I got my shipping payment request this morning.

So disappointing, sorry to see people are still receiving poor quality sculpts even after they increased their QA.
Still waiting for the shipping invoice.

I don't like that so many people are excited about the announcement on Facebook about the Feb 1st store opening. Their not going to get what Creature Caster are advertising, the quality of the models shown are no where near what people have been getting by the unboxing videos and pics. It's false advertising and attempting to defraud the customer.

On a side note I would like to see if there going to drop the prices when the store goes online.
Daemons CAD$90 / $110, Dragons $185.

So...I don't hate the spider demon. Yeah, I see a few slip ups. But not necessarily impossible. If someone in the US is unhappy with theirs, PM me, we'll arrange for pics, and I'd be willing to toss $50 for one. If you're unsatisfied...lemme know. I might be able to help you recoup some of your loss!

Same offer goes for the pincer demon.

Yeah, I don't see an issue with the painted one. The pics of mold slip on some people's parts do look really bad, though. It seems to be all about getting a good cast.

Tree creature still looks great to me on all the copies shown so far, so that one seems to be a pretty safe bet. If people do buy off the webstore you'd have the usual consumer protections, too - which are unfortunately lacking for the most part with KS!

Honestly it looks pretty close to forge world cast quality, but that's... faint praise. The detail does look pretty soft; maybe it will look better with a coat of primer.

I received a request for shipping payment on Thursday or Friday of last week. They're coming out, slowly.

Conrad_Dakarn wrote:
Sorry it took some time....but here is all the photos of the disaster of a Spider Demon that I received. EVERY part had some kind of slippage (some pretty major ones on parts that should be completely smooth!) and/or loss of detail. My Tree Walker -seems- ok in terms of slippage but the detail isn't as crisp as those lovely "Master" models we were told the figure would match.

Needless to say, I'm going to be E-mailing Creature Caster now to ask for an entirely new Spider Demon to get sent out....for FREE (including postage).....to replace this one. NOT the quality I paid for.

The Tree Walker, I'm going to look at in a couple of days (when I've calmed down again) and take photos if I think there is detail loss that warrants me complaining about that one too.

http://s1120.photobucket.com/user/Conrad_dakarn/library/Creature%20Caster

Wow!

That really does fail to deliver the quality promised by this Campaign - good luck in your quest for restitution and satisfaction!

 RiTides wrote:
Yeah, I don't see an issue with the painted one. The pics of mold slip on some people's parts do look really bad, though. It seems to be all about getting a good cast.

Tree creature still looks great to me on all the copies shown so far, so that one seems to be a pretty safe bet. If people do buy off the webstore you'd have the usual consumer protections, too - which are unfortunately lacking for the most part with KS!

That's because you are a philistine, RiTides Seriously, next time you are over at the house you can compare the detail on the tree woman with models 1/10th her size. The tree woman is one of the more successful models, and the sharpness and amount of detail is on par with board game models, or really cheap plastics. The spider woman in that gallery linked is just awful quality. Especially bearing in mind that these are ~8" tall, about the same size as He-Man action figures, and about as detailed.

High quality resin miniatures, it says so when the ad appears in the top right corner.

I have been blocked on CC FB page because I linked some videos of the Emperor Dragon and Mountain Dragon unboxing.

Well, I might be but some board game minis are really nice these days

I'm not saying they didn't promise better, but the results (at least on the Tree creature) are still worth keeping! I'm seeing posts like they're worthless... and that's just going too far from what I can see (not counting the terrible mold slip someone posted above - that should result in a complete replacement, imo).

...which would, of course, mean that many of the casts sent out are, in fact, worthless.

Especially compared to what was advertised here.

For being this late, you'd have thought that at least the quality would be there.

The product being sent out seems to show that the casting partner chosen as really not very good at this type of thing AND that they're QC isn't where it needs to be at all either.

Day two since promises of payment requests being sent out to everyone were made, and promises have still not been kept. I'll be messaging them on their Kickstarter. Hopefully I receive a response. I'm actually kind of anxious to get a hold of these models just so I can do a review and (assuming they're as bad as I expect them to be) put out a review video to show people what they're actually getting instead of the photoshopped, fully painted resin masters they put on their Facebook.

Got my payment request last week. I backed for the Plague Angel. As far as I know, no images have been released of it, just the concept art, so I have no idea what I'm receiving.

