Morning all,

@Iron Angel - yes we are actively working on Traitors/Renegades for a release next year some time.

@Aesthete - Yes we are planning a full range of female Regiments parts, 50+ different sprues. Most likely a Kickstarter project for the entire range, roughly penciled in for February.

Female heads will likely be made available before then.

Did you guys ever do a sprue of gun sights and accessories?
I seem to recall it but I can’t seem to find it on your site right now…

 Mr_Rose wrote:
Did you guys ever do a sprue of gun sights and accessories?
I seem to recall it but I can’t seem to find it on your site right now…

*boop*

And the regiments version which I think you may be refering to, which is here -

http://anvilindustry.co.uk/Regiments/Weapons/weapons-accessory-pack

Wave 3 is up! Looks brilliant.

Link for those of us who are lazy?

 Haighus wrote:
Link for those of us who are lazy?

There you go, mate

There's a lot of beautiful stuff there... My body is ready for some germanic guardsmen. All heil the pickelhaube!

Thanks

Joel - you have outdone yourself with the dress uniform release. I think you may well have the best range of 28mm military/imperial guard analogues on the market now. Just stunning. Tempted to start a whole new IG army every time I visit the site.

Those are really really good, can't wait to see what you come up with for Renegades

 Iron Angel wrote:
Those are really really good, can't wait to see what you come up with for Renegades

Same here.

I just hope these will be generic renegades and not more nurgle or khorne aligned stuff.

I would for sure be interested.

Argh I always wanted to do a guard army based on the white dwarf where they recreated Zulu but was put off by the cost of the metals.

This is tempting me though.

Yep, people need a good solid core of basic cultists which are not heavily aligned to one aesthetic - that's an untapped market considering how important cultists are to many CSM armies, etc.

They could always make generalist bits with some specific ones to each God

Is there any known date for the ‘widow maker carbines’ to come back into stock? I was ordering a load of bits but don’t want to make a separate order if I can get those at the same time. Thanks

Morning All,

Yes the Dress Uniform Regiments release is finally available, taking the total number of unique combinations to over ONE MILLION!

CLICK HERE for the new stuff

@GloomyFenix - Thanks for posting the link up!

@I-bounty-hunt - I am afraid not, no. We are super busy between now and the end of January dealing with Black Friday and Christmas orders, so its likely we wont be fully caught up on mould making until the end of February at the earliest. Its possible it wont come back in stock before its replaced by an updated version when we revamp the Exo-Lords range, which is planned for next year some time (along with umpteen other projects)

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Regarding discussion of Renegades and Cultists - You will all be pleased to know that design work has already started - we are releasing 3 styles of body - Robed, Boiler Suit and armoured, plus various styles of heads, shoulder pads and other bits.

This will allow the creation of a large number of generic but awesome looking models which depending on choice of heads/equipment, could fill a huge range of roles in different background settings.

We will make some heads and shoulder pads for people wanting to make renegades who are either really angry or really sick...

We've not got a firm release date yet, but it will be first half of 2018.

Excellent news and excellent releases as always.

I've made an initial order of 5 with breastplates and gas mask/ pith helmets just to test the water. Once happy (and I'm sure I will be), a Platoon order will be highly likely to follow.

I love your tracked heavy weapon carriages but they're not recommended for the howitzer barrel are they?

 Anvils Hammer wrote:
We are super busy between now and the end of January dealing with Black Friday and Christmas orders, so its likely we wont be fully caught up on mould making until the end of February at the earliest.

Would love to see the Regiments Mechanical Arm Conversion set and the multi-pose bionic legs back in stock, seems like ages.

This stuff is great, 99% nailed this release. Put my order in for a small platoon earlier today, no doubt will be the first of many if the quality is anything like all the other Anvil products I have bought.

Looking forward to seeing some horses to go with those Hussar bodies now.......

 Anvils Hammer wrote:


Regarding discussion of Renegades and Cultists - You will all be pleased to know that design work has already started - we are releasing 3 styles of body - Robed, Boiler Suit and armoured, plus various styles of heads, shoulder pads and other bits.

This will allow the creation of a large number of generic but awesome looking models which depending on choice of heads/equipment, could fill a huge range of roles in different background settings.

We will make some heads and shoulder pads for people wanting to make renegades who are either really angry or really sick...

We've not got a firm release date yet, but it will be first half of 2018.

Thats awesome news thank you very much.

Are there any other of your Dress Uniform line coming, or the possibility of another wave in the future? While I love the line, I was really hoping for Shako heads with gasmasks, for extra variety, and for dress uniform pants with the pant leg over the boots and no jacket bottom showing.

Love those dress uniforms! May have to get some someday.

Narandin wrote:
Are there any other of your Dress Uniform line coming, or the possibility of another wave in the future? While I love the line, I was really hoping for Shako heads with gasmasks, for extra variety, and for dress uniform pants with the pant leg over the boots and no jacket bottom showing.

+1, especially the different trousers. I do like the look they’ve gone for (evidenced by my order placed earlier today) but would have preferred this look instead. I assume they went with it because it goes with the other heads (especially the Pith style).

Theyredeaddave wrote:

Narandin wrote:
Are there any other of your Dress Uniform line coming, or the possibility of another wave in the future? While I love the line, I was really hoping for Shako heads with gasmasks, for extra variety, and for dress uniform pants with the pant leg over the boots and no jacket bottom showing.

+1, especially the different trousers. I do like the look they’ve gone for (evidenced by my order placed earlier today) but would have preferred this look instead. I assume they went with it because it goes with the other heads (especially the Pith style).

It's great for people looking for alternate/more extensive lines of Mordian, Vostroyan, or Praetorians, but I was looking for more of a grimdark Napoleonic British/French look. In which case, a slightly more embellished torso (midway between the Hussar torso and the Cross Belt torso) that still had the crossed belts would also be fantastic.

Morning All,

Thanks for feedback and suggestions!

@Alphaecho - The Howitzer can work on the tracked platform, it just looks a bit silly in my mine because the recoil would probably knock it over.

@Skyven - the aim for the first part of next year is to get all products back in stock, and then keep them in stock, but tricky to keep moulds for 400+ products update and remade just when the previous mould wears out, we are still learning!

@Theredeaddave - We would like to do cavalry at some point, but I have no realistic idea when that might happen. In the meanwhile Mad Robot Miniatures have recently released some horses which might be suitable. I've used GW Bretonnian knights to make rough riders in the past, if they still make that kit...

No plans to make plainer dress uniform legs currently, but I will consider it for the future, We have a few other styles of leg which are much higher priority.

@Narandin - There is going to be a Dress Uniform mini wave early next year with some officer upgrade parts, cloaks and a few other bits and pieces, I'll try and do a Shako gasmask set.

 Anvils Hammer wrote:
Morning All,

Thanks for feedback and suggestions!

@Alphaecho - The Howitzer can work on the tracked platform, it just looks a bit silly in my mine because the recoil would probably knock it over.

So Looking Cool vs Newton's Laws of Motion?

I'm sure I can find a compromise.

Quick question for anybody in the know - Scale and proportion wise, how do the Unity Council armoured legs and arms look alongside Regiments heads and torsos? I'm making up an order now, but I'm leaning more towards the unity council legs than the regiments armoured ones.

Anvils Hammer wrote:@Narandin - There is going to be a Dress Uniform mini wave early next year with some officer upgrade parts, cloaks and a few other bits and pieces, I'll try and do a Shako gasmask set.

May I suggest that if the Shako is to get a visor at some point, a variant with the Veteran Beret/PASGT mask would be excellent. IMHO, the SAS/WW1 Gas mask is great, but not everybody (myself included) wants a steampunk vibe. The Veteran/PASGT mask sets a more sci-fi/modern tone, more in line with the Cadian and Kasrkin aesthetic.

I'd also second the notion of some alternative dress legs - perhaps without the tunic bottoms molded on and with armoured gaiters? Of course, I'm just wishlisting...

Cool that we're getting some capes for these guys. May I suggest one that covers one arm/shoulder? At least one with feathers around the collar would be cool, too. For other, future suggestions, how about some avian themed mutations? I'd love a powerfist alternative that's an arm mutated into a bird's claw. I'd also like to suggest some visored masks for the cavalry helms in the future. Something more streamlined and high tech looking rather than the typical gas masks.

Probably already asked / answered, but how do the regiments figures scale against new Necromunda or Genestealer Neophyte Hybrids? I'm thinking of using some of the Militia / PMC Modern parts for Enforcers...

For those interested, the 3D troop builder has been updated to include the PMC bits.

