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 Manchu wrote:
@All:

The thread is not a referendum on whether it is okay to like X.

If you do not have anything to say about the models themselves or the structure/value of the Kickstarter, please refrain from posting.

Slap Miniatures has a Kickstarter running to produce a magical collection of hand-crafted miniature ponies for table-top gaming, as well as pegasi, unicorns, alicorns and all other racial variants.

Link to the Kickstarter Campaign

The initial goal is to fund a generic pony variety pack to cater for the shockingly under-served magical pastel equine sector of the wargames industry, but as stretch goals are funded the range will expand to cover armoured and character ponies of all kinds.









Stretch Goals:

- £3000: Project funded.
- £4000: Adventurers.
- £5000: Flank & File.
- £6000: Knights of the Round Stable.
- £7000: Daughters of Cyberiel.
- £8000: Legion of Luno.
- £8500: Pundamilia the zebra.
- £9000: Toast the Dragon.
- £9500: Trio of Terror.
- £10000: Cowboy Hat accessory - Included free in all "String of ponies 2" sets.
- £10500: Mare Maid - Free miniature for all pledges.

Hoo boy. I guess this is now a thing.

Ugh but I guess it was only a matter of time before someone saw the opportunity and went with it!

The lack of Derpy in this saddens me.

Perhaps she shall be a stretch goal?

^ Hopefully she'll be in there somewhere, they do mention muffins a lot!

I have to say, really impressed by the sculpting quality on this one, the mane 6 in particular are really nicely done.

 pretre wrote:
Hoo boy. I guess this is now a thing.

Sigh..yeah.

And honestly, I tried to give the show a chance. I really did. But despite what all the Bronie articles want to lead you to believe, there's nothing in the show for a straight, red-blooded, meat eating American male. There really isn't. And I really enjoy So You Think You Can Dance.

Not very well done, the sculpts are below average for miniatures and the price is just abhorrent

marinekilla1 wrote:
Not very well done, the sculpts are below average for miniatures and the price is just abhorrent

2/10

You missed the obvious pun. "This kickstarter is a Slap in the face." Is the price really that bad? 19 minis for 45 pounds. They are a niche product obviously, but people are already pledging.

8th sign of the Apocalypse?

At least this is a Kickstarter that RiTides can feel good about being on Kickstarter - and maybe even support?

Yeah... I understand the market for these, and the RPG classes is even a neat idea... but something with the sculpts seem off. The heads are too small for my tastes. Even a cartoons cale which was not trying to be chibi, the heads should be bigger.

Good luck to them!

Where is all the bile fuelled acid and hate about them profiting from someoen else's IP?

When will we see Ultramares and Death Ponies of Krieg?

At least we will get this:

 Kroothawk wrote:
When will we see Ultramares and Death Ponies of Krieg?

I propose a new internet rule - if it exists, there are ponies of it:

I'm okay with MLP, not super into it but I can get why some of my friends are.

And I bet those same friends won't touch these miniatures with a 10-foot unicorn horn. They kinda look creepy.

I might just get some for a moster race if some of my players ever become any more spiteful than the already are. IMO this is funny enough even though I hate the entire brony tripe with a passion when played straight.

Didn't Impact Minis already do this? They even had a Ponythulhu, right?

 scarletsquig wrote:
the mane 6

 Kroothawk wrote:
When will we see Ultramares and Death Ponies of Krieg?

Ah c'mon now Kroothawk, you know how this works!

The first variation is going to be Nazi Ponies! :p

 SickSix wrote:
Ah c'mon now Kroothawk, you know how this works!
The first variation is going to be Nazi Ponies! :p

Sorry, not this time: It is a British company

 cincydooley wrote:

 pretre wrote:
Hoo boy. I guess this is now a thing.

Sigh..yeah.

And honestly, I tried to give the show a chance. I really did. But despite what all the Bronie articles want to lead you to believe, there's nothing in the show for a straight, red-blooded, meat eating American male. There really isn't. And I really enjoy So You Think You Can Dance.

I'm straight, red-blooded, meat eating American Male... your words sting a bit...

Also, not cartoony enough, these look like the old late 80s version...

I can't believe those words were just typed...

A market I never knew existed. Well, you gotta love Kickstarter. They can scratch an itch most of us didn't even know was there. Not sure how how many young girls are into minis let alone have access to Kicksterter. Or is this more for the D&D folks?

So when can I get a realistic mini war game using real militaries in a current setting? Even just a squad based game.

Besides the crazy pony aspect, It would be fun to paint em up and use them as mount models in D&D or something. And absolutely hilarious if you did a biker/calvary conversion for 40k with them.

 Davespil wrote:
A market I never knew existed. Well, you gotta love Kickstarter. They can scratch an itch most of us didn't even know was there. Not sure how how many young girls are into minis let alone have access to Kicksterter. Or is this more for the D&D folks?

So when can I get a realistic mini war game using real militaries in a current setting? Even just a squad based game.

Force on Force and Empress Miniatures (I believe that's the company) can set you up.

And it's not for the young girls, it's for the bronies...

 Bobaram wrote:
Besides the crazy pony aspect, It would be fun to paint em up and use them as mount models in D&D or something. And absolutely hilarious if you did a biker/calvary conversion for 40k with them.

40K calvary conversions would be fun to see.

 Davespil wrote:

 Bobaram wrote:
Besides the crazy pony aspect, It would be fun to paint em up and use them as mount models in D&D or something. And absolutely hilarious if you did a biker/calvary conversion for 40k with them.

40K calvary conversions would be fun to see.

I don't think 40K was all that big on crucifixion? Cavalry however conversions could be cool, though I think the minis might be a bit small for that.

 Alpharius wrote:
8th sign of the Apocalypse?

At least this is a Kickstarter that RiTides can feel good about being on Kickstarter - and maybe even support?

I don't support all "indy" campaigns, just the ones that I like

Pony models isn't one of those...

 Davespil wrote:

 Bobaram wrote:
Besides the crazy pony aspect, It would be fun to paint em up and use them as mount models in D&D or something. And absolutely hilarious if you did a biker/calvary conversion for 40k with them.

40K calvary conversions would be fun to see.

We have a blog here on dakka about that..

http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/list/424613.page

UGH! I saw this earlier today on TGN. Groaned then and now. Some times just because it's a clever idea does not mean it's one that should see the light of day. I am no where interested in this one and I hope it does not fund.

BrotherKarr wrote:
UGH! I saw this earlier today on TGN. Groaned then and now. Some times just because it's a clever idea does not mean it's one that should see the light of day. I am no where interested in this one and I hope it does not fund.

See, this is why we can't have nice things. WTF man? Really, I tend to keep 6ft. distance from any bronies at the FLGS as well but how does it affect you negatively, or indeed in any way, if something you don't like gets made? Get your head out of your rectum, man...

As much as I don't like them, I have to agree with Bolognesus. Let other people have their things. You don't have to wish failure on it just because you don't like it.