Feel bad for anyone that backed for more than 1 model. Even if the casts were up to par, it looks like everyone will be able to get them at a cheaper price than the KS once the store opens.

willb2064 wrote:
Got my payment request last week. I backed for the Plague Angel. As far as I know, no images have been released of it, just the concept art, so I have no idea what I'm receiving.

Feel bad for anyone that backed for more than 1 model. Even if the casts were up to par, it looks like everyone will be able to get them at a cheaper price than the KS once the store opens.

Plague Angel model has featured in multiple updates and is viewable on the website. Jeremy even streamed the digital sculpting of it*. It has been done for a VERY long time. You must have paid zero attention to the project after backing it in order to avoid seeing it for this long...



*He even took my suggestion on how to handle the genitals (torn off with the wound stitched up). I'm intrigued to see if that made it to the final model.

 Alpharius wrote:

Conrad_Dakarn wrote:
Sorry it took some time....but here is all the photos of the disaster of a Spider Demon that I received. EVERY part had some kind of slippage (some pretty major ones on parts that should be completely smooth!) and/or loss of detail. My Tree Walker -seems- ok in terms of slippage but the detail isn't as crisp as those lovely "Master" models we were told the figure would match.

Needless to say, I'm going to be E-mailing Creature Caster now to ask for an entirely new Spider Demon to get sent out....for FREE (including postage).....to replace this one. NOT the quality I paid for.

The Tree Walker, I'm going to look at in a couple of days (when I've calmed down again) and take photos if I think there is detail loss that warrants me complaining about that one too.

http://s1120.photobucket.com/user/Conrad_dakarn/library/Creature%20Caster

Wow!

That really does fail to deliver the quality promised by this Campaign - good luck in your quest for restitution and satisfaction!

@Conrad please do post more if you can. I'm still deciding on whether I want to spend the $20 to have the tree woman shipped to me as it would only become a conversion, scenic base(s) or terrain. The purpose of getting this model is years/long past. Or maybe it'll go on eBay to try and recoup at least some cost.

I'm getting everything except the Mountain Dragon and the Maggot Demon. I'll post pics and a review when I get them. I still haven't received my shipping email. I was told I would get it this weekend but Sunday is already here and I don't have it.

 Nostromodamus wrote:

willb2064 wrote:
Got my payment request last week. I backed for the Plague Angel. As far as I know, no images have been released of it, just the concept art, so I have no idea what I'm receiving.

Feel bad for anyone that backed for more than 1 model. Even if the casts were up to par, it looks like everyone will be able to get them at a cheaper price than the KS once the store opens.

Plague Angel model has featured in multiple updates and is viewable on the website. Jeremy even streamed the digital sculpting of it*. It has been done for a VERY long time. You must have paid zero attention to the project after backing it in order to avoid seeing it for this long...



*He even took my suggestion on how to handle the genitals (torn off with the wound stitched up). I'm intrigued to see if that made it to the final model.

It really hasn't. Feel free to correct me but images of the model (not a WIP 3D sculpt) have never been posted in a KS update.

Ah I misunderstood. I apologise. I thought by "concept art" you meant drawings.

That said I think the actual print was shown at some point as he showed them all off in turn, but I'm not about to trawl the updates for it.

Edit: The master is on a google image search. No production model images though.

So if we don't have our invoice by now, something has gone awry?
A barrage of upcoming updates? I'd prefer just a few detailed ones, like hey we've finished invoices if you don't have yours contact us. They'll be swamped answering enquiries now.
I guess creature caster is all about quantity not quality.

 slk28850 wrote:
I have been blocked on CC FB page because I linked some videos of the Emperor Dragon and Mountain Dragon unboxing.

Oh dear! That's pretty piss poor. Feel free to link my videos to other gaming sites. I have posted here, reaper forum, cmon and Wamp. Are there any other popular sites that I haven't covered, where this kickstarter has been discussed?

Joyboozer wrote:
So if we don't have our invoice by now, something has gone awry?
A barrage of upcoming updates? I'd prefer just a few detailed ones, like hey we've finished invoices if you don't have yours contact us. They'll be swamped answering enquiries now.
I guess creature caster is all about quantity not quality.

Wave 6 is for people who have multiple models across the gold, silver and bronze brackets, and they have not issued payment requests for those people yet.