Hey Anvil, I thought about something that could be a good idea. How about some sprues with medals for the regiments? It could be a great way to customize certain miniatures and make some special characters stand out of the soldier crowd. I for example like to add "rewards" to miniatures that have commited heroic actions in games by placing skulls or other paraphernalia, and medals could be a great addition to those prizes.

I know I'm basically wishlisting, but I say it just in case it's a decent idea

Hello Anvil,

Do you have any estimate on when the Dress Uniforms will be available in the 3D troop builder?
I wanted to design and order a custom regiment but I could not find the parts in the builder (maybe I'm doing it wrong).

I really would like to see what I like best, before ordering.

Cheers

+1 for Iron Angel's idea - The 3D designer is particularly useful.

 GloomyFenix wrote:
Hey Anvil, I thought about something that could be a good idea. How about some sprues with medals for the regiments? It could be a great way to customize certain miniatures and make some special characters stand out of the soldier crowd. I for example like to add "rewards" to miniatures that have commited heroic actions in games by placing skulls or other paraphernalia, and medals could be a great addition to those prizes.

I know I'm basically wishlisting, but I say it just in case it's a decent idea

This is a great idea really fluffy for campaigns and general character building in armies!

Are the Dress Uniform parts shipping out yet, or are they still in pre-order? I want to put an order in soon but I want to make sure everything in it is available.

Also, is it possible to request specific weapons (in my case from the Phase Carbines 2 sprue) in the squad builder using a note on the order form or anything? I know it says it's random but there are a couple I want specifically. If not, I'll just order the whole sprue.

Hello Everyone, and a very Happy New Year to all!

First day back in the office and once we've got some admin out of the way and caught up with the order backlog, We will be getting on with our exciting plans for 2018!

@Warpig1815 - The Unity Council legs are separate and could be supplied with a Regiments kit, they are a little less bulky and have slightly smaller feet, but it works. The problem at the moment is we don't have a mould for that sprue, and no ETA as we are so swamped with work at the moment.

We will try and get a masked shako out at some point, but I dont have any ETA.

@Barzam- Thanks for suggestions. I don't think we will do a gasmask cavalry helm unfortuantely - Its just not feasible to do a gasmask version for every helmet style, we have so many head sprues already.

Some of the cloaks will be designed to fit partly over the top of the shoulder for a bit more realism.

@Ruglud - a lot of the newer GW kits are a slightly bulkier scale than their older stuff. Regiments parts are broadly the same proportions as the older plastic IG kits, so if you have a plastic Cadian available that would be a useful scale reference.

If you want a specific comparison, message me on facebook and I can send you a photo of a quick test build if we have the models in the studio.

@GloomyFenix - Medals is an excellent idea, so good that we already sculpted them in December and they will be included on a planned "officer upgrade" sprue later this month hopefully.

@IronAngel - We will try to get the Dress Uniform torsos/heads into the builder in the next couple of days.

@Paradigm - Yes Dress Uniform parts are all available and shipping out, but we do have a bit of a backlog from the sale and holiday break, so shipping may well take up to a week longer than usual.

If you can clearly explain which arms sets you want in the order comments, and we have them available, then we can sort out out specific arms for you.


Thanks all! I'll hopefully be back soon with some new previews!

Cheers for the info, order will be going in soon.

Top job Anvil.

I'm happy with my taster troops.

A platoon order will be going in within a couple of months.

Those look damn sharp!

Order placed for a command squad, going for a Vostroyan look with bearskin hats, cuirass torsos, greatcoats and phase carbines. I'll throw up a mini-review here when they arrive, as most of the parts are from the new range.

Heads up, the dress uniform parts are now in the 3D Troop builder.

That reminds me, is there any other way to go to it apart from the Regiments Custom Platoon Builder?

Thanks Barzam!

@GloomyFenix

To the designer?

Just bookmark the webpage:

www.regiments-designer.com

 Barzam wrote:
Heads up, the dress uniform parts are now in the 3D Troop builder.

Awesome, thank you

Got my Dress Uniform stuff in the post today, I'll throw up some pics tomorrow but in short, they're more than up to scratch with the same high quality I've come to expect from Anvil. Very little cleanup needed, everything fits together exceptionally smoothly and there's a tremendous amount of variety to be had even with just a few figures. Top notch stuff!

As promised, a few pics of the models. Cuirass torso, Long Greatcoat legs, bearskin heads, fatigue arms, phase carbines:



Again, really, really nice models and they certainly look the part!

Paradigm, that is a better advert for Anvil than my mobile phone photo.

Nice painting as well.

I won't get my hands on mine again until March at the earliest. I will be buying Command Parts though.

Thanks for sharing.

Afternoon all,

Thanks for the photos!

I'll hopefully be back next week with some new releases!

Regiments Officer upgrade parts, including various styles of cloak!

Anyone remember when stuff from black Friday was due to ship?

@HoboJebus - We said "by the end of January".

Shipping has started and is well underway, we are sending out emails to people when their order actually ships.

We are running behind schedule, mostly due to staff illness which we didnt factor in, but should get the bulk of orders out before the end of the month, with some slipping into February.

Rest assured we are working as hard as we can to get them manufactured and shipped.

No rush I just couldn't remember.

Will be ordering some stuff soon for use in necromunda

@anvilhammer, loving all the new regiments bits you've been working in and releasing. Have you thought about doing any heads in an English civil war lobsterpot/roundhead style helmet?
Just think it'd be really cool. Cheers

@Sierra1247 - Thanks for the suggestion. Its a possibility at some point, but unlikely in the next year. I don't know when we will next revisit the historical stuff when we have so much on the to-do list already.

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Afternoon all

We've been very quiet recently as shipping for our November "final mission" pre-order took a little longer than anticipated.

After months of hard work, we are almost at the end - the last few orders should ship out by the end of this week, and we hope to be fully back to business as usual by the end of next week!

This is excited, as it means we will soon be able to resume a schedule of regular releases of all the awesome stuff our design team has been cooking up in the past few months.

I can also now reveal we are planning a Kickstarter to run in April, to fund the Daughters of the Burning Rose, a full new army of gothic medieval warriors.

look out for a preview soon

 Anvils Hammer wrote:

I can also now reveal we are planning a Kickstarter to run in April, to fund the Daughters of the Burning Rose, a full new army of gothic medieval warriors.

look out for a preview soon

Well this is very exciting... Potential not-Sisters up to the standards of Regiments/Exo-Lords... Oh yes!

 Anvils Hammer wrote:

I can also now reveal we are planning a Kickstarter to run in April, to fund the Daughters of the Burning Rose, a full new army of gothic medieval warriors.

Sounds interesting, but hopefully these are not just for Fantasy play!
A good SF Sister army would be very welcome.

 AAN wrote:

 Anvils Hammer wrote:

I can also now reveal we are planning a Kickstarter to run in April, to fund the Daughters of the Burning Rose, a full new army of gothic medieval warriors.

Sounds interesting, but hopefully these are not just for Fantasy play!
A good SF Sister army would be very welcome.

Now I have visions of a not-Bertha Bestraufung or not-St Praxedes of Ophelia VII.

Hopefully both and more....

I still need to get my dress uniform platoon order in as well.

Both on Instagram and Facebook are short art teasers of the upcoming KS.

https://www.facebook.com/AnvilIndustry/

https://www.instagram.com/p/BfyoF4GhpIu/?taken-by=anvilindustry

Ludicrous amounts of YES! Those are some superb designs.

Will these models be as customisable/modular as Regiments or the old Exo Lords, or are they more fixed poses in the vein of Afterlife?

Banners and cloacks aren't so big for me, but I am intrigued by the concept art vid. Will be keenly observing to see how well the art translates to sculpts, but I feel like I'll be in for the pague doctor regardless.

Afternoon all,

@Paradigm - I am confident the quality will exceed that of the Exo-Lords and Regiments, we have learned a lot about making the best resin miniatures over the last few years!

The plan is for the character models to be fixed pose, allowing for a lot of design freedom. The regular infantry will be modular and multi part, very similar to our existing Regiments range. The scale will also match the Regiments range.

@ANN - It will be primarily Sci-Fi orientated to start with, but if there is enough interest, it will be quite straight forward to add melee arms to make fantasy versions of the figures with melee weapons.

@BrookM - Thanks for sharing the video, again it can be found on our FB page here -

Anvil Industry on Facebook

@Sockwithaticket - Chris and Thomas have already started work on the sculpts (previews in a few weeks) and I think you will be pleased, the Plague Doctor is mostly sculpted already, as are her assistants


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We will put up a blog post soon with Hi Res versions of the art from the video, some new concept art, and a bit more information about the project.

Thanks

Joel

I also realise the first part of my comment was a bit dismissve of the regiments stuff and I really didn't mean it that way; just that as I don't have a full guard army command stuff doesn't grab my attention all that much. It' still all great looking stuff.

