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2014/10/15 21:03:07
Subject: [JoeK Minis] Hephaestus is coming!
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Been Around the Block
Cambridge, United Kingdom
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Hi folks,
Very pleased to say that the mighty Hephaestus is going to become available via pre-order from this Friday! He's the first figure from my new long term 'Odyssey' project, and he's been magnificently sculpted by Robby Crawforth from concept art by Roberto Cirillo
This is what you need to know I think:
He's a big chap...
Friday's the big day - so pop along to www.joekminis.com on the 17th October where you'll be able to see more photos, plus pre-order the big guy
Cheers folks!
Joe
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This message was edited 3 times. Last update was at 2014/10/18 21:36:46
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2014/10/15 23:04:36
Subject: [JoeK Minis] Hephaestus is coming!
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Longtime Dakkanaut
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Looks cool.
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2014/10/16 01:54:25
Subject: [JoeK Minis] Hephaestus is coming!
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Fixture of Dakka
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What is it size? like the design
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2014/10/16 08:18:09
Subject: [JoeK Minis] Hephaestus is coming!
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Joined the Military for Authentic Experience
On an Express Elevator to Hell!!
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Wow, from the Beasts of War preview I didn't realise he was that big! I think I have read he is 75mm tall Jehan-reznor
Love the aesthetics of this guy, think he would make a great mini to use as a final boss for a dungeon crawling game. Can imagine some kind of grey-tone skin with brass and gold for the really ornate looking armour.
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2014/10/16 08:32:15
Subject: [JoeK Minis] Hephaestus is coming!
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Legendary Master of the Chapter
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He looks like one of the promised minis from Torn Armor. Only real.
Very cool.
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2014/10/16 11:42:49
Subject: [JoeK Minis] Hephaestus is coming!
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Been Around the Block
Cambridge, United Kingdom
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Yup, he measures approx 72mm from hump to bottom, but his hammer is a bit bigger obviously
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2014/10/16 13:15:15
Subject: [JoeK Minis] Hephaestus is coming!
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Dankhold Troggoth
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Would you consider offering alternate heads? A more time-generic or more evil-looking head (or both!) without the Roman crest could make this model usable for many more armies! Such as chaos dwarfs, heck even a Salamanders counts-as ironclad dreadnought! But the head alone keeps it from being appropriate for these alternate uses.
Here's a quick pic of one of Mantic's abyssal golems- nowhere near the sculpt this is, but with a head that works for other things:
You don't even have to have the same sculptor make alternate heads. If you do make a "less Roman" head or heads, even as an add-on, I would totally buy this! And you would broaden your market greatly
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2014/10/16 13:30:01
Subject: [JoeK Minis] Hephaestus is coming!
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Joined the Military for Authentic Experience
On an Express Elevator to Hell!!
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I actually think the existing head would suit Chaos Dwarves/evil armies pretty well; the crest after all is a pretty generic addition to a helm, and if you did an appropriate paint-job with the armour (dark coloured, or even 'golem' style of having lava visible from behind the metal) think that could work pretty well..
All just my opinion of course!
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2014/10/16 15:31:55
Subject: [JoeK Minis] Hephaestus is coming!
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Been Around the Block
Cambridge, United Kingdom
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The head is completely separate from the body so easy to convert if you wanted. I doubt I'll ever do this myself because Heph is a very distinct character for the range!
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2014/10/16 16:32:32
Subject: [JoeK Minis] Hephaestus is coming!
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Ah, if it's completely separate you're right, easy enough to convert . Tempted to get one now... I guess I've got 4 weeks to decide!
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2014/10/17 07:51:36
Subject: [JoeK Minis] Hephaestus is coming!
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Been Around the Block
Cambridge, United Kingdom
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I'm up, and the button's clicked...Thunderbirds are go!
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2014/10/17 10:40:12
Subject: Re:[JoeK Minis] Hephaestus is coming!
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Regular Dakkanaut
Uppsala, Sweden
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Man, I'm tempted by this beast; he looks pretty awesome!
Has there been any hints dropped concerning what may be coming next in this Odyssey series?
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2014/10/17 11:04:33
Subject: [JoeK Minis] Hephaestus is coming!
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Been Around the Block
Cambridge, United Kingdom
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I haven't given much away, mainly because I wasn't sure. I've actually got a lot of characters sketched out with backgrounds, but it's a case of putting my (and my co-writer) thoughts onto a piece of paper and getting the concept art done.
However, the next piece *is* underway.
I think Heph needs someone to fight against in a kind of 'good' v' 'evil' face off...and that's as much as you're gonna get from me :p
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2014/10/17 19:16:16
Subject: [JoeK Minis] Hephaestus is coming!
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So...Ares then?
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2014/10/17 19:24:13
Subject: [JoeK Minis] Hephaestus is coming!
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Been Around the Block
Cambridge, United Kingdom
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Shakes head.
Guess again :p
(This could go on for a while...)
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2014/10/17 19:43:20
Subject: [JoeK Minis] Hephaestus is coming!
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Ares would be a PERFECT foil for Hephaestus - you know, the whole Aphrodite thing!
