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Oh yes, the scale would be great. I wanted that Shaperf of Flesh as a haemonculi, but it looks like it may be too big.

 GiraffeX wrote:
I think I'll be in if the Angels unlock.

Those are the best concept arts together with the Knights.

Any suggestions what those could be used as in any system? I only really know 40k and WFB...

 Haljin wrote:
Oh yes, the scale would be great. I wanted that Shaperf of Flesh as a haemonculi, but it looks like it may be too big.

 GiraffeX wrote:
I think I'll be in if the Angels unlock.

Those are the best concept arts together with the Knights.

Any suggestions what those could be used as in any system? I only really know 40k and WFB...

Probly as alt modles for these guys in kings of war.

http://www.manticgames.com/mantic-shop/kings-of-war/basilea/product/basilean-elohi-3-figures.html

I was thinking the same thing as Lockark- use the angels as elohi.

But that would require a Basilean army in the first place (or at least as allies).

Unless I just do a Raging Heroes Basilean army... which would be far nicer!

 rayphoton wrote:
So if this is 400k so far and the last one topped out at 600k......I wonder when they are gonna change their complete unlocks schedule to account for the hundred or so other minis they haven't unlocked.

Cause while I didn't think think this would do poorly...I can't imagine it makes Bones or Mantic type money. I don't see it going past the previous ks at all. Certainly not 1.5 million

I think they expect $1.5 million. Little gem under the FAQ section about potential delays:

However, in the case of this KS going higher and, say, up to $1.5 million, newer unlocks and the increased volume of production will definitely impact the date of the final manufacturing and release of all models and push it out to late Summer 2016.

Went ahead and pledged myself, but not sure if I will stick around. Will have to see how the rest of the freebie figs look and what gets unlocked.

Okay, I got my "freebee" shipment today. Man, are these things small. I'm talking chaos cultists small. The detail is gorgeous on them so that's good. Even the detail on their faces is done well for the most part.

I'm a little concerned about arms and other slender, fiddly bits gluing together. Anyone who's put together Malifaux kits will know what I'm talking about. Unlike Malifaux, this stuff is not HISP and I expect will not glue together as cleanly as it would if it were.

Yes, the wait sucks but I'm not going to complain because I got a lot of miniatures at a great price and I've plenty of other projects to keep me occupied for the next two years (ungh...) until this new KS delivers.

Well, been through the artwork picking out my "first pass" model selection and it came to a rather alarming total

Went through again to cut it down to something close to the $175 mark and this is my plannedplanned purchase listlist, mostly to be split up to act as squad leaders etc for cheaper blocks of models:

Sister dolores
Mantis warriors command
Worm riders command
Senshyrah slave master
Sister revallia
Draahk riders command
Vestial riders

My only worry about this campaign is that they have soooo many units to unlock that we'll never get to the 'added bits' unlocks that give more weapon/head/customization options. I found this the best part of the last campaign because even when the 'artistic improvements' negatively impacted the final figure, I found that the added bits always had something that I still liked. And RG is well known for its extensive improvements.

I'm sure that they're prepared for the inevitable slowdown, they did change things around a bit last time with the stretch goal unlocks. Though I think they were expecting this to just keep surging along, what with the freebies being announced at the start and the bit in the FAQ about hitting 1.5mil.

 Lockark wrote:

 Haljin wrote:
Oh yes, the scale would be great. I wanted that Shaperf of Flesh as a haemonculi, but it looks like it may be too big.

 GiraffeX wrote:
I think I'll be in if the Angels unlock.

Those are the best concept arts together with the Knights.

Any suggestions what those could be used as in any system? I only really know 40k and WFB...

Probly as alt modles for these guys in kings of war.

http://www.manticgames.com/mantic-shop/kings-of-war/basilea/product/basilean-elohi-3-figures.html

Yep that was my idea

If they wanted to boost the lines they already have they should have given us male versions and more choices of their first 3 armies just in my thought. I for one would love to have male versions of iron empire to mix with the female versions.