My INQ 28 stuff means I am VERY interested in the Daughters.

Waaait a minute. So that’s now THREE companies doing more or less simultaneous launches of Sister proxy ranges? Shieldwolf, WGE and now Anvil. Although I have to say these concepts are by far the nicest so far. WGE are always too cheesecake, SW always has something off with their sculpts, but these look great assuming they can be translated well to actual sculpts.

All these proxy sisters and then the real deal from GW will release in June, murdering the sales. Thus is life.

GW actually releasing Sisters? Lol, I'll believe it when I see it.

In the meantime I always liked Anvil's stuff so I'm looking forward to the KS.

Oooooooooooo. I think these would fit nicely with my Dreamforge Leviathans

 Pugnacious_Cee wrote:
All these proxy sisters and then the real deal from GW will release in June, murdering the sales. Thus is life.

If anything the fact multiple third parties are all releasing their own takes on the design around the same time makes me suspect they've heard something that makes them think Sisters will just be a codex-only release.

 Pugnacious_Cee wrote:
All these proxy sisters and then the real deal from GW will release in June, murdering the sales. Thus is life.

Yeah, remember when GW released Space Marines and every third party Space Marine stopped selling? Or when Anvils whole Regiments system collapsed because plastic Cadians exist?

Some people like the alternative designs 3rd parties produce, either for whole armies or individual models/units. There will be a market regardless of GW producing their own models

Evening folks,

@Sockwithaticket - I didn't take it as dismissive at all, We aim to offer as wide a range of bits as possible so we have something for everyone Glad you like the look of the new concepts!

@Mymearan - Err yes.. I was of course, aware of what some other companies were doing, but it's very much a coincidence that our project has lined up with others. I think there is plenty of room in the market, more choice is always good.

@Pugnacious_Cee- Actually I would love GW to release Plastic miniatures for their Sisters of Battle range. Its possible it would harm sales of our figures with a similar concept, but given how large GW are compared to us, its also possible that Plastic Sisters models = more people interested in medieval armoured female models = more sales of similarly themed ranges from other companies.

We are also planning as much as possible to design models which are quite distinct and have their own original look, because it makes our range usable in a wider range of settings/games.

@Yodrin - I'f you've heard anything about GW release plans do please PM me, we are very much as in the dark as everyone else!

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The Daughters of the Burning Rose concept art video is certainly proving as popular as we hoped, and we have some more previews coming up this week!

Thanks all

Hey Anvil, I placed a large order for black ops torsos and a bunch of regiment bits and I'm absolutely in love with them! I was wondering if you had any plans to do anything like normal, human-sized Zweihanders or cavalry sabers? And any possibility of gaskmask versions of the tricorn hats? Also, any concrete date for the KS?

From Facebook:

Our latest blog post has more information and new concept art for the #BurningRose Kickstarter, launching this April!
http://anvilindustry.co.uk/burning-rose-concept-art

And taken from the blog, there's more art there, but seriously, check it out, good stuff:

Colour me excited!

Our latest blog post has more information and new concept art for the #BurningRose Kickstarter, launching this April!

Well this certainly has my rose burning

Looking forward to April.

Yup, this is definitely my leading contender for Sisters. Unless plastic sisters drop between now and the kickstarter, I'm 99% likely to be in.

I need to see more concepts and renders first, but what I've seen so far is looking damned good. The doctor in particular checks off a few boxes that tickled my fancy. The concepts for the squires is also really nice, those would go nicely alongside the nobles of my Imperial Knights detachment.

I really like the look of the various... er... mage concepts They look like great base concepts for a variety of conversions.

These look great! Hopefully we'll get a date soon, cannot wait

Looks very promising, considering the Quality anvil is delivering I am already happy!

Yeah, and I have to say...intriguing from a Necromunda standpoint as well. I've never taken to the "I"m an angy Gem cartoon" styling of GW's Escher, but these pieces of art make me think you could do a much cooler Escher gang as well.

A couple of those sketches wouldn't look out of place in fantasy settings.

Obviously, proof is in the renders and then models rather than sketches, but I think they could be playing an absolute blinder here.

Looks very nice.

Definitely holding on for Anvil’s stuff over the competition.

Proven reliable, proven quality.

Morning everyone,

Great to see lots of people excited about the project! I have all the concept art already so I'm perhaps the most excited! We will share more as soon as we can.

@FlubDugger- Glad you like the products! I am afraid sales of the tricorne so far have been slow, so different versions are not on the cards at the moment.

Have you seen the recently released "Mixed Sabres" product?

http://anvilindustry.co.uk/Regiments/Regiments-melee-weapons-equipment/mixed-sabres

Zweihanders are a possibility when we come to add melee arms and weapons to the Regiments range, but it could be some time before we get to that.

No concrete date for the KS launch yet, we will review our progress and try to pick a date in April as soon as we can. I don't want to announce a date and then have to delay it!

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@BrookM - thanks for posting all that up! I was going to get to it but you beat me to it.

@Aesthete - I would actually love GW to get around to release plastic Sisters of Battle models any time they feel like it. I think the increase in interest would boost sales of all the different takes on gothic medieval warrior women.

@Elbow - I'd not considered the possibility of use in Necromunda, but actually I could see it working with the right colour scheme. The infantry weapons are going to be modular, so its possible we could add some different options in to make a more rag-tag looking force.

@Sockwithaticket - Some models in the project will be very much sci-fi, some will have more of a fantasy style, and some will be in the middle. I am planning to make selection of models completely free, so people can back for the exact models they want, rather than being forced into pledging for a complete set of mixed figures.

We will also be doing melee/shield arms for the basic infantry if there is enough interest.

@Nostrodamus - Thank you. I've worked really hard for 7 years to built that reputation for reliable quality, and we certainly won't be lowering our standards with this project!

 Anvils Hammer wrote:
Morning everyone,


@Sockwithaticket - Some models in the project will be very much sci-fi, some will have more of a fantasy style, and some will be in the middle. I am planning to make selection of models completely free, so people can back for the exact models they want, rather than being forced into pledging for a complete set of mixed figures.

We will also be doing melee/shield arms for the basic infantry if there is enough interest.

I think it's great to have that flexibility with the aesthetic, provides a lot of choice for us all as hobbyists, the hospitallier in particular probably wouldn't look out of place in a setting like Malifaux, and I guess it makes huge sense for you as business; you want the widest potential customer base possible, so the greater number of uses that the models can be put to the better.

Win/win for everybody!

Just curious Dose Anvil Industry have an ebay page other than their official webstore?

I'm very, very excited for the Sisters project - just hoping and praying they get to go to war with boots on, wearing armor that, you know, covers the torso.

Got my regiments stuff a week or so ago, could not be happier with the quality of the sculpts. Tremendous stuff, thank you.

Morning all,

@fox-light713 - We had an official ebay store for the first few years we were in business. It is still active but has no products on it any more. We only use anvilindustry.co.uk now.

I've just had a look and it appears our products are listed on various rather dodgy looking ebay stores, and at prices higher than we charge!
I would recommend ordering direct from us unless you are certain its a legitimate second hand seller.

Thanks for bringing this to our attention.

@Hanksingle - Don't worry, almost all the Daughters of the Burning Rose go to war in full plate armour, unless their battle field role is suited to less protective gear.

So there may or may not be Daughters with large sword-like chainsaws?

Wow, amazing concepts, especially the nurse and half gothic armor bare arm one. I'll probably be in!

Hi everyone,

Our recent concept artwork for the Daughters of the Burning rose has been very popular on Facebook.

Here is a new concept piece we've not shared anywhere else yet! Death.

And full size versions of the Facebook images.

More information about the KS will be coming this weekend.

I love the new concept art - the first pic especially.

But is that last one part of the same line? Not that I'd mind getting a female Necron lord, but that's definitely no crusading sister.

Is the first concept a character piece or the concept for an entire squad of these models?

I would also like to know that. Maybe this release could be a good opportunity to stealthily add some female bits to the regiments range, such as a couple of regiments designs that fit with the DotBR?

Morning folks,

@Scarletrose - Yes, Death is going to be part of the Kickstarter, and is theoretically part of the same force, but certainly one of the more "out there" characters, design wise.

All the models will have gothic medieval base element to them, but some will be more fantasy, more sci-fi, more unhuman, more robotic etc..

The more funding we get, the more designs we unlock, and backers can pick and choose which models they want to best suit suit the army/faction they are trying to build.

@BrookM - Initially we will do just one or two snipers and they will be characters, but if there is enough interest we can easily expand the design into a 5 woman multi part light infantry squad.