I'm one of them, and still waiting.

So, only wave 6 items yet to ship apparently, yet I still haven't received my shipping payment request for my silver level pledge.

 Undead_Love-Machine wrote:
So, only wave 6 items yet to ship apparently, yet I still haven't received my shipping payment request for my silver level pledge.

Latest update gives an email contact if you've been missed.

Got my shipping invoice. $39.75CAD for everything but the Mountain Dragon and the Maggot Demon. I'll post more when I get them.

Got my shipping notification today, as well. Will also report back when I get the models.

 slk28850 wrote:
Got my shipping invoice. $39.75CAD for everything but the Mountain Dragon and the Maggot Demon. I'll post more when I get them.

That's...a lot of models from this one.

I hope it all works out for you!

If you hate the pincer demon and spider demon, SLK, look to my offer above! I haven't had any PMs yet. Largely didn't get in on this cuz I missed it. And I don't hate the quality I've seen so far.

 timetowaste85 wrote:
If you hate the pincer demon and spider demon, SLK, look to my offer above! I haven't had any PMs yet. Largely didn't get in on this cuz I missed it. And I don't hate the quality I've seen so far.

I got a Pincer Demon and a Vulture Demon in my order. I don't even have any use for the models any more, so if you're interested in the Pincer Demon, I'll send it your way if you're willing to throw some money my way.

A Spider Demon sold for $119 CAD on ebay earlier!

The buyer must not have seen this thread

 Undead_Love-Machine wrote:
A Spider Demon sold for $119 CAD on ebay earlier!

The buyer must not have seen this thread

It illustrates the point, though, for those wondering if it's worth even paying the shipping to get their models. If you don't like them, just sell them on and you should make most of your investment back. Still sucks, but no reason to take a total loss when it's not necessary!

 RiTides wrote:

 Undead_Love-Machine wrote:
A Spider Demon sold for $119 CAD on ebay earlier!

The buyer must not have seen this thread

It illustrates the point, though, for those wondering if it's worth even paying the shipping to get their models. If you don't like them, just sell them on and you should make most of your investment back. Still sucks, but no reason to take a total loss when it's not necessary!

I'd be really wary selling on eBay without disclosing all of the flaws with the kit. With the way eBay sides with buyers over sellers in disputes, reselling these flawed kits could create more of a headache for the seller than desired.

My charity auction sold but I priced the Emperor dragon low and went out of my way to indicate how much work would be required to get the kit up to snuff.

Looking at the write up for the $119 CAD Spider Demon I wouldn't be surprised if that seller gets a request for a return.

You should definitely show detailed pictures and describe the kit as accurately as possible, of course. Honestly, for myself in these situations I often just sell on Dakka for less to avoid the whole hassle (folks were discussing as much last page).

I might be interested in the demons/plague angel if anyone is looking to offload. I have enough experience working with resin I'd be willing to put the time in to pretty them up if the price was right.

Mine has shipped out. Tracking is not active yet so it must have just happened.

 Darth Bob wrote:
I saw they posted on Facebook showing off a painted Spider Demon. The paint job isn't exactly spectacular, but even with the airbrushed paint you can tell that some of the details are pretty soft; especially around the hands and the horns. I commented asking if they will be addressing the fact that the models are so sub-par in the detail department, and how it doesn't come even close to living up to the Kickstarter's promises. I'm not expecting a response, but I'm curious if they'll delete the comment.

Spoiler:

In other news, the latest update says they'd be sending out the last shipping requests "tomorrow morning". I'm still sitting here with no such request. I've checked my spam and everything. Will probably give it until tomorrow before I contact them about it, but it just goes to show they can't keep their promises even a day after they make them. The 20% discount for 6 months to backers is a nice sentiment, but who's actually going to want to give them more money after this miserable experience? I know I won't. I look forward to the barrage of updates.

I still think it would be a cool chaos demon, i wonder if there are people who want to get rid off it.

They were suppose to put prices up on the website for general customers by the end of the day, nothing so far. If they can't even do that what chance have they got of getting all the orders shipped

 Ketara wrote:
I might be interested in the demons/plague angel if anyone is looking to offload. I have enough experience working with resin I'd be willing to put the time in to pretty them up if the price was right.

I have a plague angel on the way, which I'm not sure I have a use for any longer. So I might be able come to an agreement with you.

