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Damn, I am really tempted by the $50 pledge, but I am trying to be good.

That pregnant figure could be really cool as an evil sorceress/queen as well. Tied in with the monster nest, she could be pregnant with something entirely malicious and deadly...

   
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Anor Londo

Upped my pledge, couldn't resist the pregnant lady.

Good job Lovejoy, congrats on your very successful campaign!
   
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Palitine Il

This KickStarter is well worth the evreything pledge for me. A group of mixed race females with brains looting the dungeon of a mother monster disguised as a human with a simple OSL tutorial. I'll have to see what else you have available allready.
   
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England

Thanks everyone for the support!

Nevelon wrote:I think she would also do well painted as a statue, as a centerpiece for a temple. Or with some flowers and vines in a forgotten shrine.

I think I'll be giving that a go... fertility goddess statue!

ChaoticMind wrote:...I'll have to see what else you have available allready.

Sadly, not much... we'll have our anthropomorphic minis up on the webstore next week; but most of our earlier fantasy stuff is OOP, due to some dodgy moulds. But we'll be adding more stuff soon! I'm bending armature wire right now...

 
   
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Funded at £33,429 (about $49K currently) with 1,030 backers in only 10 days! Well done
   
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I think Shieldwolf could have taken a leaf or two out of their book... I think the Shieldwolf minis looked higher quality overall, but the slightly cheesecake quality to them seems to have been less appealing than the sensible shoes. I didn't back this KS but my partner, keen to have reasonable-looking female fantasy minis, did.

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 Ian Sturrock wrote:
I think Shieldwolf could have taken a leaf or two out of their book... I think the Shieldwolf minis looked higher quality overall, but the slightly cheesecake quality to them seems to have been less appealing than the sensible shoes. I didn't back this KS but my partner, keen to have reasonable-looking female fantasy minis, did.
Yep. I think Shieldwolf wanted to avoid full-on cheescake, but didn't dare to go full-out practical design. So in the end the design didn't fully satisfy anyone.

I think there is a quite sizable, largely untapped market for this kind of female models which this KS has clearly benefited from.

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 Lovejoy wrote:
Olgerth Istaarn wrote:And we will finally know the answer to the eternal question: does adequate sell better than sex?

To be honest, I think we already know the answer to that... just ask any ad agency.

Are you still sure about that ? Anyhow, congrats! I'm eagerly waiting for my model .

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Good points . It might sell better, but if the market is already saturated with it, there might be more opportunity on the "sensible" side! Honestly, I'm thrilled with how well received this project and thread have been
   
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England

Hybrid Son Of Oxayotl wrote:Are you still sure about that ?

I am revising my opinion...


RiTides wrote:Good points . It might sell better, but if the market is already saturated with it, there might be more opportunity on the "sensible" side! Honestly, I'm thrilled with how well received this project and thread have been

Thanks! We're pretty thrilled as well! I'm off to sculpt some more...
   
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There's actually a debate as to whether 'sex' actually does sell a product directly (or is actually a part of lowering confidence socially which in turn increases consumption). Lest, I digress.

Congratulations on the KS. Looking forward to the half-orc sculpt.
   
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 Nevelon wrote:
 RiTides wrote:
Very nice! Also, saw this from the comments

Robert.s.dean wrote:They are all nice looking figures, but the non-European bard and the pregnant villager sold me. I'm afraid the expectant mother is in for a miniature life of being menaced on a regular basis...

I didn't think of that, but in an RPG setting, that model is almost assuredly going to be in the situation of needing to be rescued more often than not . At least the other adventurers "in sensible shoes" can help with the rescuing!


I think she would also do well painted as a statue, as a centerpiece for a temple. Or with some flowers and vines in a forgotten shrine.


Or as a divine avatar of the fertility goddess ...

The evil sorceress/priestess idea is good, but I think it works even better if she's just pregnant normally. I mean, there's no reason why the evil queen shouldn't have a baby.
   
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Congrats!
   
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I remember commander grayza from farscape was pregnant in the peacekeeper wars and she was definitly still a badass
   
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 Hybrid Son Of Oxayotl wrote:
 Lovejoy wrote:
Olgerth Istaarn wrote:And we will finally know the answer to the eternal question: does adequate sell better than sex?

To be honest, I think we already know the answer to that... just ask any ad agency.

Are you still sure about that

Heh. Yeah, about that...

http://fortune.com/2015/08/19/study-sex-sell-advertisements/

Anyways, these minis look lovely. Congrats for the funding
   
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America

as a devils advocate counter argument....

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/loudnraging/tgg2-light-and-darkness/description
3,052 backers

Sex apparently is still quite popular.

However...Awesome job on this project!!

Age Quod Agis 
   
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I finally got my order and

Spoiler:
OMG OMG OMG IT'S SO AWESOME I'M DYING IT'S EVEN BETTER "IN PERSON" I LOVE IT I LOVE IT THEY EVEN ADDED EXTRA STUFF FOR FREE IT'S SO AWESOME!


100% satisfied, 100% happy will back again.

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Agreed. Sculpts are great. Oathsworn KS projects deliver super fast.
   
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My ladies in sensible footwear came in today! Very impressed with the quality and speed. I'll definitely be interested in their next offering, whenever that may be.

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How do these figures scale against other ranges, such as Otherworlds, or Reaper?

I'm interested in the range, but not sure of the scale?



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Thanks everyone - I'm glad your minis are arriving safely! I'm always really nervous while stuff's in the mail...


 Grot 6 wrote:
How do these figures scale against other ranges, such as Otherworlds, or Reaper?

I'm interested in the range, but not sure of the scale?


There's a fair bit of variation in other ranges, so it makes it a bit difficult to be definitive. Reaper particularly - they've grown a fair bit in recent years. A lot depends on whether they've gone to 35mm size like so many seem to these days... I've gone for 1/56th scale, so a 6 foot person is 32mm-ish. The fighter is 29mm to the top of the head, but is a bit hunched over. Stood upright, she'd be 5' 6" or 7" ish. I've sculpted a few male humans for future release who are 31/32mm to the top of the head. Basically, I've tried to keep most of the females slightly shorter than the males.

Here's a piccie of the Sensible Shoes fighterwith an Otherworld fighter (minus arm and shield), an older Reaper fig, my fighter, and a Bones Sir Forscale; I've tried to level the bases up as much as possible - hope that helps!



cheers,
Michael
   
 
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