@ElvisJuice - This project actually came out of the female regiments project - We started off wanting to include gothic armoured models as one of a number of styles, then quickly realised that we have enough ideas and models that The Burning Rose quickly became an entirely separate project.

The female regiments models, in styles the same as the existing male range, will be developed and released as regular products, during the period the KS stuff is in development.

The female regiments models and the KS Daughters will be partially, but not fully, compatible with each other. We have not made all the final design decisions.

Thanks

Awesome, well I can't wait for the KS. I know you guys do great work.

Wowzers... Loving all of those.

 Anvils Hammer wrote:

@ElvisJuice - This project actually came out of the female regiments project - We started off wanting to include gothic armoured models as one of a number of styles, then quickly realised that we have enough ideas and models that The Burning Rose quickly became an entirely separate project.
The female regiments models, in styles the same as the existing male range, will be developed and released as regular products, during the period the KS stuff is in development.

Awesome, despite having bought loads of Regiments stuff I haven't really got round to using them to build an army yet, so now I'll probably hang on until I can mix in some ladies

The cyber-dog and handler artwork that went up on FB yesterday is brilliant. Intrugued by the designs on p. 153, especially the two floaty ones one; demonhosts?

Evening all,

Concept artwork for Burning Rose Gladiators, Assault specialists with lighter armour and plenty of lethal melee weapons!

These deadly fighters will be a five women unit, and will be an early stretch goal in our Kickstarter, launching April 12th.

More information here :

http://anvilindustry.co.uk/burning-rose

We will be offering two handed melee weapon arms, with a selection of melee weapons to choose from. If there is enough interest we may also offer pistols and one handed melee weapons as options.

Thanks

Looks very good.

I know its cliche but oh man is my wallet crying right now.

 Anvils Hammer wrote:

The female regiments models, in styles the same as the existing male range, will be developed and released as regular products, during the period the KS stuff is in development.

The female regiments models and the KS Daughters will be partially, but not fully, compatible with each other. We have not made all the final design decisions.

I have become a semi-regular customer of yours this year. I expect the trend will continue...

Excitement and wallet fear rising in tandem.

That zweihander chainsword design is fething awesome, reminds me of the empire greatswords

Thanks everyone!

@ElvisJuice - Chris, (lead artist on the gladiator unit) has spent today doing some poses with the Zweihanders, which are all based on diagrams from medieval fighting handbooks, they look absolutely awesome, we will share a render soon.

For now here is a Robot assassin, which will come with a selection of head and melee weapon options.

Just a week to go now, So much to do still!

Looks amazing as always Joel/Adam.

Will be backing @ full tilt as with Afterlife.

Zweihanders! Nice, I can't wait!

I love the robot Assassin!
Can't wait to see, what else is to come.

Cheers

There is a nice Bioshock 2 vibe for the assassin between the monolens and the cybernetic drill - I can imagine painting those up like Big Sisters

Oh my, I will have to back this. Especially when remembering how splendid your pledge fulfillment in the past was!

Some new shots off FB:-






Absolutely gorgeous. No cheesecake in sight.

Oh that is indeed gorgeous and they have an awesome, solid look to them as well!

Really liking the archaic bolter design as well, I'm actually tempted to get a squad or two to serve as militia for my Questoris Knights.

Oh wow, those look superb!

It also looks like they have solved how to make a modular gun with a classic rifle grip. Excellent!

If they were in HIPS too, I'd be in heaven. I hope that's a stretch goal in the KS.

 Ketara wrote:
If they were in HIPS too, I'd be in heaven. I hope that's a stretch goal in the KS.

It is unlikely for Anvil sadly, but I don't like resin and I can still attest to Anvil using the best, easiest to work with resin I have so far come across in the industry. It is crisp and resilient, yet still soft enough to fairly easily carve out in conversions, and the quality control is near perfect. Especially in comparison to FW, which is none of things except crisp, unless the poor quality is destroying the detail.

Damn that looks good.

We just need some officers that look like this now.

Hi all,

Thanks for posting the images up Ketara! As you can imagine I've had a rather busy time recently!

I'll certainly consider some more samurai style parts.

HIPS is not an option. Designing parts for plastic injection means you can't have undercuts.

Undercuts means that even with perfect quality injection moulding (not always guaranteed), we have to make compromises on the design of the miniatures, which I am not willing to do.

Sticking with resin means our prices will never be able to be as low as plastics, but I prefer to never compromise on quality .
@Haigus - thanks for your kind words!

we have indeed made a modular rifle stock after some trial and error with the design, it works well I think.

If it works with our test squad for the KS we will use it for the whole range and will at some point update the Regiments Fatigue arms with Phase carbine/shotgun to use the same design.
This also means we will be able to add armoured "rifle" style arms.

Not my thing so I won't be indulging (I'll wait for the next 'Afterlife' instalment!) I'm sure of two things though - they will be very popular (ergo a very successful KS campaign with lots of stretch goals reached) and of the highest quality.

Absolutely beautiful work, I hope Anvil can produce enough resin minis because I can see quite a lot of backers for this (including me).

@Dwartist - Thanks very much!

@ScarletRose - We have tripled the size of our manufacturing team in the past year, so I am confident we can deal with any volume. The important part will be ensuring we keep our quality standards high no matter how much we are producing!




Ready your weapons everyone! The crusade begins in just three days!

Ohhhhhhh, that las carbine.

Those rifles are stunning.
I do hope they will fit for the other ranges too .

Yup, those weapons are sweet.

Really, really nice.

Renders are chunkier than the art, but I fully expected that.

Those are some lovely weapons concepts. I am stoked for this Kickstarter. I hope I have enough funds left after finding my car is buggered.

These are just great!

I was initially interested in them as count-as Sisters, but they're sweet enough that I just want them purely on their own merits.

Great work, so far!

 Aesthete wrote:
These are just great!

I was initially interested in them as count-as Sisters, but they're sweet enough that I just want them purely on their own merits.

Great work, so far!

Same here. They'll look great next to female arcadians as realistic female soldiers.

The helmets look a bit off to me. Squished or something. Other than that, they look quite amazing.

What will the pricing look like?

Good question Bob, wondering how the price will compare to the regiments line.

Anvil my wallet stands ready, are you planning on any vehicles? Like some transports, flame tanks or even some sort of walker type thing...

@Anvils Hammer: suggestion/request for the weapons; include cast magnet-holes in the stock and weapon? The attachment point looks like it has enough surface area…

Morning all,

And thanks for the great feedback on the weapons!

I can confirm that the weapons from the Daughters range will be added to the main regiments range at some point, but it probably wont be until after we completely fulfil the KS rewards.

@Aesthete - Our models are certainly suitable for use as alternatives for the SoB range, if people want, but we have tried very hard throughout the design process to make something more original and more applicable to a wider range of settings, from medieval fantasy, through steampunk and alt history. Many of the characters will also be great for RPGs, dungeon crawlers etc.

@BobtheInquisitor - Retail Pricing when they go to retail (2019 some time) will be higher than current regiments models, but with KS discount they will be roughly in line. We are aiming for around £3 per model for regular infantry. Characters £8-20 depending on complexity/size.

Our stuff is never going to be as cheap as cheap PVC or other plastics used for most Kickstarters, but I think the extra quality is well worth it.

The helmets probably look a bit off because they are rather large compared to the rest of the model. When they are printed out at 31mm to eye, they look a lot more normal.

@Ingtaer - We are planning a small Mech walker which featured in some of the concept art.

Larger walkers, APC's tanks etc we would LOVE to do but we can only start to consider those if funding exceeds £100k, which would be cool but is far from certain. Our initial funding goal is a more modest £15,000 for the basic squad and some characters.

@Mr_Rose - Sadly its not possible. The guns are only 2mm thick, and two 1mm magnets would result in holes after a few runs of the mould even if we could squeeze them in!

Thanks all,

Well. thats it, you got me. These will make fine Veterans for my knightworld IG and the renders make them seem passable as male or female with a enclosed helmet. I'm more than willing to throw down to get my hands on them from the kickstarter.

Question, would there be a possibility of kneeling legs and arms suitable for heavy weapon teams (maybe as a stretch goal) , or are you planning standing heavy weapon poses if any heavy weapon related items at all?

Oh. these are lovely.

Really like the olde-worlde bolters.

If I had to be picky the models are way too short in the hips (the distance between the hip bones and the crotch is very shallow..), but otherwise beautiful.

Just stumbled on this looming KS, and while the push and excitement for more sci-fi Sisters checks out, I'm actually more interested in the fantastical melee gals:

 BrookM wrote:

Like this 'un, with some heavier armored friends. Will probably come down to number of sculpts for me? To determine if I can use them to power yet another KOW army

- Salvage

I’m really excited for this, though I don’t know what I’d use them for yet. Maybe some Inquisitorial forces? What time tomorrow is the launch?