Prices for general public

Treewalker (MSRP $90) $90
Spider Demon (MSRP $90) $100, gone up
Warrior Demon (MSRP $110) $120, gone up
Pincer Demon (MSRP $110) $110
Vulture Demon (MSRP $110) $110
Maggot Demon (MSRP $110) $100, gone down
Plague Angel (MSRP $110) $110
Emperor Dragon (MSRP $185) $180, gone down
Mountain Dragon (MSRP $185) $160, gone down
Zombie Dragon (MSRP $185) $160, gone down
Possessed Dragon (MSRP $185) $170, gone down

so if you bought a dragon in the kickstarter your not saving as much as was suggested, with the Mountain or Zombie nothing at all

 alanmckenzie wrote:

 Ketara wrote:
I might be interested in the demons/plague angel if anyone is looking to offload. I have enough experience working with resin I'd be willing to put the time in to pretty them up if the price was right.

I have a plague angel on the way, which I'm not sure I have a use for any longer. So I might be able come to an agreement with you.

Sweet. Take some snaps when it arrives if you think you don't want it anymore, and drop me a line.

 RiTides wrote:
Well, I might be but some board game minis are really nice these days

I'm not saying they didn't promise better, but the results (at least on the Tree creature) are still worth keeping! I'm seeing posts like they're worthless... and that's just going too far from what I can see (not counting the terrible mold slip someone posted above - that should result in a complete replacement, imo).

The treewoman is worth keeping, as opposed to some of the awful pics of the spider demon bits I have seen, but she also isn't worth 50$+ whatever shipping was. The quality is somewhere between Bones and... bad board game bits? Certainly not Blood Rage quality board game parts, and really I would expect a Bones version of the treewoman to look better based on the large models I have. Plus be a LOT sturdier; I am pretty nervous about what is going to happen to those fingers and back branches the first time I drop her, and you know that is coming

She's an alright model, and if I had picked her up 15-20 years ago I would say she is very nice. Now, I can't help but think that the quality/price/functionality trade off is way on the unfavorable side. After 5 years or so I am deeply ambivalent about the money, but I had really high hopes for the model that didn't really pan out. I expected an 8" resin model would be highly detailed with lots of little interesting bits and details going on, even if it is a tree and so not sporting clothing or keepsakes as such. As it stands, many of the <2" models I have could be scaled up to 8" and still be more finely detailed. It is really a missed opportunity, and if putting the money towards her and prevented me from putting 50$ towards some other cool treewoman (or dragon, or demon, whatever) I would be pretty unhappy. My buying disease is fortunately not so limited by cash flow (Though damn, do you remember my feelings about my Relic Knights KS? eBaying that probably saved me a lot of acid reflux damage in the long run.)

"Quality/price/functionality tradeoff", what an economist professor answer (which Wehr is, and all good points btw )

still trying to decide if paying $20 for the treewoman is worth making her into terrain or a display board. My gut tells me people know of this (and plenty other) KS debacles so trying to sell for even half of paid is hard on eBay. Robotech, anyone? So I'd need to ensure she sells for at least $40 on ebay to make it worth while, more so for shipping and paypal cost, so $50. Gonna happen? probably not. Someone hoping to take advantage? absolutely, such is the nature of eBay and resale lot.

There's currently one Warrior Demon showing up on my eBay search, sadly it has bids on it when the seller has zero feedback and signed up on the weekend just gone.

I hope that's not being funneled through a burner account and it's just a coincidence...

So... can I not pay for this and get my pledge money back?

 H.B.M.C. wrote:
So... can I not pay for this and get my pledge money back?

AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA.

Nope.

Well I finally got to pay for shipping.. Spent 500$ on this stuff 2 years ago so here is hoping it isn't terrible.

 Kirasu wrote:
... so here is hoping it isn't terrible.

I was one of the lucky ones, maybe you can, too.

I see Creature Caster have put painted examples of their models on Cool mini or not, here:

http://www.coolminiornot.com/408811

and here:

http://www.coolminiornot.com/408732

Seeing how they've deleted genuine criticism from their Facebook page, if anyone wants to leave a comment warning the gaming & figure painting community about their experiences with CC it may be a good idea. I intend to let people know about the experience I had with regards to the one figure I have experience of.

