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**Pacific**

Looks very cool.

Although, not sure about the story they have written with it. Wasn't it one where Conan had dressed his bodyguard in his personal armour to make it look like he was personally leading an attack (because he had been wounded and couldn't move?) Guy in armour then gets killed and his army falls apart in dismay as they think their king has been killed..? Not completely sure, it's a while since I read it.

**Wehrkind**

Isn't that the Illiad?

**Pacific**

Haha, possibly yes!

A few more updates:

#54 Death is only the beginning...

Far to the South of Conan's home there lies a dry, arid land where a rugged, dark skinned people eke as much of a life as they can out of the sands. The environment is not the only danger in these lands however, there is a darker, more sinister power at work, one that man should have known to leave well enough alone but the promise of power is too tempting for some. Now the dead rest uneasily beneath the sands and monstrous beasts devour men like cattle as the great and powerful watch on, eternally.

Presenting Conan: The Boardgame's Second expansion, written by Bruno Cathala, the author of Five Tribes, Cyclades and Abyss. Delve deep into the sands of Stygia, through undead crypts and hordes of undead abominations to discover the real evil that lurks beneath this sunburnt land.

Included in this expansion is:

1 exclusive Assassin hero
1 Thot-Amon Leader
10 Giant scorpions monsters
1 Scorpion broodmother monster
5 Assassins minions
5 Eternal guard minions
1 double sided game board
4 scenarios by Bruno Cathala

You've read it, you finally have the opportunity to oppose Conan to the most powerful sorceror of all time: the infamous Thot-Amon!

"With an inhuman cry Conan caught up his fallen sword and leaped into the path of the hurtling horror. But even as his sword went up, the forefeet of the black beast smote him like a thunderbolt and sent him hurtling a score feet away, dazed and bruised. Yasmela's cry came hauntingly to his stunned ears as the chariot roared"

by. Robert E. Howard - Black Colossus

Also some of you will have noticed that the price tag has decreased on this expansion. Well, we originally planned to release a discount pack for purchasing both expansions. However, we thought this may be a little unfair to those who only wished to purchase one set. So instead, we decided to lower the price of both the expansions so everyone could be happy! Enjoy!

**tre manor**

I would be willing to bet that the quality of the plastics will at least be as good as zombiecide so if that is the acceptable threshold then I would say you are in the clear. Some of these models will translate beautifully but others I do not think will. Dust Studios are very good at what they do.

**Nostromodamus**

tre manor wrote:
Dust Studios are very good at what they do.

Are they making the models? Do you have a source for that info? Should we be concerned about their current legal troubles?

**Pacific**

Another update,

#56
You can’t stop progress

Hey guys, a quick update as we promised we would keep you up to speed with the development of certain elements! First of all the lovely, Valeria based on Paolo Parent’s artwork:

Erm.. NSFW?

Spoiler:

Sculpted by Viktor Dragosani

Second, a more advanced, yet still unfinished, Bone golem!

Sculpted by Arnaud Boudoiron

Finally, my personal favorite, the nefarious sorcerer from our Khitai expansion, check out this bad boy!

Sculpted by Stéphane Simon

**OrlandotheTechnicoloured**

Alex C wrote:
tre manor wrote:
Dust Studios are very good at what they do.

Are they making the models? Do you have a source for that info? Should we be concerned about their current legal troubles?

Assuming Dust Studios are making the minis I think the Conan team will have to keep an eye on the issue if only because if legal action occurs between BF & Dust Studios or if there is no actual legal action but the relationship has broken down then the business will be in a much less solid state

but as long as they're not planning to hand over a big bag of cash upfront (which would be at risk if the business folded or had to spend all cash in hand on legal fees) it should not be a big problem. Write a solid contract, pay for minis on delivery (with or without late payment penalty) and everybody is happy.... (It might even mean a higher chance of on time delivery if they are not having to make stuff to supply BF on a regular basis)

**Theophony**

I think what he meant is they are being made at the same factory that makes the dust studio figures. I don't think that will be affected by their legal issues.

**Yodhrin**

Interesting, it seems the Conan universe includes some form of medieval boob implant procedure

Still, it's getting to the point I'm considering going in despite my reservations about the models, purely on the basis that there are now so many surely some will be good. We'll see.

**Trodax**

Theophony wrote:
I think what he meant is they are being made at the same factory that makes the dust studio figures.