Erren wrote:
I’m really excited for this, though I don’t know what I’d use them for yet. Maybe some Inquisitorial forces? What time tomorrow is the launch?

Inquisitorial forces is my plan

 Mousemuffins wrote:
Oh. these are lovely.

Really like the olde-worlde bolters.

If I had to be picky the models are way too short in the hips (the distance between the hip bones and the crotch is very shallow..), but otherwise beautiful.

I think that's just an artifact of heroic scaling. The entire mini looks like the V Hold is off.

I'm thinking a unit or two of the troops will make a nice Sisters of Silence attachment for my Custodes.

I'm really looking forward to this Kickstarter. Has a start time been decided on, yet?

Hi Everyone,

Just over 24 hours to go now,

@Barzam and Erren - we are aiming for a 7-8pm ish start, UK time, but that is an estimate, we still have a lot to do!

@Ir0njeck - Yes, I am planning to do a kneeling legs and heavy weapons arms upgrade which will make the kits fully compatible with all the existing regiments heavy weapon options.

We are also planning standing heavy weapons with a medieval theme!

@MouseMuffins - Thanks for your feedback. We will look at it again, I think its partly the issue with them being heroic scaling, if we make the crotch lower it starts looking odd.

@Boss Salvage - Sci-fi is the market the range is aimed at more, but a lot of the parts are useable in fantasy - we were careful to ensure they look good without big pads or backpacks for example.

I am hoping we will unlock quite a few different melee weapons suitable for fantasy use.

Thanks

Will this be available to purchase in it's own right or only given away with £40+ pledges?

We've had quite a few people express interest so yes, we will make here available as a separate add-on for people who want just her, or want multiple copies in one pledge.

I mean, I imagine I'm going to tip over the £40 mark quite easily, but it doesn't hurt to know.

I got my ticket for the hype train...

Barzam has been feeding me a steady supply of pictures as they're released, trying to get me interested.

I have seen some concept art that's gotten me excited about this campaign, and after getting to see most of his figures he's ordered from Anvil, I know the quality will be quite high.

I'm hoping for some ladies that are big enough to hang with my Custodes. That'll most certainly get me to pledge. Raging Hereos tried, but their not- Terminators didn't really impress me much.

Looking forward to seeing what's available tomorrow. Good luck!

These ladies here shouldn't be as big/tall as Custodes though, should they?

I mean, I hope they aren't.

Same. I want something that's about the size of Vic's Imperial Guard ladies, if they were in power armour. The minute we hit Raging Heroes/Eisenkern proportions, I'm out.

 Mysterio wrote:
These ladies here shouldn't be as big/tall as Custodes though, should they?

I mean, I hope they aren't.

Why would they be? They're meant to be SOB and other human characters, both enhanced and non as we've seen from the myriad concept pieces, equivalents, not female Custodes.

If they end up as big a Custodes I will let someone curb stomp me. I feel confident saying that as it just isn't going to be the case.

My comment was in response to highlord tamburlaine's comment.

Perhaps you should ask him why he thinks they'll be that big?

Don't get me wrong- the regular rank and file shouldn't be anywhere near Custodes size. That'd be crazy!

A big bulky hero model though? C'mon, where's your sense of fun?



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Is it there yet? Is it there yet? *waits impatiently*

 highlord tamburlaine wrote:
Don't get me wrong- the regular rank and file shouldn't be anywhere near Custodes size. That'd be crazy!

A big bulky hero model though? C'mon, where's your sense of fun?

Apparently it is clashing with my sense of scale?

Aiming for launch 7-8pm tonight everyone, currently rushing around madly putting render images together.


Scalewise, they are roughly inline with our Regiments range, so will work very nicely along side guard, victoria minis etc.

The KS exclusive model is certainly larger than average, around 33mm.

We MIGHT be able to do larger models in proper powered armour if there is enough demand for it. The regular troops have armour which could be powered or un powered, its not overly bulky.

I must admit a fondness for those weapons.

Duuuuuuuuuude, just dude. That belt-fed support weapon.

Poor wallet...

Oh cannot wait for launch!

Having the helmet sit on top of the gorget/neck shield is throwing off the head/neck proportions, I think.

Best to have the helmet sit slightly recessed into the gorget?

Considering how good everything I've ever gotten from Anvil has been I'm excited to see this from them. Not sure if I'm in the market for the models themselves but I know they'll be fantastic and I'm going to keep an eye on it just in case I change my mind

I have the new Celestine, so that means I need to get an army of these, right?

 Nostromodamus wrote:
I have the new Celestine, so that means I need to get an army of these, right?

I believe that's the rule, yes.

 Aesthete wrote:

 Nostromodamus wrote:
I have the new Celestine, so that means I need to get an army of these, right?

I believe that's the rule, yes.

Aesthete's kidding.

It's the LAW.

Should fit right in with my medieval Regiments infantry that I got to support my Knights!

It's live. I appear to be backer #9.

Link:- https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1637892615/daughters-of-the-burning-rose

I'm in for £80 to start with.

Dig deep fellow Anvil lovers, I wants me some Cyhounds!

Damn, I wants me almost EVERYTHING!

It's arrived at an inconveniently expensive time for me. Hmmmm. I could live off instant noodles...


I suppose ideally I'd pledge £40 to get the awesome Kickstarter exclusive and some other amazing stuff. I'm assuming everything else is gonna be available post-Kickstarter?

The stretch goals look fantastic.

I’m all in

Looks like it's halfway funded already.

Wow, thanks for less than an hour in and already £7,500+

Id best get involved sharpish - those stretch goals are fantastic!

Ok im in as well

Good luck Anvil, these things look excellent!

Evening all

As some of you have noted, our Kickstarter is

NOW LIVE

Thanks for all your support so far!

I am going to get some much needed sleep now and I will be back in the morning to answer everyones questions!

Cheers

Joel

Are the parts compatible with the Regiments parts? In particular the pauldrons and shoulder pads?

Obviously the weapons have different attachment points, but aside from that

I'm all in, psyched for this one!

I didn't mention it in my earlier post, but yes - I am in ^__^

Something tells me that this will be fully funded by 8am tomorrow, and then it's stretch goal time!

 Dr. Mills wrote:
Something tells me that this will be fully funded by 8am tomorrow, and then it's stretch goal time!

By my back of the envelope calculation it's more than 80% funded already. I wouldn't be surprised if it's fully funded within a few hours given the pace so far.

And backed, nice to see its nearly funded already (though Kickstarter keeps on changing the currency it shows me which made it go from needing 1,400 to over 2,000 units of currency in 30sec).

A rough approximation of shipping would be nice though Anvil, the only orders I have placed with you came with free shipping so I have little idea of what to expect.

I really love these designs. I think they serve as a great alternative for people who aren't as fond of GW's interpretation of power armored women.

As an added bonus they're "theme agnostic" enough where you could potentially paint them in Chaos colors and have it work just fine.

I'm loving these so much! With Anvil confirming kneeling legs and arms for heavy weapons teams to match the rest of the regiment line I'm all in for atleast the 80€, as I have been waiting for ages for someone to put out a good "knightly" infantry line. The weapons are amazing as well so just icing on the cake!

Decided to up my pledge to 80 quid, not sure if I'll stick around, but I'll know for sure in twenty days, these may be excellent alt-Scions for a future Questor Imperialis militia force.

Funded!

Congrats, Anvil, I bet this goes very well

Morning Everyone

The Project is fully funded in less than 12 hours, an amazing response. Thanks to all our backers!

@Mysterio - This torso's gorget is meant more as decoration, it sits slightly under the helmet. We will do alternative torsos with larger gorgets which actually come up and around the helmet, and some torsos with no gorget as well.

@Haigus- That's right, everything not labeled as KS exclusive will be available at retail, most likely early 2019.

You will also be able to add more funds in your pledge manager if you want to, which wont happen until late May at the earliest.

The shoulder pads for both this and the Regiments range are interchangeable. Other parts are less compatible, but parts from the KS will be more compatible with our range of female regiments models.

@Ingtaer - We will put up more details on likely shipping costs/options at some point soon.


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SALUTE is tommorow!! We will have very limited stock with us, but we will have the resin models from the KS, and an awesome 30cm tall "ten up" Daughter on our stand, so do check us out if you are at the show!

Sunday I am resting, and Monday we are back to working on the KS!

Good luck and have fun tomorrow!

And funded already!
I pledged of Course...