Past the deadline for my shipping request and nothing, I've dropped them an email but did they really have to make another promise they couldn't keep that they didn't have to make in the first place.

Finally got my shipping request after emailing them. $25CAD for 4 models isn't too bad, but still annoying considering the free shipping at retail.

Well...I sent a second E-mail to Creature Caster using a different address (they must have updated the Customer Service one). Here was the response:


"Hi Christopher,

I will send out a new Spider Demon and jackalope on Monday. Sorry that you received parts that shouldn't of made it past our quality control check.

Thanks,

Joseph."


So, I'm not going to complain about the customer service side of things. I still feel slightly let down by the Tree Walker in terms of the crispness but there's not actually any mould slippage or issues. I think the Tree Walker may simply be what it is, now. If anyone wants to see the quality of mine, you only need look at their website to the "pre-assembly" pictures and mine matches up almost identically.

http://www.creaturecaster.com/products/copy-of-possessed-dragon

My Pincer Demon turned up today, first impressions are surprisingly positive! Maybe that's because my expectations at this point were so low?

First up, it's absolutely covered in mold release grease. I've handled god knows how many resin models in my time, but nothing has come close to this. I can well imagine that excess use of this has obscured some of the detail sharpness, as highlighted by Wehrkind earlier.

After a cursory glance the detail sharpness looks okay, not amazing of course but okay. There are some areas where it is a bit soft (the neck/shoulder area, the weapon), but overall not bad.

The detail on the faces looks reasonably good, by far the most impressive part of the model. I don't think that it's a coincidence that these are the parts of the model with the least grease on them, they look almost matte in comparison to the gloss look of the rest of the model.

It's sitting in a tub of washing up liquid and warm water at the moment, I'm hoping that once the grease is washed off the detail on the whole thing may look a little sharper.

Either way, I'd already written this one off, but now I'm almost excited to paint it

Glad to hear the positive review!

My models are en route. Treewalker, Maggot Demon, Plague Angel and Vulture Demon.

I'll let you guys know when I get them.

 Undead_Love-Machine wrote:

Either way, I'd already written this one off, but now I'm almost excited to paint it

Now there's a quote they can use for advertising!

Jeremy should put me in charge of marketing.

I just recieved my Pincer Demon as well. My experience is similar to yours. WAY too much mold release left on these parts. I may need to soak this in Alcohol to cut it. The detail is surprisingly good with only a bit of flash and mold lines to deal with. A couple spots where the detail is a bit smooth, but not too bad.

Overall, I am happy with the model and I'm sure I'll get some use out of it. Will I ever do business with Creature Caster again? Not on your life!

Undead_Love-Machine wrote:

Jeremy should put me in charge of marketing.

Creature Caster™ "Not as gak as you expect!"

Todosi wrote:I just recieved my Pincer Demon as well. My experience is similar to yours. WAY too much mold release left on these parts. I may need to soak this in Alcohol to cut it. The detail is surprisingly good with only a bit of flash and mold lines to deal with. A couple spots where the detail is a bit smooth, but not too bad.

Overall, I am happy with the model and I'm sure I'll get some use out of it. Will I ever do business with Creature Caster again? Not on your life!

Forgive me if I'm teaching you to suck eggs, but be lairy of alcohol and resin, it can do all sorts of odd things to resin.

Just received my pincer demon. Over all almost every piece is well cast. Almost. One of his hands has a finger that did not cast fully.

got my plague angel. some mold slippage but nothing to get in a snit about. one bubble i've found, again, not a big deal. detail is pretty good, doesn't seem to have a boatload of mold release like some folks have seen, so no issues there.

however, right arm is missing and i have two left arms. kind of a big deal there. have emailed customer service, haven't heard back from them yet.

edit: just got a response that a replacement arm is on the way. less than 24 hours response time for the email.

...hopefully it won't be two years for the arm to arrive...

Didn't know about alcohol and resin. Thanks for the info. What are you all using to degrease this mess?

Washing up liquid and a hard toothbrush should do the job, just make sure that the washing up liquid has a de-greasing agent in it, I forgot the technical name which isn't very helpful

Todosi wrote:Didn't know about alcohol and resin. Thanks for the info. What are you all using to degrease this mess?