Has this really been confirmed? The last I heard made it sound like the comparison to Dust was more "this is the quality we're shooting for, but we don't have any deals with a specific factory set up yet" rather than "they will be made through the same process, at the same factory". I could have missed something though.

**Nostromodamus**

Trodax wrote:
Theophony wrote:
I think what he meant is they are being made at the same factory that makes the dust studio figures.

Has this really been confirmed? The last I heard made it sound like the comparison to Dust was more "this is the quality we're shooting for, but we don't have any deals with a specific factory set up yet" rather than "they will be made through the same process, at the same factory". I could have missed something though.

This is correct. I asked Jamie in the comments and he said it was the quality they were aiming for, not necessarily the same manufacturer. To my knowledge the manufacturer has not been disclosed.

**Trodax**

OK cool, thanks for confirming Alex.

**weeble1000**

Alex C wrote:
Trodax wrote:
Theophony wrote:
I think what he meant is they are being made at the same factory that makes the dust studio figures.

Has this really been confirmed? The last I heard made it sound like the comparison to Dust was more "this is the quality we're shooting for, but we don't have any deals with a specific factory set up yet" rather than "they will be made through the same process, at the same factory". I could have missed something though.

This is correct. I asked Jamie in the comments and he said it was the quality they were aiming for, not necessarily the same manufacturer. To my knowledge the manufacturer has not been disclosed.

Wait, what? Monolith hasn't even disclosed the manufacturer? Good luck with that.

**Nostromodamus**

weeble1000 wrote:
Alex C wrote:
Trodax wrote:
Theophony wrote:
I think what he meant is they are being made at the same factory that makes the dust studio figures.

Has this really been confirmed? The last I heard made it sound like the comparison to Dust was more "this is the quality we're shooting for, but we don't have any deals with a specific factory set up yet" rather than "they will be made through the same process, at the same factory". I could have missed something though.

This is correct. I asked Jamie in the comments and he said it was the quality they were aiming for, not necessarily the same manufacturer. To my knowledge the manufacturer has not been disclosed.

Wait, what? Monolith hasn't even disclosed the manufacturer? Good luck with that.

Not to my knowledge.

They may have done, but I haven't seen it.

**weeble1000**

Alex C wrote:
weeble1000 wrote:
Alex C wrote:
Trodax wrote:
Theophony wrote:
I think what he meant is they are being made at the same factory that makes the dust studio figures.

Has this really been confirmed? The last I heard made it sound like the comparison to Dust was more "this is the quality we're shooting for, but we don't have any deals with a specific factory set up yet" rather than "they will be made through the same process, at the same factory". I could have missed something though.

This is correct. I asked Jamie in the comments and he said it was the quality they were aiming for, not necessarily the same manufacturer. To my knowledge the manufacturer has not been disclosed.

Wait, what? Monolith hasn't even disclosed the manufacturer? Good luck with that.

Not to my knowledge.

They may have done, but I haven't seen it.

Well apparently I and plenty of other folks were under the impression that Dust was manufacturing the figures. It is sort of weird to find out in the middle of a campaign that it was going to be something like the quality of a known manufacturer.

That + PVC + "high quality plastic" is the Kickstarter poster child for manufacturing red flags.

**Nostromodamus**

I'll do my best to get an answer out of Jamie and post it here.

**cincydooley**

Dust Studio is producing the miniatures.

**Nostromodamus**

cincydooley wrote:
Dust Studio is producing the miniatures.

I keep seeing this but am yet to see an official statement from Monolith, or for someone to produce a source for the info. Did I miss something?

**cincydooley**

Alex C wrote:
cincydooley wrote:
Dust Studio is producing the miniatures.

I keep seeing this but am yet to see an official statement from Monolith. Did I miss something?

Naw, you didn't miss anything.

I asked someone that is a friend of Paolo and they told me.

Not sure if I can divulge the person, so I won't.

But it makes sense, especially considering Paolo loves Conan and did a video for the KS.

**spiralingcadaver**

So, I've been vaguely following this one, and the minis/art look nice, but are there any rules downloads around?

**Nostromodamus**

How likely is the Battlefront situation going to affect their ability to fulfill Conan?

Sorry, I'm a bit clueless when it comes to this sort of thing and get quite paranoid about fulfillment issues

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spiralingcadaver wrote:
So, I've been vaguely following this one, and the minis/art look nice, but are there any rules downloads around?