Unfortunately, the small size of the discount (10-25%) plus needing to pay an undetermined amount for shipping (or even worse - wave shipping) compared to Anvil's website shipping costs means that I'm better off waiting until it's done and then making a normal order with free shipping, because I've never spent under £40 in a single order. The squads at present don't fit into the £40 pledge either at £16 each.

Please don't read this as bitching, because I think Anvil is great and have made quite a few orders over the years - and I know Joel has a percentage taken by KS, etc. But small KS discount for paying 7+ months in advance + needing to pay for the usually-free shipping knocks it all on the head.

Either way, the KS is already a success which is great, so best of luck with this, Joel!

There are some real gems in there and a great new (more earthy "realistic") take on this trope. The basic troops could use a bit more of the gothic plate armor vibe - they seem less detailed than the concept art, but that could be me. Still, very tempting!

I'm surprised that given the obvious utility to use as a carapaced up Imperial Guard Army (there's troops, doctors, primaris psykers, officers, etc), there's no kneeling legs and heavy weapon arm options. Doubly so given that Anvil already has several heavy weapon options on their website, and they state that they don't want this pidgeon holed as a 'Sisters Army', but rather a more general female sci-fi one. Seems like a missed opportunity there, given that they have the weapons done already.

Hi everyone,

@Azazelx - Thats perfectly fair feedback, thank you. We will be putting up more information about shipping costs next week.

The prices are certainly higher than most Kickstarters.

We could afford to give a higher discount and still make a profit, but if we have to manufacture a larger number of models at a lower profit margin, we risk putting an overwhelming stress on our already stretched manufacturing department.

If our quality control and shipping times for regular orders start to slip it risks our entire company reputation, and it's just not worth it.

So, smaller discount, smaller Kickstarter as a result, but easier to fulfill quickly and efficiently so that all backers have a great experience and the product can go to retail sooner (but AFTER all rewards are shipped).

@Kestral - Yes, the basic infantry are certainly less detailed than some of the artwork. We tried some prints with higher detail and it just gets lost at 31mm... We want them to be enjoyable to batch paint, not tedious.

The characters though... we are going all out on the detail for those!

@Ketara - You are quite right, and I have already given thought to a conversion sprue which will make the Daughters compatible with all our existing Regiments heavy weapons.

We are also going to try some male figures in the same armour, to go in our Regiments range, either as part of the Kicsktarter or after, for the retail launch.

If you ever get round to selling off the "ten up" model, let me know

 Anvils Hammer wrote:


@Mysterio - This torso's gorget is meant more as decoration, it sits slightly under the helmet. We will do alternative torsos with larger gorgets which actually come up and around the helmet, and some torsos with no gorget as well.

This is good to hear!

Once they're in, I'll be in.

Will they be previewed soon, in the KS campaign?

Will definitely pledge if it looks like the melee squad and some more characters will unlock, unfortunately don't really need the others but that's just me

I'm glad there's some crossbows in the weapon extras, I had planned on painting up a couple Daughters as knights for DnD (leaving off the backpacks of course). I think they'll look great.

I love it all Anvil. I'm tempted to back you for my first Kickstarter but I've also had my eye on your Afterlife characters too. If I have a good couple of weeks I'll certainly be backing at the £40 level at least. Keep up the good work and I personally hope the hounds are unlocked at the minimum

A few salute photos just popped up on their FB:

Kickstarter related:



Afterlife board:

I wonder what's going to happen with Afterlife, still curious to see how that setting will develop further.

Afterlife has stunning miniatures. It's like a futuristic call of duty / titanfall on your tabletop. Love it to death.

Couldn't agree more about the models, they're excellent. Reminds me that I've got a few left to paint.

Malika, I believe Joel's said they'll be taking a second run at the rules and that they're not intending to just let it die.

Afternoon all,

We are back from SALUTE and I am totally exhausted!

@Rolsheen - Regrettably its not for sale! I like it too much, and don't have time to make another one any time soon.

We are going to look at some 75mm vesion's of certain figures.

@Mysterio - We will preview a couple of new bits as soon as we can, I need to actually sculpt them, starting monday!

@Scarlet Rose - They work great without pads or backpacks, very deliberately.

@sockwithaticket - Thanks for posting those photos up for me!


AFTERLIFE - absolutely not dead. It doesn't sell well because we dont have final rules or enough factions, but I am still committed to continuing developing it. We will be looking to expand the studio team over the coming months so we can work on multiple projects at once.

 Azazelx wrote:
But small KS discount for paying 7+ months in advance + needing to pay for the usually-free shipping knocks it all on the head.

Either way, the KS is already a success which is great, so best of luck with this, Joel!

I'm in the same boat.

I guess it's good though that there will be those of us who will wait to buy them at retail as well.

Congrats to Anvil on the successful funding! The miniatures look awesome.

Great work as always Anvil! That's some of the best looking female sci find armour I have seen in ages, perfect for SoB but also generic enough to be a cool looking militia force.

For anyone scared of ordering because resin, don't be, these guys honestly make the best resin models I have ever come across! I'd even go as far as saying it's better than plastic as it is more detailed and easier to assemble, no mold lines, no bubbles and everything fits together very well.

I can also vouch for the quality of the Anvil resin. At least when I ordered stuff a while ago, and it's been a change I assume it's only been for the better, what with the ever increasing volume of stuff getting pushed out.

The earlier Afterlife KS ran by the company was also very well run . One of the (if not the very)first I crowdfunding I ever backed and probably still the one that delivered with the least delays of all I've backed since

 Commander Cain wrote:
Great work as always Anvil! That's some of the best looking female sci find armour I have seen in ages, perfect for SoB but also generic enough to be a cool looking militia force.

For anyone scared of ordering because resin, don't be, these guys honestly make the best resin models I have ever come across! I'd even go as far as saying it's better than plastic as it is more detailed and easier to assemble, no mold lines, no bubbles and everything fits together very well.

Thirded - Anvil definitely produces top-quality stuff.

The painted Daughters have tipped me into the KS. Damn you! :-D

 Anvils Hammer wrote:


AFTERLIFE - absolutely not dead. It doesn't sell well because we dont have final rules or enough factions, but I am still committed to continuing developing it. We will be looking to expand the studio team over the coming months so we can work on multiple projects at once.

This is really good to hear, as that's what I'm most interested in from you guys!

Man, they are looking top notch, that Anvil has already put consideration toward male versions and to make torsos look fire without the Backpack is more great news. Can't wait till next week to see more stuff.

Not related to the current KS, which is looking great by the way, I thought I'd post these here as another testament to the immense versatility of the Regiments range. The other month I did Vostroyan-inspired Guard, now I've done some Adeptus Arbites. The heads are GW as are a couple of other bits, but the bulk of these models is all Regiments.

This Kickstarter is super tempting.

Morning All,

@frozenwastes - We are certainly hoping that this will be a popular product at retail as well, and will be a long term supported range.

@CommanderCain- thanks for your feedback and compliments

@Zywus - also thank you! Increasing output while maintaining quality has been a big challenge over the last 6-12 months, but we are working hard to maintain our standards!

@Momotaro - thank you! We will get better photos of the painted models up soon.

@Paradigm - Wow! Those Arbite conversions look amazing! Thanks for posting the photo up!



We are going to be spending most of today catching up with orders and tydingy the studio up after SALUTE, which was great fun as always.

We will be back with more updates tommorow!

 Anvils Hammer wrote:

AFTERLIFE - absolutely not dead. It doesn't sell well because we dont have final rules or enough factions, but I am still committed to continuing developing it. We will be looking to expand the studio team over the coming months so we can work on multiple projects at once.

Why don't you make these models an additional faction for Afterlife? (not to mention some of the regiments). People would still buy them as 40k-proxies regardless, but it would certainly give them more usage and context besides totally not designed as proxies for that other company's games I know that Afterlife has it's own aesthetic and background, but sci-fi (and Fantasy) worlds always have new continents/planets/colonies discovered to add in additional factions and content.

Maybe the power armoured guys don't fit in, but the regiments (and presumably these Daughters) are much closer to the scale that AL uses.

 Azazelx wrote:

 Anvils Hammer wrote:

AFTERLIFE - absolutely not dead. It doesn't sell well because we dont have final rules or enough factions, but I am still committed to continuing developing it. We will be looking to expand the studio team over the coming months so we can work on multiple projects at once.

Why don't you make these models an additional faction for Afterlife? (not to mention some of the regiments). People would still buy them as 40k-proxies regardless, but it would certainly give them more usage and context besides totally not designed as proxies for that other company's games I know that Afterlife has it's own aesthetic and background, but sci-fi (and Fantasy) worlds always have new continents/planets/colonies discovered to add in additional factions and content.

Maybe the power armoured guys don't fit in, but the regiments (and presumably these Daughters) are much closer to the scale that AL uses.