Undead_Love-Machine wrote:Washing up liquid and a hard toothbrush should do the job, just make sure that the washing up liquid has a de-greasing agent in it, I forgot the technical name which isn't very helpful

In American (our English), we call it dish soap, but it does need a good degreaser to it.

Simple Green works really well, if you can get it. There is a British version, but I can't remember what it is called. Usually you find it in the automotive section or household cleaning in a concentrate. The nice thing about it is that it isn't hard on your skin and is the consistency of water, so you can put it in a sonic cleaner, or just soak in a jar.

Dish soap works pretty well too, but I find I lose a lot of bits in the bubbles

I haven't had any problems with the creature caster models. They went together very easy and look great. New GW lord of change shown for scale and no wings yet on the blood thirster stand in.

However, I did have to REMIND Jeremy via Facebook that I never got a shipment request. It was sent within a few hours and I got my models in something like 4 days!

 Kirasu wrote:
I haven't had any problems with the creature caster models. They went together very easy and look great. New GW lord of change shown for scale and no wings yet on the blood thirster stand in.

However, I did have to REMIND Jeremy via Facebook that I never got a shipment request. It was sent within a few hours and I got my models in something like 4 days!

Pic not working for me.

Here's a link to a blog post with pictures of the models I've received

http://www.thefieldsofblood.com/2017/02/creature-caster-finally-delivers.html

Not as good as I was promised, not as bad as I felt they were going to be.

 PLC wrote:
Here's a link to a blog post with pictures of the models I've received

http://www.thefieldsofblood.com/2017/02/creature-caster-finally-delivers.html

Not as good as I was promised, not as bad as I felt they were going to be.

Looks like you had a wee bit more luck with yours. Those look much better than what other people got.

Received my Plague Angel earlier this week. Detail is definitely softer than I would expect, most notably on the back of the wings. And ye gods, the mold release! There was also an annoying mold line right down the centre of the chest caused by a slight mold slip that was awkward to fix.

Assembled it yesterday after soaking it in dish soap. It went together very easily with very little gap filling required. It is a really nicely designed model, just execution is lacking.

Overall, I'd say the quality is a step up from Bones, but below every other large resin model I've put together (e.g. Mierce, FW). I'm unsure where to apportion blame for the soft details. I think the original CAD design may be the reason the feather detailing is soft, it may not have translated into a 3D print.

I'm happy enough though, it will look very impressive when painted up in my cabinet alongside my Nurgle army. I'll consider picking up a Pincer Demon if they run a sale at some point. Feel free to PM me if you have one you are looking to offload.

 Undead_Love-Machine wrote:
Washing up liquid and a hard toothbrush should do the job, just make sure that the washing up liquid has a de-greasing agent in it, I forgot the technical name which isn't very helpful

An emulsifier.

Got my stuff today. Plague Angel, Maggot Daemon, Vulture Daemon and Treewoman.

Quality is better than I expected. Soft detail but no major mold lines. 2 very minor cases of mold slip. Parts fit well and nothing was broken or missing. They feel very robust and would stand up to heavy-handed handling and gaming.

Secret mini is trash, simply from a design standpoint.

Overall I'm happy with the product, but the journey to getting them was terrible. I'm tempted to use the backer discount for the Glutton Daemon but a big part of me is saying "don't give them any more money".

We'll see...

Got my package today. First impression is everything looks great. I got everything but the Mountain Dragon and the Maggot Demon. I will go over it in more detail this weekend.

Been a while since I've posted, but I just got my shipment, and after a quick look, I'm definitely more impressed than I thought I would be. It might not be as crisp or defined as was advertised,
and there are definitely some issues I found on a few, but compared to what I was hearing everyone else say about theirs, I'm definitely relieved and excited to have them in hand.

I plan to fully picture and post reviews of all of the models, so hopefully I can get that posted over the course of the week (as I'm going to be rushing to build these, that's for sure! )

1 Emperor Dragon
1 Mountain Dragon
1 Zombie Dragon
2 Possessed Dragon
1 Treewalker
2 Spider Demon
2 Vulture Demon
2 Warrior Demon
1 Plague Angel
1 Pincer Demon
1 Maggot Demon

good luck lol!

 Undead_Love-Machine wrote:
Washing up liquid and a hard toothbrush should do the job, just make sure that the washing up liquid has a de-greasing agent in it, I forgot the technical name which isn't very helpful

Surfactant, I think.