How could you miss it?!?!?
OK then...
Hades?
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2014/10/17 20:52:18
Subject: [JoeK Minis] Hephaestus is coming!
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Been Around the Block
Cambridge, United Kingdom
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Well, the thing is that the Odyssey universe might be linked to the Greek Myths, but it doesn't necessarily remain the same.
Over the next few months more will become a little clearer I think, but safe to say that whilst the gods are still rather fluid with their moods and loyalties and their interest in humanity they are really really not what they said on the old Greek Myth tins of baked beans...
Oh, and in the Odyssey world, Hades is dead.
Really, really dead.
But, in his death he's led to a whole faction of beings being thrust into existance. And they're gonna be cool.
Well, they will be when I've worked out what they look like
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2014/10/17 21:00:02
Subject: [JoeK Minis] Hephaestus is coming!
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OK, now I'm even MORE interested in what you're up to with this whole thing!
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2014/10/20 18:30:40
Subject: [JoeK Minis] Hephaestus is coming!
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Been Around the Block
Cambridge, United Kingdom
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2014/10/20 19:35:47
Subject: [JoeK Minis] Hephaestus is coming!
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Dakka Veteran
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I clearly read "Beowulf" in the pixled image. Give us something harder!
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2014/10/20 19:49:30
Subject: [JoeK Minis] Hephaestus is coming!
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Been Around the Block
Cambridge, United Kingdom
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grefven wrote:I clearly read "Beowulf" in the pixled image. Give us something harder!
It ain't Beowulf...
You must try harder :p
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2014/10/20 20:24:03
Subject: Re:[JoeK Minis] Hephaestus is coming!
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Regular Dakkanaut
Uppsala, Sweden
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Hmmm, I guessed Perses on the Facebook, but that was evidently wrong... A bit stumped on this one; I'm no Greek myth expert. Could it be one of the semi-mortal heroes, like Achilles?
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2014/10/21 01:33:27
Subject: Re:[JoeK Minis] Hephaestus is coming!
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Fixture of Dakka
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Trodax wrote:Hmmm, I guessed Perses on the Facebook, but that was evidently wrong... A bit stumped on this one; I'm no Greek myth expert. Could it be one of the semi-mortal heroes, like Achilles?
Google is your friend http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hephaestus It is the original Vulcan.
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2014/10/21 07:10:42
Subject: [JoeK Minis] Hephaestus is coming!
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Been Around the Block
Cambridge, United Kingdom
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It's not Vulcan :p
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2014/10/21 13:21:48
Subject: [JoeK Minis] Hephaestus is coming!
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What's the plan for your game system?
A KS launch?
Straight to 'retail' via your own webstore?
Do I buy Hephaestus now, or wait?
Thanks!
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2014/10/21 13:51:41
Subject: [JoeK Minis] Hephaestus is coming!
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Been Around the Block
Cambridge, United Kingdom
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Alpharius wrote:What's the plan for your game system?
A KS launch?
Straight to 'retail' via your own webstore?
Do I buy Hephaestus now, or wait?
Thanks!
The game won't be around for quite a while Alpharius. I have a very basic idea of how I want the game to work, but it will involve an awful lot of research before I'm at that stage. The background and characters are my main focus at the moment and building up some sort of reason for everything to exist. Ideally, these pre-order launches are a way to fund a base amount of figures so I actually have working examples for the eventual game. It'll be only at that point that I'd even think of going to Kickstarter. In essence, what you're seeing in these figures are my proof of concept. There are so many figures we've already got ideas for, and a huge amount of other things that I want to do that the only way I could do it is by a crowd funding scheme I think!
The best thing that anyone who likes the figure and is intrigued by Odyssey is to pick one up now (whilst it's cheaper) really! The more I get in these four weeks, the quicker I can get the art done and the figures worked on!
But even if folk don't have the funds (which I can completely understand), sharing the info and the pics would be fantastic too!
Before the end of this 4 week pre-order period, I will have the finalised concept art for the intended next figure, plus a couple more short stories, and after this I'll be going into more and more background detail!
So far there are 4 very distinct 'factions', and I'm hoping that there will be something to please everyone...finger's crossed :p
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2014/10/21 17:20:00
Subject: [JoeK Minis] Hephaestus is coming!
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[DCM]
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OK, good to know - and I'll be pre-ordering a Hephaestus this Friday!
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2014/10/24 01:18:50
Subject: [JoeK Minis] Hephaestus is coming!
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Fixture of Dakka
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I have ordered mine through my Japanese retailer!
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2014/10/24 12:40:19
Subject: [JoeK Minis] Hephaestus is coming!
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Been Around the Block
Cambridge, United Kingdom
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That kind of worries me, as I don't have a Japanese retailer!
Although - I did have someone purchase one who was from Japan, so I'm going to hope that it's him!
Admittedly, since none of them have gone out yet, the chances are they'd have to be an astonisingly good recaster to do this sort of thing from photos :p
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2014/10/25 19:46:04
Subject: [JoeK Minis] Hephaestus is coming!
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Been Around the Block
Cambridge, United Kingdom
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A little bit late, but I think this is in order now...
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