Na, I think its fine to keep them all full female armies. That's what RH is about.

They did mention including male torso/head options on the skinner/Hunter sets as a possible SG.

They do draw such pretty pictures

Sizes oft the big creatures.
http://i.imgur.com/S2vZ03W.jpg

Sooo... anyone else lost on that pile of nonsense about how they're doing the pledge manager this time?

I skimmed it, decided not to read it because I'm not pledging anyway, so instead I just linked the freebie and updated the OP freebie post.

 KalashnikovMarine wrote:
Sooo... anyone else lost on that pile of nonsense about how they're doing the pledge manager this time?

It kind of makes sense, actually. Much better than them just blindly ordering X of something in a wave when they likely only need Y to meet the demand. It could speed things up a little whilst also giving people more flexibility with what they actually want as and when final renders become available. Given the flexibility, it should also mean they get a steady stream of extra funds over the next two years as people decide to spend a little more.

That size photo has got my sight now set on some of those larger sci fi elf sets that i really hadn't been looking at too closely.

Especially that Spider Mother and Avatar of Shaa. My God will those be a pain in the butt to put together with all those spiky spindly parts.

Yet I will relish every moment of it if I do get them....

Still trying to figure out how that Spider Mother is even going to stand. Girl is so front and top heavy looking!

The spider mother looks okay, I think, stability wise. She is super front heavy, but all her legs on the ground are also up front. (I could be wrong of course.) I'm more curious about the 'not-a-Talos' models.

 KalashnikovMarine wrote:
Sooo... anyone else lost on that pile of nonsense about how they're doing the pledge manager this time?

It was busy at work today, can you point me towards the general explanation?

 KalashnikovMarine wrote:
Nothing back from RH on the Daughters or the KOC. Sorry lads. I'll keep pestering them.
Anything else people want addressed or clarified?

How will the PayPal option work, and how long will it be open?

Can you pledge a buck here (so you get the updates), and then upgrade fully to a pledge level via the PayPal option?

(2-week campaigns are a nightmare when you get paid fortnightly)


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prankster wrote:

 KalashnikovMarine wrote:
Sooo... anyone else lost on that pile of nonsense about how they're doing the pledge manager this time?

It kind of makes sense, actually. Much better than them just blindly ordering X of something in a wave when they likely only need Y to meet the demand. It could speed things up a little whilst also giving people more flexibility with what they actually want as and when final renders become available. Given the flexibility, it should also mean they get a steady stream of extra funds over the next two years as people decide to spend a little more.

Could you please explain their system in plain English?

 Azazelx wrote:

prankster wrote:

 KalashnikovMarine wrote:
Sooo... anyone else lost on that pile of nonsense about how they're doing the pledge manager this time?

It kind of makes sense, actually. Much better than them just blindly ordering X of something in a wave when they likely only need Y to meet the demand. It could speed things up a little whilst also giving people more flexibility with what they actually want as and when final renders become available. Given the flexibility, it should also mean they get a steady stream of extra funds over the next two years as people decide to spend a little more.

Could you please explain their system in plain English?

I can give it a go. Keep in mind that this is my interpretation of it, not something official.

1) They'll add all of the unlocked items to the pledge manager (mostly concept art)
2) Next they'll add your pledge value as store credit.
3) You'll be able to log in but not buy anything using the store credit (I imagine that you'll not be able to buy anything directly as well)
4) At this stage, they'd like you to make a wish list of the items you want. (Lets them get a rough idea of the numbers, but it's just a wish list not an order)
5) As they're ready to start producing items, they'll add the final renders / photos to the pledge manager and mark them as available to order.
6a) You can update your wish list based off the new renders (take things off, put things on)
6b) At this point, if everything you want is available or you want to split your shipping, you can move some/all of the items on your wish list to the shopping cart and check out.
7) Repeat steps 6a and 6b as often as you wish. Though each time you check out you'll need to pay some shipping fees.