That's quite the haul, Buttler! Looking forward to the pics

Kirasu, your pic doesn't work for me either, maybe try hosting it in the Dakka gallery?

My thoughts on the whole sorry mess.

http://www.thefieldsofblood.com/2017/02/creature-caster-and-jeremy-glen.html

I'm glad it's over

Soft.
I think that's the word the best describes the minis, soft.
Not awful, just soft.

I think the easiest way to give an example of quality is the bird dudes wings. The feathers don't have texture. If you think a large scaled mini should have texture on feathers, these are not the minis for you.

 PLC wrote:
My thoughts on the whole sorry mess.

http://www.thefieldsofblood.com/2017/02/creature-caster-and-jeremy-glen.html

I'm glad it's over

Very interesting to read. I'm very happy I stayed out of this...

BTW: It's rather funny to (still) see Creature Caster ads here on the forum after that debacle...

I made a thread about my experiences with this KS. Lots of images and I guess it's long winded. I'm not a pro writer or photographer, but I hope it helps anyone who needs to know.

Thanks all.

https://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/list/717819.page#9198281

Some of that doesn't look too bad. Certainly fixable, but definitely not what was promised. Certainly not as crisp compared to other minis studios. Minion Miniatures and Heresy are tiny studios and do some excellent stuff. Creature Caster will certainly be going on my blacklist after I get my stuff.

On the upside, it does look like they're (gradually) improving. The first pics I saw from folks on this thread were disheartening.

got an email from CC today. they just...forgot to bother sending my replacement arm and are sending it out today.

supposedly.

Received my TreeWoman, a little while ago.

Wife opened it while I was doing some paperwork and asked what I'd ordered in such cheap plastic, and why was it so ugly looking.

I didn't have anything to say until she asked me when I ordered it and how much I paid.

I cried, she laughed, I cried more, she laughed more.

Well, my replacement Spider Demon arrived today. Sent via Airmail and marked as "Replacement part", so I didn't get stung by Customs. You know something, when I compare it to the original I received, they've really sorted out their quality control. THIS model is what I paid for.

I'm a happy customer now. Not happy with how long I waited...no "hub shipping".....or the lack of certificate of authenticity (which is promised on the KS)....but I'm happy with the models I now have.

Nice to see the Creature Caster ad banner on Dakka.

got my replacement arms in yesterday. i say arms, because they sent me one of each, i assume just to cut out the possibility i didn't communicate which arm was missing correctly. good on them, appreciate that.

 DarkTraveler777 wrote:
Nice to see the Creature Caster ad banner on Dakka.

"High Quality" bit of a joke really

 Rolsheen wrote:

 DarkTraveler777 wrote:
Nice to see the Creature Caster ad banner on Dakka.

"High Quality" bit of a joke really

What? It's totally comparable to the quality produced by someone who's high, that an apt description.

It sounds like the customer service dept seems to be working hard to fix issues and the newer stuff seems to be doing better. People are getting replacements. Give them a ring and tell them your issue. You paid for quality, get quality.

 timetowaste85 wrote:
It sounds like the customer service dept seems to be working hard to fix issues and the newer stuff seems to be doing better. People are getting replacements. Give them a ring and tell them your issue. You paid for quality, get quality.

Well said!

I'd like to think that the 'new owners' here would be willing to work with just about anyone in order to improve their efforts across the board and even grow their customer base.

 timetowaste85 wrote:
It sounds like the customer service dept seems to be working hard to fix issues and the newer stuff seems to be doing better. People are getting replacements. Give them a ring and tell them your issue. You paid for quality, get quality.

There are certain things that cannot be undone. There were assurances made during the campaign that cannot be made right. No amount of improved QC will fix those issues.

I don't agree - especially if the 'quality' of the casts is now improved.

I mean, every city has the "World's Best Pizza" right?

IF CC can match the renders to sculpts and improve the casting, I'd think most would be happy with that.

 Alpharius wrote:
I don't agree - especially if the 'quality' of the casts is now improved.

I mean, every city has the "World's Best Pizza" right?

IF CC can match the renders to sculpts and improve the casting, I'd think most would be happy with that.

They insisted there were no problems with their casts and blamed bad photos for making the details appear soft, before sending out all those soft casts though. So how do I know if my soft casts are the best they can do, or a mistake that should be replaced?

