ModCube - AdeptiCon Pics and What's Upcoming!

Forum adverts like this one are shown to any user who is not logged in. Join us by filling out a tiny 3 field form and you will get your own, free, dakka user account which gives a good range of benefits to you:

No adverts like this in the forums anymore.
Times and dates in your local timezone.
Full tracking of what you have read so you can skip to your first unread post, easily see what has changed since you last logged in, and easily see what is new at a glance.
Email notifications for threads you want to watch closely.
Being a part of the oldest wargaming community on the net.

If you are already a member then feel free to login now.

**RiTides**

Thanks, d-usa!! Also looks like the update will be one more day (early Wed) - there's a lot to get together!

**RiTides**

New update, showing all 11 sets completed to date:

Production Update #3 - Pics of 8 new sets!

As you can see above, we've been beavering away, now with 1200 token sets finished, and about 110,000 individual tokens!

Final Token Set Pictures

8 new sets have been finished these past two weeks, bringing us up to 11 completed sets:

As a reminder (and to keep them all in one place for easy reference!) here are the 3 sets shown in the previous update:

Upcoming Token Production

Our intern is putting in his final week, and will be creating all of the ModCube tools and free tokens in the latter part of this week, as well as working on a few of the next sets. The next sets we're going to work on are: Infinity, Star Wars Armada, Star Trek: Attack Wing, D&D: Attack Wing, and SciFi Crates. After that, we'll only have 4 sets left to complete!

If you have any input on the Star Wars Armada set, please post in the comments below or message us directly - we need some inspiration on what to include beyond the command tokens, and would welcome your input.

Cube Production Progress

The factory has been hard at work adjusting the surface finish of the cube mold, and they updated us yesterday that the samples have been completed, and were on their way for review by factory management (no word on the results of that review yet). They will also be sending us these samples, so we will update you all towards the end of next week on the results when we have them in-hand. Here's hoping we can hit "go" on the production run to get our "first to ship" cubes around the end of August =)

Until next time, keep on modding!

A few folks have already posted in the comments about including the defensive tokens in addition to the command tokens - but since these need to be flipped from red to green, I'm not sure if they would work in the cube. I could definitely provide acrylic tokens for them, though - but the red and the green halves would need to be glued together. Hmm... thoughts appreciated!

**Anpu-adom**

Have the red and green on opposite sides of the dice?
I swear, though... you are going to have to make 8 sided ModCubes...

**RiTides**

I think many ships have like 3 of those defensive actions, though... they seem like tokens I definitely will include, but I'm not sure they are a good fit to actually put in the cube.

I may actually be able to glue the sheets together myself, in which case I would provide acrylic red/green defensive tokens (red on one side and green on the other). They wouldn't fit in the cube, but there would be enough command tokens to fill the cubes with (in whatever color was selected for the set) along with a few extras for double commands, plus the red/green defensive tokens.

**RiTides**

The final cube samples arrived today, and look great! I've signed off on the production run, and should have a timeline on when we'll receive the "first to ship" cubes on Monday (I'm expecting them to arrive to us here at the end of August). So excited!!

Will make a proper update likely on Monday when I have those dates confirmed

**Alpharius**

Whoo hoo!

I've got a ModDEUX First to Ship!

Get going on those INFINITE tokens!!!

**RiTides**

Yeah they'll be in the next tokens update

**OrlandotheTechnicoloured**

Thumbs up,

so pleased the manufacturer nailed it (as you never quite know whether a tweek will work or need further revisions)

**RiTides**

Thanks Orlando

. Here's the full update with the firm dates from the factory:

Update #31, Aug 4 2015

Cube Production Update - Full Run Started!

Here's a quick update showing the final cube samples from the factory, which we have approved and begun the production run of!

Here are the projected delivery dates for the cubes to our location here:

- "First to Ship" cubes - August 24th

- Full production run - September 28th

We'll keep you all updated if anything changes, but the factory has been very good about hitting their deadlines so we do not anticipate there being any slippage. This puts us on track to ship the "First to Ship" cubes to backers at the start of September, and the full production run to backers starting at the beginning of October. We'll prioritize sending overseas packages first since they will take longer in transit, so we are hoping everyone will have their cubes in October.

Until next time, keep on modding!

It's possible the cubes will arrive on my birthday, which would be a nice gift

after all the stress that surface finishing process caused us!

Very excited to finally get the full range of final cubes in-hand (from the air shipment) and get the production run on the boat

. I wanted to see if we could get the whole run air shipped, but it would have cost another $1000 and we already faced a few unexpected costs getting the surface finish right and with the color quantities (some colors have less ordered than others and thus don't yield as good of a price break). We had a buffer in place for that, but couldn't spring for the extra shipping to get all 28,000 cubes from the production run sent at once.

It will actually work out well as we can see the results of our shipping methods with a smaller batch before sending out the remaining orders, since the "first to ship" backers account for about 30% of the packages we need to send.

As always, any questions just ask here or in the Kickstarter comments!

**Solar_lion**

Excellent... Looks like it's all coming together. Looking forward to using and showing off mine at my Local store

**Theophony**

As I mentioned on the kickstarter page I want some Zombicide noise counters

just reminding you here.

**RiTides**

That's a very good idea

and definitely something we'd like to offer once we finish up the KS items.

Here are a few quick status updates:

- While our prior intern finished up last week, we have another coming in for 6 full days next week - hoping to knock out all that's left!

- We also are set to receive the yellow, light green, dark green, and burgundy "first to ship" ModCubes from the factory tomorrow

(these were the first colors shot and finished before the rest).