Put another way, the pledge manager will be like having your spread sheet of what you'd like visible to RH whilst also making it easier to buy things from it.

RoninXiC wrote:
Sizes oft the big creatures.
http://i.imgur.com/S2vZ03W.jpg

Actually speaking of scale, can anyone tell me how the scale of the TGG1 figs compare to the original fantasy Blood Vestals? Remember there being a bunch of scale shifting during the first TTG KS.

RoninXiC wrote:
Sizes oft the big creatures.
http://i.imgur.com/S2vZ03W.jpg

Took a look at the scale of this image and its about 20% oversize if you want the "You are here" figure to be in scale with other RH figures at about 1-3/8" tall.
Size the image to 37.933" wide at 72 dpi for a more accurate scaling.

Rescaled, the lip of the altar is about 6" high and the vehicle is 8" long.
Shaah is just under 6" tall.
Engines are a bit over 2.5" tall. Figures in the engines look a too small compared to miss "You are here", so they probably should get bigger.

This all assuming:
A. That RH actually knows how tall the pieces are planned to begin with.
B. Sizes stay in the same relationship to the human figures through the design process.
C. Other random factors don't change things...

I'm hoping the Hydra is a bit bigger than that, the altar looks massive, if thats in metal its going to be well heavy.

edit: Do you think we will be able to buy the freebies as add ons?

Want I want... desperately want, is a simple text based version of the enormous graphs that show me
1-What is unlocked
2-What are the stretch goals.

I'm just too busy to scroll back and forth (it's crazy at work and I have to juggle different things with the purchase of my new vehicle(car, nothing as fancy as a chimera or rhino))

I wonder how the resale value on this stuff will be. Last time I went in for the cheap 5 figures, free shipping deal, but that doesn't seem to be in this time. That makes the big pledge the only one worth it, but that is a lot of cash. On the other hand, if I could resell some of it on ebay and make my money back (or some of it), I might think about it.

 BrookM wrote:

Virgin oracle? As in “I get supernatural power out of not having sex”?
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prankster wrote:

Spoiler:

 Azazelx wrote:

prankster wrote:

 KalashnikovMarine wrote:
Sooo... anyone else lost on that pile of nonsense about how they're doing the pledge manager this time?

It kind of makes sense, actually. Much better than them just blindly ordering X of something in a wave when they likely only need Y to meet the demand. It could speed things up a little whilst also giving people more flexibility with what they actually want as and when final renders become available. Given the flexibility, it should also mean they get a steady stream of extra funds over the next two years as people decide to spend a little more.

Could you please explain their system in plain English?

I can give it a go. Keep in mind that this is my interpretation of it, not something official.

1) They'll add all of the unlocked items to the pledge manager (mostly concept art)
2) Next they'll add your pledge value as store credit.
3) You'll be able to log in but not buy anything using the store credit (I imagine that you'll not be able to buy anything directly as well)
4) At this stage, they'd like you to make a wish list of the items you want. (Lets them get a rough idea of the numbers, but it's just a wish list not an order)
5) As they're ready to start producing items, they'll add the final renders / photos to the pledge manager and mark them as available to order.
6a) You can update your wish list based off the new renders (take things off, put things on)
6b) At this point, if everything you want is available or you want to split your shipping, you can move some/all of the items on your wish list to the shopping cart and check out.
7) Repeat steps 6a and 6b as often as you wish. Though each time you check out you'll need to pay some shipping fees.

Put another way, the pledge manager will be like having your spread sheet of what you'd like visible to RH whilst also making it easier to buy things from it.

That actually makes a lot of sense. Let's you see what's ready and let's you order when and what you want leaving it to you to decide if you want to split your order and pay multiple shipping or pay shipping once and get all of it. Also gives you a chance to see renders/finished product. Be very interesting to see how it's implement.