I think that was the 'old' CC though, right?

Maybe the 'new' CC - the people who bought all the whatever they bought - will be open to getting you a better cast?

Hard to tell, they didn't reply.

In all honesty, seeing how people are getting proper fix replacements and the new guys seem to be trying to right wrongs...I really kinda want to get one of the pincer demons.

Do you think they might replace the Treegal I got? It looks like dollar store plastics.

Only one way to find out...

I made an account here just to post a review! Haha! http://imgur.com/gallery/tcuRd

SoylentRobot wrote:
I made an account here just to post a review! Haha! http://imgur.com/gallery/tcuRd

Thanks for joining, and dang, those look really great!

I agree with you about the wings of the Vulture demon, they don't seem to match the rest of the model. But other than that, your builds look epic - I really like the choice of which parts to use that you made in assembling them

Honestly all the pics I've seen make the casts look PVC quality in terms of definition and detail.

Yea, my tree woman is a little closer to an ok Wrath of Kings model than a really nice resin. Merely ok. I don't hate her, but they are not getting all they could out of the material, either because of poor sculpting, prints, casting, or all three.

 Mymearan wrote:
Honestly all the pics I've seen make the casts look PVC quality in terms of definition and detail.

Yeah, I'll second that opinion. A lot of the pictures I've seen remind me of the large Reaper Bones models in terms of definition/detail. A little bit more detailed, but nothing close to something like Mierce, and definitely not worth the asking price.

 RiTides wrote:

SoylentRobot wrote:
I made an account here just to post a review! Haha! http://imgur.com/gallery/tcuRd

Thanks for joining, and dang, those look really great!

I agree with you about the wings of the Vulture demon, they don't seem to match the rest of the model. But other than that, your builds look epic - I really like the choice of which parts to use that you made in assembling them

Yeah, I'm glad I didn't go for the Vulture daemon. GW's new LoC smashes that out of the park

Got my Pincer Demon,
A few minor mold slips, some gaps to fill, overall, it looks pretty great.

Honestly I think im the only one who give these models MORE worth because of this fiasco.

Currently trying to make more slaaneshy with greenstuff.

So the saga continues! You may recall I was promised replacement kits. Unfortunately, whoever packed up this shipment failed to declare that these were free replacement parts and instead declared the value at the full retail price. So when I returned from leave I had a nasty surprise of a bill for over £52!

I have now had a chance to inspect my package and with regards to the emperor dragon I am pleased to note that the quality of the pieces received is generally crisper than the previous cast, especially the howdah.

The mountain dragon still lacks detail on the wings, but more to the point, neither dragon has been sent complete with the Kickstarter exclusive parts and if you recall from my review the warped head of the mountain dragon, the alternate head of the emperor dragon and the alternate (armourless) neck pieces were the main pieces that needed to be replaced - these pieces have not been shipped to me!!

There is no sign of a jackalope thwt was promised and no sign of the second shipment that CC said might have been sent out in error. I have raised these concerns with CC and am awaiting their response.

Sadly even replacement parts have to be declared at retail value (I know I've had that argument with customs before)

although you may be able to claim back the tax element (not the pound of flesh from the delivery company) from HMRC after the fact

What's up guys? I did an unboxing and review of the plague angel model. You can check out the video here.
https://goo.gl/bCQZah

Hello Dakka Peeps

I've painted up my Maggot Daemon. There have been some minor issues with the sculpt, but I don't think these were any worse than resin I've gotten from Forgeworld. Pleased with the final product. I'm going to have a stab at the Vulture Daemon next

That's cool! Nice work!

https://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/list/486232.page

Pics of my Warrior Demon with exclusive sword and horns.

After waiting for an email after 6 months. They eventually sent my pledge

I commented on the Kickstarter comments section.

This really is not worth the money. The quality is distinctly average and the resin is on par with plastic moulding kits. Very soft. Also no extras come with the kit. Maybe For the price I was expecting studio quality resin with a sharpness that these guys cannot produce. Also you can get the pieces cheaper at the store than I paid for it on the kickstarter.
So was it worth it. I would say no and I wouldnt back anything from Jeremy Glen again and I would advise other people away from him.

I have resin pieces from all over the world from different sculptors and these really are just average Sprue level quality. Not anything special pretty much Like Jeremy Glenn.