pack of Drums or Crates you would like. So:

- If you want 1 pack of Drums, simply add £1 to your pledge.

- If you want 3 packs of Drums and 1 pack of Crates, simply add £4 to your pledge.



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We've now hit the £2500 mark and our excellent Ghost sculpt has now been unlocked. Thanks to everyone who has pledged and I hope you like him!




He will be added FREE to any 'FULL SQUAD' pledges and will also be available for selection on all other pledge levels.

Moving forwards, our next target is £3000, where we'll be unlocking a handy Objective Marker:




This is a good-sized piece, around 50mm across, so would look great with a flag flying high or piled up with some of the Boxes. It will be available as an Add-On, at the bargain price of £1 each!

As well as unlocking Ghost, every backer at 'FULL SQUAD' and above will now receive a FREE pack of either Boxes or Sacks. (We'll ask you which you want when it comes to the surveys) If we can hit the £3000 mark, we'll put a pack of each into your pledges instead!

If anyone would like any extra packs of Boxes or Sacks, simply add £1 to your pledge for each extra pack you would like. So:

- If you want 2 packs of Boxes: You already get one pack for free, so add £1 to your pledge.

- If you want 1 pack of Boxes and 3 packs of Sacks: You already get one pack for free, so you need to add £3 to your pledge.

So that's everything for now, with 9 days still to run on our project let's see how high we can go! If you've got any friends who you think might be interested in getting involved, please pass our details on to them and we'll hopefully see them on board as well!

We've hit the £3000 mark now, which puts us at 200% funded! And there's still 3 days to go! With us hitting this target, we've got 3 bonuses to tell everyone about:

- Everyone at 'FULL SQUAD' or above now gets a FREE pack of Boxes AND a FREE pack of Sacks with their pledge:




- Our Objective Marker is now unlocked and available, simply add £2 to your pledge for each 70mm wide marker you would like:




- And as a final bonus for everyone who has pledged into this project, we're giving everyone 20% off anything they want from the Minibits website:




We'll confirm the details of this bit once the KS ends and we start on the surveys. This offer covers anything at all you'd like from our webstore, from MDF bases and paints through to decals and MDF buildings, so hopefully there's something there for everyone. You'll be able to send us a list of what you'd like and then we'll price it up with the discount and invoice you through PayPal.

NOTE: There may be additional postage costs depending on what / how much you order, but we'll make sure to keep them as low as possible.

There's less than 48 hours left to go on the Militia Miniatures Kickstarter, so if you've not pledged yet, here's a quick summary of what you can get on our 'FULL SQUAD' pledge:



In addition to all of that, we've got some extra goodies which can be added to any of the pledge levels:





The project closes at midnight on Sunday, so make sure you get in before the deadline!

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We've just got the first of the painted figures, so here's some pics to hopefully tempt some more folk in! The project ends at midnight tonight (Sunday), so not long left!

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1056922531/militia-miniatures-28mm-modern-mercenaries














We hope you like them!

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And we're all funded!



Thanks to everyone who pledged into our project, all 139 of you! We'll be spending the next couple of month getting these guys cast up, packaged and sent out to you as quickly as possible. I'll be posting regular updates for the backers along the way.

Once we've fulfilled all of the pledges, the figures will be released and available through Minibits: http://www.minibits.net/ I'll post here again when the figures are ready for release.

Thanks again to everyone for their support!