- Today we sent the final addresses to our European distributor for the "first to ship" wave (except for two we're waiting on) and sent reminder emails to everyone in the "first to ship" tier who hadn't yet finalized their pledge manager (2 international and 4 domestic backers).

- Finally, I'm currently wrestling with the art for some of the remaining sets, and will be doing so pretty intensely for the next week... send Red Bull!

**RiTides**

Whoo, finally got this update together, apologies that it came later in the week than intended!

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1388589874/modcube-part-tokens-part-dice-fully-modular/posts/1331105

The 5,000 "First to Ship" cubes have arrived, with the last batch just coming in today!

The full production run (another 22,000 cubes) will be arriving in late September for the bulk of the pledges, but this will enable us to ship the first 200 "first to ship" pledge tier packages soon, starting in the first week of September!

We've also finished producing several new (challenging!) sets - Infinite, ST Attack Wing, and SW Armada:

Thank you very much to the backers who gave feedback on these sets, your input was invaluable!

Note that the larger tokens for SW Armada are to be used separately from the "Command Cubes" (they look great alongside them). These larger defense tokens are all translucent green, which matches the appropriate in-game color and allows you to see what token they are when flipped over (this "flipping" mechanic meant they needed to be separate from the cubes). The designs are also painted to make it even easier to see what they are when flipped. They work really great! Our local playtester for these won the SW Armada GenCon tourney =)

There are 6 sets remaining: 3 will be shown next week, and 3 the following week. Next week will be SciFi Crates, D&D Attack Wing, and Guildball. That will leave the final sets: Firestorm Armada, Maelstrom's Edge, and Deadzone. If you would be willing to give feedback on any of these sets, please place a comment below and I will send you a private message! We particularly want to know the following:

1. Should D&D Attack Wing have half tokens similar to X-wing and ST Attack Wing?
2. What in the world should the set composition be for Firestorm Armada? The token symbols are simple, and Spartan lists out the tokens used very nicely, but the ratios are something we have no idea about!
3. Deadzone also is in great need of backer input!

If you've been following the comments you'll see several backers alerted us to a new "tractor beam" symbol for X-wing, and we were able to squeak in a quick cut to add them into all the X-wing sets:

Pledge Manager Closing!!

The pledge manager will be closed this Sunday, August 23rd, so that we can get the "first to ship" packages ready! Since the last few designs are still to be shown, if you would like to change your selections after this point, please just send us a message =). Note that your card will be charged soon after the pledge manager is closed if you added items through BackerKit.

We'll put out an update next week with the next 3 sets, and news on when to expect your cubes if you are in a "first to ship" pledge level.

Until next time, keep on modding!

**legoburner**

Looking awesome, very glad I backed

**Wehrkind**

I love the llama on the dogged token! Super cute!

**RiTides**

Thanks lego!

Wehrkind, now I can't get that out of my head

We packed 10,000 cube halves into bags of 8 each this weekend, and will be getting the "first to ship" orders ready while finishing up the last few set designs. Update coming at the end of the week! (Friday or Saturday)

**OrlandotheTechnicoloured**

So many cubes, so many colours

(did it give you a headache?)

roll on the rest of them arriving

**Solar_lion**

The excitement builds ..

**Shotgun**

Was talking to my FLGS about these. Any idea when they might be able to look at these for stocking purposes? Or someone point me in the right direction so I can point them to it.

Also, any thought on FoW tokens?

**RiTides**

Orlando - A little bit

but many hands makes less work! The interns were real life-savers this summer

Shotgun - We'll likely be putting them up for general sale in early November, and so have been planning to talk to retailers in late October. If they email info AT modcube DOT com and put "ModCube Retailer Inquiry" or the like in the title, we will reach out then. I know that's a little late for when most retailers get in their holiday stock, but as it's a rather small item we're hoping it's something they can add in.

We're also planning to start small with retailers, to test the waters a bit and see the best format for selling these in stores. There are so many combinations that not all can be offered in stores, but then again certain sets were Much more popular and so it is likely safe to focus on these (with each store knowing their local player base best, of course!).

**cincydooley**

Gawrsh....are these EVAR going to ship?!

Complaint, complaint, grumble grumble.

But seriously, its all looking great. Excited to get the Armada ones in particular.

**Theophony**

You posted the link on the comments section of the ks, but I wanted to post it here as well.

That's the sort of picture of plastic crack that makes me happy

**Anpu-adom**

I'm very excited to get mine. My last league night is the 1st, so there is no way that mine will arrive before then, but still...

**RiTides**

Thanks for posting that, Theophony! (Although weird that it doesn't show up on my phone)

Anpu-adom, Ah darn, I think we will have just missed it - we're hoping to have all the "first to ship" pledges out in about a week and a half.

**Solar_lion**

Almost, almost, almost.....

Looks like this has taken over your house!

**Theophony**

thats alright, he can build a new house out of his cubes and move into that. I believe that's the backup plan if this venture failed and the wife kicks him out

**MeanGreenStompa**

Wife and I are really glad we were able to back this and look forward to our Romulan and Dominion STAW suitable cubes!

**Solar_lion**

I'll be the first...Congrats... ( didn't wanna steal your thunder )

**Anpu-adom**

Solar_lion wrote:
Almost, almost, almost.....

Looks like this has taken over your house!

Move over Modcubes because here comes Baby! Congratulations!

RiTidesette? No, not cute enough.

Cubette... there we go. I shall call her Cubette on the forms.

**RiTides**

Thanks SL and Anpu!! Cubette is not bad

. We'll be back in action a bit after 1.5 - 2 weeks (reinforcements coming!) and should definitely still have all the "first to ship" tiers out in September. Really appreciate the well wishes!