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Facebook Page: Loads of development pictures and WIP's
Game Website: Hardhat needed; still being finalized
Company Website: Wolf Designs/Wolff Designa

Info Checklist:
Release/Kickstarter Date: Unknown; possible early December KS
Material: Plastic
Scale: 70mm
Rules: Non released or previewed
Current Planned Price: Full game with pre-painted miniatures: $170
Full Game with miniatures needing assembly and painting: $150
Buying only the figure, unpainted and un-assembled: $70-$120



11/11
A few days ago I came across a few renders while surfing and discovered the FB page, and eventually the company and game websites. It seems that Wolff Designa has been around since 2007 as a design studio, and at some point recently over a year ago began the development of their skirmish game: Guards of Atlantis. In November 2013 they took a trip to China to scout out a manufacturing partner for future production, and to learn how to produce the miniatures. Currently it is too early to tell what material the miniatures would be in. Recently in August, GoA won 1st place for new projects at Unicon Latvia.

Spoiler:





For the past year or so, Wolff has been developing the 3D renders for their miniatures, and with a 3D printer, printing out prototypes:
Spoiler:
This appears to be at least 75mm or 90mm and a display piece or one of the Steamer Guild soldiers.
Render:

Print:

Painted:


Right now 2 of the more developed factions are the Steamer Guilds and Dark Alpha Kingdom:
Spoiler:
Steamer Guilds:

Printed and Painted prototypes:


Dark Alpha Kingdom (Dark Elves)



Dark Alpha Reaper Development and printing:






Youtube Page with 360 degree Renders
The Facebook page has a ton of development photos.


From the looks of it, Guards of Atlantis is going to be a squad sized skirmish game that uses a hexagon board style, and will eventually include 18 different factions:
Spoiler:


The way this may be sold (at least at the start) is in 2 faction starter kits:
Spoiler:


11/21
GoA uploaded a short video detailing what's going to be included in the box:



Game set will include: gamebox, two sided convertible map,
hexes, dices, interactive unit cards, rule book & mission pack, campaign
story board comics book and figures. Default 10 mini's, and depending on success of the Ks, that may go up to 20.

Also as stated on their FB page the Kickstarter prices will be:

Full game with pre-painted miniatures: $170
Full Game with miniatures needing assembly and painting: $150
Buying only the figure, unpainted and un-assembled: $70-$120

Scale will be 70mm, and will most likely not be producing them in 32mm.


Developer Posts:

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Wow, the miniatures look great.
   
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Those are very nice, dare I say gorgeous in some cases! My question though is the size? Cuz the female painted Guild member looks huge in front of that keyboard.

   
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I think we need to know the scale ASAP.

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John D Law wrote:
Those are very nice, dare I say gorgeous in some cases! My question though is the size? Cuz the female painted Guild member looks huge in front of that keyboard.


Yeah that looks like it is a display size model from the looks of it when compared to the main figures (There are a few old one in the pictures as well that are from when they traveled to China that are around 100mm.

http://wolff-designa.co/index.php?route=product/product&path=20&product_id=52#prettyPhoto[pp_gal]/16/

Because they are in the early stages, their online presence/information is lacking, scattered, and going through translations.

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Nice looking stuff.

Seems to be a good mix of fantasy/ steampunk/ tech design all mixed together.

I'll be keeping my eyes peeled.

Poorly lit photos of my ever- growing collection of completely unrelated models!

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 H.B.M.C. wrote:
I think we need to know the scale ASAP.


This. So this. Those Dark Elves are gorgeous!

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This just came in like a wrecking ball to my kickstarter schedule. Everything has this sort of awesome Final Fantasy 12 onwards vibe to it. I love it.
   
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Ok, they look great - if these are around 32mm then my bank manager is going to hate me......

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The sculpts look really great, but they do also look really tall.. it looks like they could be 40mm or even taller unless the angle just makes them look taller than they are?

 
   
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Lovely sculpts, kinda skeptical on how well they translate to 32mm-ish minis though...

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Well looking at the sections on the map/bored its 11 across so if these were sized to go on 25-30mm bases it would only be just over a foot across and 2 foot long so im guessing those are going to be 60mm bases and the figures 75-90mm the same size as the painted prototype is.
   
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Yeh I very seriously doubt those designs are going to print that well in 32 mm scale.
   