One of the updates has partial rules. More to come soon.

To be honest, you can get most of the rules from watching the gameplay videos and reviews. It's fairly simple.

**cincydooley**

This is speculation on my part, but from what I'm reading/hearing it won't affect it at all. It almost sounds like Paolo is chalking the BF nonsense up as a loss, finalizing fulfillment with backers of he can, & moving forward.

**fattdex**

Dust Studios proces all of the X Wing models. I think you will find that they are doing just fine regardless if they ever get paid for dust mate.

**ced1106**

->@Monolith, can you confirm if any company has been put in place to produce the minis yet and if so could we see something they have produced please?

Now I can understand a lot of you may be thinking that the guys who did Journey/Dust or the others are the ones making our miniatures seeing as how much I’ve stressed their resemblance. The truth is though, “I” do not know exactly who we are using, production isn’t exactly my domain but I will ask the question and get as much info for you guys as I can like always. However I can assure you we have someone lined up, agreements have already be made and hands shaken (you didn’t think we were going to produce this on such a tight schedule without having all that sorted out in advance right?). I will see what I can do about getting examples.

....

->@Jamie : Can we expect the print & play version today ?
I’m afraid not, I’m hoping for Monday/Tuesday

Seb_Super 34 minutes ago

From the designer himself : molds are made by Dust Studio, production is made by Ludofact Asia, using the same PVC as the one used in the Dust minis.

**Nostromodamus**

Someone just said in the comments that Monolith made a statement in a french forum:

"molds are made by Dust Studio, production is made by Ludofact Asia, using the same PVC as the one used in the Dust minis."

**ced1106**

Not Ludo Fact Asia, but BGG post on Ludo Fact (2009):
https://boardgamegeek.com/blogpost/3629/ludo-fact-tour-how-games-are-made

In business since 2007. List of partners include CMON and FFG:
http://www.greatexportimport.com/s-ludo_fact_asia_ltd/3343202

**Nostromodamus**

Official statement from Jamie in the comments:

"Ok then guys an official statement concerning the miniature production:
We are indeed using the same factories as DUST:Tactics and The Others. Therefore, you can expect the same great quality. This agreement been in place for quite some time now so production will be starting on schedule. I also have assurances that the Battlefront/dust situation will have NO IMPACT on the production of the Conan minis! Finally, I am sorry to say that we will not be able to get a production sample in time for the end of the campaign however if you check out any Dust miniature you can see for yourselves

"

**Yodhrin**

Alex C wrote:
Official statement from Jamie in the comments:

"Ok then guys an official statement concerning the miniature production:
We are indeed using the same factories as DUST:Tactics and The Others. Therefore, you can expect the same great quality. This agreement been in place for quite some time now so production will be starting on schedule. I also have assurances that the Battlefront/dust situation will have NO IMPACT on the production of the Conan minis! Finally, I am sorry to say that we will not be able to get a production sample in time for the end of the campaign however if you check out any Dust miniature you can see for yourselves "

It worries me a bit that they still don't seem to get why "look at models from another range" isn't necessarily any reassurance of the quality of the Conan models - you can have the best process in the world, but if some of the sculpts don't match up well with that process they're still going to look like arse.

**WhelpSlayer**

Hop,

Haven't been here for a while guys so my apologies for that but it seems Alex has done a fine job relaying all the info back here!

Just to confirm that it is indeed the same factory that produces Dust, The Others, Xwing who will be producing ours

Yodhrin wrote:

It worries me a bit that they still don't seem to get why "look at models from another range" isn't necessarily any reassurance of the quality of the Conan models - you can have the best process in the world, but if some of the sculpts don't match up well with that process they're still going to look like arse.

True it may not be but maybe the following statement will: The guys at Monolith have been working with Paolo for many years now on other projects. An agreement was reached very early on in the project and as such all the models were sculpted with the relevant processes in mind

**tre manor**

So why did you guys not produce a test run of a few minis before the KS began? Seems like it would have been simple enough to do. You have had enough time, you had the relationship in place far in advance, and the cost to produce a test run is nothing compared to the cost of all the marketing materials and certainly no object before the kind of money to be made from the project. 4 to 6 figures to a tool ( conservatively speaking ) a minimum lot of 1000 castings per cavity per tool? According the quotes I have had that cost should not have been at all beyond your reach.