I think Afterlife is Anvil's way of branching out from the 40k proxy market and exploring something new so while it would be nice to get a few more factions faster, it could hurt the overall setting of the new game.


Looks like the ks has hit 50k so that's every stretch goal we know of hit already and only a couple of days in!

False.

Project is in GBP. KS converts it to your local currency. Next SG is robed ladies.

Ah yes I realised that a while after posting, kickstarter has changed a lot since I last visited it!

I thought I'd quickly copy across the updates so far from Anvil as they're very busy (I hope they don't mind). It's got nothing to do with my vested interest in getting those cyberhounds unlocked

Standard Bearer Render

"She will be supplied with your choice of a few different banners which are not yet fully designed. Ifyou want a plainer banner for your choice of transfer or painted logo, that will be an option."

Sci Fi Torso

"All these Sci-Fi components are free unlocks, not stretch goals, so these are available as options already. Any components can be mix/matched with others, so you will be able to select for example, Sci-Fi Torso and Helmet, with Renaissance Shoulder Pads and Arquebus, to create the exact look you are going for."

Robes & Tabards
"We are closing in on the £30k stretch goal - Torsos and legs with Robes and Tabards!

We will be sculpting:
- At least three sprues of hooded heads of various styles,
- A sprue of partially robed torsos (shown in the renders below),
- Five poses of Robed legs
- Five poses of Tabard legs.

Please Note that the parts shown here are Work in Progress, not final sculpts, so are a bit rough in places."





"The photo above shows the WIP sci-fi torso with no power plant. The more medieval/fantasy style torsos, including the Robed torso shown below, are designed to work well with no power plant, for use in fantasy systems. The armour plate with the downward point acts as the positioning/attachment system for all the power plants."

Ah, those split leg robes are the SoB proxies i've been looking for! They look killer.

The hooded helmet and drum ammo gun are fantastic.

Oooh those look good.

 warspawned wrote:

Sci Fi Torso

Spoiler:

"All these Sci-Fi components are free unlocks, not stretch goals, so these are available as options already. Any components can be mix/matched with others, so you will be able to select for example, Sci-Fi Torso and Helmet, with Renaissance Shoulder Pads and Arquebus, to create the exact look you are going for."

Robes & Tabards
"We are closing in on the £30k stretch goal - Torsos and legs with Robes and Tabards!
Please Note that the parts shown here are Work in Progress, not final sculpts, so are a bit rough in places."

Spoiler:

Really like the look of the Sci-fi and tabard versions.

Apologies if this has been answered already, but what happened to this girl? She's so cool!

While I applaud the effort, GW is moving towards true scale - so are these ladies a bit bigger than current ones or roughly the same size as the current?

There is a scale shot at the bottom of the kickstarter page.

I thought 'true scale' was just a term we used to denote that Space Marines are supposed to be bonkers enormous, but are never actually printed that way?

Flawless victory.

Every penny you make from these is well-earned.

Truly wonderful designs - those gun-stocks!

I'm glad I have a well paying job because I feel like I'm going to end up giving Anvil a pretty good chuck of my pay.

But hey, a KS by a good company for a really nice product, it's tough to say no to that.

Another update! Mini people and the hounds! I'm surprised by the addition of the mini robots but it's a welcome characterful one and I love the hounds but a more cyber-like tail would be nice, it seems a bit too fluffy for the rest of the render IMHO.

"Next up our bonus £31k stretch goal, Chris has been working on a little side project. These Squire Automata are fantastic as models to provide your characters with some battlefield assistance - At around 2/3 the size of a typical Daughter they are not going to be doing any serious fighting, but can carry a helmet or weapon which might come in handy! Price to be confirmed soon."





I like the shield-type backpack, it's different and there's plenty of scope to paint the bulb-like bits either as gems, traditional lights or even add some lightning type effects. They're going to be updating again with some 3-D prints so I'm looking forward to seeing those

Im in, I really like the design of the basic "sisters".

Yeah, she's totally getting Custode'd
Please tell me there's a gun barrel hidden in that hammer somewhere!

Loving the retinue as well.

Hello Everyone, Thanks for all feedback!

@Warspawned - Thanks very much for copying across updates. Yes I have been busy!

Not long till the hounds now, we did some 3D prints of them today and will get some photos early next week.

There will be a robotic tail option as well as the feather tail.

@Frozen Ocean - We've not gotten around to sculpting her yet. I am not sure if we will get a chance during the project run, but if not she will certainly appear in future.

@Uriels Flame - The Scale image is there ( thanks smokestack!). We are trying to get a balance - in scale with our existing regiments range, but also suitable for use along side other ranges. The Escher for example, if you removed her high heels, would stand about the same height as our Daughter example model.
Some of our Character models are deliberately a little taller than rank and file, which makes sense and helps them fit in with other games better.

We have just put up another huge update on the KS page.

See the update with ALL the images : CLICK HERE












See the update with ALL the images : CLICK HERE

Thanks everyone!

More updates next week.

Those dogs are sooooooo cute!!!

Nice casting for sure.

Very impressed with the Abbess. The render made her look fairly chunky, so I was wondering how the resin version would turn out. The lightning mage is very cool too and I think the crossbows could be one of the best, yet most unsung bits of the KS so far.

I'm incredibly intrigued by the bionic ferret mention!

Where was a bionic ferret mentioned?

What's the deal with the Abbess' dog? Is that going to come with her?

So far I'm liking pretty much all of it. The automata are adorable too.

In the comments someone asked about the little dog and got this reply:


Anvil Industry 3-time creator about 2 hours ago

@Andy it will be in the "Pets/Familiars" set, along with a bionic ferret and some bigger animals! coming soon

Puppies!

Bionic ferrets?

Regimental goats and wolfhounds please!

I am looking forward to the characters and the Sci fi parts. The Abbess would be a nice 40k 2nd Ed St Praxedes.

Damn it! My pledge is getting bigger and bigger. I'm going to have to auction off my clutter at this rate - which probably isn't a bad thing to be fair.

Bionic ferrets? I want one.

Showing as £32104.

Thank you to the nine new backers overnight. You have given me the chance to own cyber gothic puppies owned by warrior Nuns!

Very nice miniatures. Few more pics at the blog link in my sig.

I love it! Can’t wait to put these into an Inquisitorial force.

The basic sisters are incredible!
Absolutely love the design and execution of these.

Nice work MotN. The fully painted and assembled sclae shot is both cool and useful.

Not sure if this has been answered, but how compatible are the DotBR compatible with GW parts? I am sure many of us want to field them in tourneys with the 50% rule satisfied.

Ahem.

One of the familiars appears to be a Panther with a frickin' laser for an eye.

Checkout update 8 for a masked assassin preview.

Apologies for not posting links/ pictures, I'm on the move.

Yesterday's update:

TEST PRINTS

"We built up some 3D printed test models for the Cyhounds. These are not the final product. Using these test prints we will make adjustments to the details, design, and fit of the parts to ensure the end result is as good as possible."


"We also build up some test infantry models. The middle figure in the images below is made up of the standard renaissance parts, while the others use 3D printed test parts.
Both new models also wield the Phase Arquebus, which is a great alternative option if you want energy weapons for your theme!"


"In all these photos the model on the left uses Robed legs, Robed Torso, Sci-Fi helmet (WIP), Phase Arquebus and a Void power plant based on our popular gothic void regiments torso.
The model on the right uses the Tabard Legs, WIP Sci-Fi helmet, Torso and power plant, and also has shoulder pads fitted, which changes the profile of the model quite a lot!
We will be previewing more styles of shoulder pad soon, there will be at least 3 options in the Pledge manager."




ASSASSIN CONCEPT - UNLOCK @ 35k



I'm looking forward to more renders/prints

I feel like the cyber dogs heads are a little on the small side, that assassin looks great though!

I really like the assassin myself. Awesome design.

So, the shipping costs have been floated and sadly that means I am out. Best of luck Anvil, I hope to pick some stuff up later on!

"Shipping - We have done more research and have updated the project with our expected shipping costs. These are
• UK : £5
• EU : £10
• USA : £10
• Rest of the World : £10-15 depending on your location.
This is higher than our current typical shipping charges because we will be sending everything using a fully tracked service which is faster and more reliable than our existing standard shipping options. We think its well worth the extra price, and will be moving our main website over to the same shipping system in the near future.
If you are in for £1 and want just one or two figures, we may be able to arrange a lower cost non tracked shipping option, or combine your pledge items with a regular order form our store to save postage costs.

I mean, OK, but why? That actually seems cheap for international shipping right now. EDIT: For contrast, when I was looking at some OOP Star Wars models recently on sale in the USA, USPS First Class(tracked) International to the UK was almost 30 quid.