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From a comment on their Facebook page:

Game scale 70mm.\Collectible scale 170 mm.
   
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70mm is the game scale?

Wow.

So pretty much limited to only using them in this game. Seems quite a negative factor for a company starting out. There'd be a much broader customer base by doing them in a more mainstream scale.

Gonna be pricey...

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Yeah if 70mm is the game size scale that sadly makes it more of a "boutique" game.Though I have always admired companies attempts to create a game in the larger scales like 54mm and up it just becomes a little to specific in its uses ( I like alot of the old inquisitor stuff and smog minis) but your cross over sales become pretty much non existent :( still they are lovely sculpts!

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On the plus side they get to make the game they want rather than endlessly being asked for more Zombies, 'sensible' power armour female soldiers etc

 
   
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Fabio Bile wrote:From a comment on their Facebook page:

Game scale 70mm.\Collectible scale 170 mm.


Yeah I had asked that before I went to bed.

John D Law wrote:Yeah if 70mm is the game size scale that sadly makes it more of a "boutique" game.Though I have always admired companies attempts to create a game in the larger scales like 54mm and up it just becomes a little to specific in its uses ( I like alot of the old inquisitor stuff and smog minis) but your cross over sales become pretty much non existent :( still they are lovely sculpts!


I'm hoping they end up switching to a smaller scale as I'm sure I'm not the only one who would pick up a few army factions for the crossover usage, and would gladly play the game if the rules we solid.

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 RivenSkull wrote:


I'm hoping they end up switching to a smaller scale as I'm sure I'm not the only one who would pick up a few army factions for the crossover usage, and would gladly play the game if the rules we solid.


Those sculpts won't really work in a smaller scale though. There are lots of parts that would be too small/thin when scaled down, and I don't think they could be effectively manufactured at a ~35mm 'scale'.

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54mm was a big (!) enough departure for INQUISITOR and more than a little problematic in terms of terrain.

70mm?

Wow!

   
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Well their reply to asking if they were going to do a 32mm scale was:
Maybe...


So who knows if they plan on making it smaller. Everything is still early in development so there's plenty of time to change things.
   
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We'll find out soon enough eh.

 OrlandotheTechnicoloured wrote:
On the plus side they get to make the game they want rather than endlessly being asked for more Zombies, 'sensible' power armour female soldiers etc


Which they could do anyway, plenty of companies do, but 70mm is taking special snowflakery to a whole new level. That's around the size which is normally considered as being aimed exclusively at competition painters and collectors. Still, I suppose it's better that they make stuff that is completely out of scale with what most people use than these companies recently which have decided to make models which almost fit in with normal 30-32mm models and the sculpts for which would easily work at that size, but are deliberately made just too big to work well.

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Hi

On the facebook,
the creator say the battle pack ( who contain the 7 steam guild model and six dark alpha model , but no confirmation , is my personal speculation ) will between cost 150 to 170 $.

No news on what material they will use( i hope metal). Anyone know more ?

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Darth Visari wrote:
Hi

On the facebook,
the creator say the battle pack ( who contain the 7 steam guild model and six dark alpha model , but no confirmation , is my personal speculation ) will between cost 150 to 170 $.

No news on what material they will use( i hope metal). Anyone know more ?



Most likely there will be 8 models per faction: http://goa.aq/dark_alfas
So potentially 16 models as well as the game materials for $170 isn't a bad deal. If they end up going to 32mm, that will be fantastic.

As to the material, nothing has been stated yet, but on their company website it says they work with Nicem, which is a great spin caster company. So either metal or resin is likely if they keep doing that. However they did take a trip out to China last year and potentially already have a partner already for production, so that may make other materials possible.
   
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Updated first post with new video and kickstarter pricing.
   
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Just 20 more bucks for all prepainted? That is amazing. Now id like to see how they are prepainted, but if its decent that's a steal

I also love how the stat cards are. Slots to equip things and hold nasty effects to record keep is unique

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10-20 pre-painted 70mm miniatures PLUS a game to go with them for $170?

Skeptical glasses on....

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 Alex C wrote:
10-20 pre-painted 70mm miniatures PLUS a game to go with them for $170?

Skeptical glasses on....


Yeah I have no idea how they are proposing that to work, unless they are making the stuff factory painted in China.
   
 
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