Mierce Miniatures Darklands Ongoing News and Rumors Thread! Darklands Rulebook ships on April 18!

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**OrlandotheTechnicoloured**

Rob and Tim are both off at the Sheffield Slaughter tournament this weekend so I wouldn't expect to hear anything until Monday if you're lucky, or Tuesday if you're not

(Rob tends to end up with loads of work emails & business stuff on Mondays so while I'm sure he'll start on the general KS mails too whether he'll be able to clear them all I'm less certain)

**Alpharius**

Malkaven wrote:
to take advantage of the monstrous infantry deal do we need to be at the required total at the end of the KS or can we throw in some and then get to the total post KS?

Only your pledge during the actual Kickstarter campaign counts towards what you qualify for in terms of free monstrous infantry.

**GiraffeX**

And the kickstarter needs 300 backers for that to come into effect. We made it over 300 on the last one ok.

**Alpharius**

The last one gained almost 100 backers in the last 4 days, but I think that was because that's roughly when the 'Alix and agree Monster' deal was announced?

**GiraffeX**

Yeah it was, Alix really pushed the backer count up. Golgog isn't as interesting in my opinion, but we still have 9 days.

**Vhalan**

I imagine the total will really jump once the 300 backer goal is reached. I know Ill up mine more once Golgog is unlocked.

**Alpharius**

I'm a bit concerned that the opposite might happen too - and I really want this one to get to £50K too!

Fingers crossed!

**Joyboozer**

Alpharius wrote:
I'm a bit concerned that the opposite might happen too - and I really want this one to get to £50K too!

Fingers crossed!

The best stuff is always just out of reach!

**I-bounty-hunt-the-elderly**

So that Fomoraic host will only get sculpted/produced if the project reaches 50k right? Have to say that's the only one I'm interested in.

**Mierce Miniatures**

@Vhalan - just up your pledge now, in the unlikely event we don't reach 300 backers you can always reduce your pledge before the end.

Adding more now increases the chance of getting stretch goals - if everybody waited, we'd never get anywhere!

**Alpharius**

That is correct - we've still got 9 days to get those additional 100 backers and £25K...

**Azreal13**

Are there any WIP of Cqaa I've missed? If we don't reach 50K, I'll likely adjust my pledge to cover buying him and Maari, but thinking on that, it occurred to me it seems like ages ago he got unlocked and I can trembler seeing any progress on him.

**Slinky**

I don't remember seeing anything other than the concept art as yet.

**OrlandotheTechnicoloured**

He's not been started yet,

but it was confirmed Alan Carrasco will now be sculpting him in Fridays update

**Vhalan**

@Mierce

I have a rather bad track history of forgetting to manage pledges down at the end or Id do that.

**zedmeister**

Well, that's a surprise

Okay. A bit of background. In the £35k host will be the Byzantii Auxiliarius - sword/shield versions of the Sagittarius, along with the Option with sword/shield.

As well as those will be the three Auxilia Bestiarii.

They will control Onumo, a giant Hippoxus...

80mm, that's a church bell he's ripped off a Nailed God's church, and he'll come in two flavours, as you can see... one of which (chained) will be a special edition project exclusive...

Anyway, I hope you guys have fallen off your chairs too.

By the way, Allan Carrasco will be sculpting Onumo.

**Joyboozer**

After seeing that concept art, I had to calm down before posting, it would have nothing but repeating holy fething gak that's awesome!

**Baragash**

Darklands - the most pleasure you can get being smacked by a hippo's bell-end.

The tone can only go upwards from here.

Suffice to say I needs him and will have to root around for some change for Legio infantry too.

EDIT: £45 for the project exclusive, £36 for the normal one outside of the host.

**OrlandotheTechnicoloured**

Since Alan did a hippo man for Figone I've hoped he'd do another so this is a must have

**RiTides**

Hippo art looks amazing, and agree about the one he did for FigOne - if they're in the same scale (hopefully they will be!) it would be awesome to pair them up! In fact, I think they have a whale-man and walrus-man, too... combined with the Walvax from the 50K goal here, could really have a neat looking group!

Spoiler:

Mierce already got back to me and gave me access to Bil, Nithing! This little guy will now be mine

**Undead_Love-Machine**

I would prefer it if the Mierce hippo is bigger than Alan's Figone one, the bigger the beast the better for me!

**highlord tamburlaine**

Do I even need a hippo?

I guess I do now.

Thanks, Mierce.

Hope he can play nice with my Fomorians.

**Alpharius**

He's Byzantii so the answer is...Hell No!

(Ha! See wht I did there?

)

**lordphade**

Golgog says otherwise! Mwahahaha

**Alpharius**

Well Golgog wasn't initially mentioned, was he?

**Wehrkind**

Baragash wrote:
Darklands - the most pleasure you can get being smacked by a hippo's bell-end.

It is going to be a good day now. Thanks

**drazz**

highlord tamburlaine wrote:
Do I even need a hippo?

I guess I do now.

Thanks, Mierce.

Hope he can play nice with my Fomorians.

The correct question is; "Where can I use this hippo?"

**Alpharius**

The Answer - Wherever you want?

But first and foremost, in a game of Darklands, of course!

**RivenSkull**

Jute sorcorer Auga, Drēaguth Deathbringer revealed to unlock at £32,500.

Resin and Metal.

**Alpharius**

With that staff and lantern thing?

Metal all the way for me!