Well I was just in for a small pledge and Anvil offer free shipping for over 40GBP through their website.
The free shipping works out a lot better than the discount from the kickstarter so as this has most definitely funded my small pledge wont be missed and I can pick them up later.

Unless someone in NZ wants to go splits? Send me a PM if so!

Edit: Familiars are also up but I cant upload the photos. Never knew that I wanted a cat or ferret model before...

Lovely looking assassin - I am not keen on the dogs.

Glad I pledged.

Morning all!

I'll have some great new images later - the Cyblade Assassin in resin is one of the nicest models we have ever produced I think, and a 3D test print of the first Gladiator!

Last night we posted up previews of the Cyclone Arquebus -



The pistols and melee weapons-



and some digital previews of the Gladiators with real world fighting poses!




@Mr Morden - we will be doing another pass on the dogs to get some slightly angrier looking head options, which might improve things.

@Ingtaer - That's understandable. We are going to try and offer a lower cost option for pledges less than £40, but I cannot guarantee it at the moment and do not want to promise something we then can't deliver.

We will be moving our entire website over to the new system, so by the time the KS starts to fulfill, the free shipping threshold will still exist but will likely be higher than the current £40.

We are hoping with a higher volume of tracked parcels, we should be able to get our standard global tracked shipping cost, including to NZ, below £10.

We have had increasing issues with parcels going missing or taking a long time to arrive, so fully tracking things will improve customers experience.

Good to hear Anvil! Please add to an update if you manage to work it. Those melee options are looking really good.
Why no pics of the ferret and cat?

Anvil, any possibility of getting pics of the Gladiator legs with a regular rifle wielding upper body?

Hi Barzam,

here you go



@Ingtaer,

Here you go..



And more from todays update, the first resin Cyblade



First test prints of the Gladiator modular infantry parts



and err... just one wing to start with! (Test print)



Lots more photos if you click on The Latest Kickstarter Update

Thanks

Joel

Ah, excellent. Thank you. I figured those Gladiator legs would look good with those parts. There's something about the asymmetry and the lighter armor that goes well with the heavier upper body armor.

That Assassin has more than likely become a must buy on my pledge.

So tempting, but I think I'm in the "too shallow of a discount to pre order" camp.... but I'm also weak willed with miniatures this nice.

Wish I had more free money this month, I think I'd definitely be on board! Just going to have to suck it down and wait till after the KS is over though :(

Been trying to figure out what's niggling at me with the cyhounds, I think it's a combination of the lower jaw and the chest/forelimbs that put me in the mind of some kind of fluffy doom-schnauzer. Maybe if the chest armour was downplayed and the shoulders rejigged it'd look meaner?

It’s still a discount, which will not be available at retail. Anvil is established enough, I would not worry about non delivery -I have backed two of their kickstarters previously, and was not disappointed!

The gothic battle nuns in space are looking really excellent! Maybe this has already been mentioned before Joel but are there any plans to do variant DotBR heads wearing some form of nun's cornette and coif? Much akin to GWs Sister Hospitaller but made by Anvil, so ya know, better?!

Morning all,

The project is still going strongly, but as things stand at the moment we are not going to be unlocking any "major project" stretch goals.

The upside of this is that it means delivery of the project will be sped up, and those of you who prefer to wait for retail and to see the exact finished models will be able to get them sooner than would otherwise have been the case!

@Viking Child - The issue with a head like that is that its tricky to get it to work as a separate component.

I don't think we will do a full sprue, but I will see if its feasible to sneak a head like that onto one of the upgrade sprues.

Thanks

Joel

On phone, so I can't link, but I am drooling over the Castellan render in today's update. Amazing model, may have to get 2!

Those new updates are interesting. A robot surgeon? I don't think we've seen that one yet. The new jetpacks look good, too. I'm still hoping those Gladiator bits get unlocked before this finishes.

Any chance of seeing helmets like the one the flamethrower trooper is wearing in the artwork? It looks kind of like the sci-fi one, but the forehead plate looks like it sweeps back over the top of the helmet and appears to have a horn or something on the forehead (not unlike a Zeon commander's horn).

I'm particularly looking forward to seeing the render of the jester assassin. Lovely concept art.

Also hoping to see the Gladiators unlocked!

 Barzam wrote:
Those new updates are interesting. A robot surgeon?

Surgical assistants; in today's update


The awesome Castellan from yesterday

Those surgical assistants are amazing. And amazingly useful to my DKK Quartermasters.

Hi Anvils Hammer, what kind of base will be supplied with the flying models ?
I've alway wanted winged jetpack for my seraphims so I'm really tempted to get yours (despite having finally gave up on that idea last month and made an order for another style of jetpacks ).

Morning Everyone,

The project is picking up strongly, which is great, we have almost unlocked the Gladiators.

@Sockwithaticket - thanks for putting up the renders!

We will have more rnders before the end of the project, including the Masquerade Assassin, Death and the Arch Angel.

@Samko - At the moment the plan is to supply 25mm round bases (with no slot) with all the regular models, and some slightly larger ones for certain character models.

We are going to look at options for the flying models, but its not certain at this stage we can realistically send them with any base other than the standard ones.

Looks like we reached the Gladiators! Now I'll be able to do a squad of scrappy vets!

@Anvils Hammer - Thanks for your answer.


Is there any company that sells flying bases like those of the Inceptors ? (should I ask this question somewhere else ?)

I hope they did well. They're nice sculpts, though the basic infantry don't move me as much as the characters.

@Anvil, will the second sniper model also be in a different pose from the one we've already seen?

Morning all,

@Barzam - Yes, One sniper will be posed very similar to the art and preview sculpt, the second will be in a "shooting" pose.

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The campaign is really picking up steam and we have unlocked all our planned stretch goals.

The project now offers over 20,000 variations of modular infantry, and 25 unique character models!

Everything will be available at retail (except KS exclusive sculpts) but the pledges offer some great savings and freebies.

If you can't back today, we will have a late pledge option open for a few more weeks which will include all freebies.

Full details to follow.

 Anvils Hammer wrote:
Morning all,

@Barzam - Yes, One sniper will be posed very similar to the art and preview sculpt, the second will be in a "shooting" pose.

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The campaign is really picking up steam and we have unlocked all our planned stretch goals.

The project now offers over 20,000 variations of modular infantry, and 25 unique character models!

Everything will be available at retail (except KS exclusive sculpts) but the pledges offer some great savings and freebies.

If you can't back today, we will have a late pledge option open for a few more weeks which will include all freebies.

Full details to follow.

Good effort on the project. I was persuaded to up my pledge to £150 for the love of Flying Armoured Nuns.

I am so glad to see the Angel unlocked and looking forward to delivery of my goodies.

There may be some head scratching on the pledge calculator in my near future so there is always the chance I throw some more money in.

As a query, is the Gladiator Champion included in the £150 pledge? Her artwork is underneath that pledge along with the Inquisitor, special weapons and accessories but not explicity stated?

Wow, I hadn't checked back since the first few days and you have unlocked a ton of awesome stuff! I'm probably in the 'wait for retail' crowd simply due to lack of funds at the moment, but there's a lot here that's piqued my interest, some of those characters are pretty much must-haves when they release, especially the more inquisitor-esque ones.

When this stuff goes to retail, will it be spread out, or will it be one glorious wave release with everything at once?

@ Anvil

Dunno if itys been asked but was the greenlight (especially now that all the stretch goals have been smashed) ever given to the Burning Rose Mech/not-penitent-engine/feudal sentinel? I cant find the art of it but it looked super awesome and was really hoping it would get to see the light of day as there's not many things in that particular niche among the model companies, doubly so with the medieval aesthetic.

Bonus points if someone can link me the pic or pm it to me.
Nevermind, found it with google-fu

There's really not long left, but look at these renders from today's update:











Need to pick my jaw up off the floor.

Ironjack - that's gone up as a £60k stretch goal. They were on £58k as of about 5 minutes ago with 45 mins left on the KS. Do-able, but doubtful at this stage.



Massive congrats to Joel and the team for such an awesome Kickstarter and an amazingly strong finish. May need to throw some more money in while filling out the pledge manager...

Those are glorious!

Ah dang

Would've been great to see the mech. Heres to hoping it does see production either from late pledges or when the line comes out in full. I would love to field them a sentinels for my knightworld IG.

Edit*
Nevermind! Anvil confirmed the mech will still be designed but released with retail and a special discount for KS backers. I could not be happier with this Kickstarter!

I'd love to see a mech too, seeing as how Zombicide won't give me one.

Had to cancel my pledge due to "responsibilities" or whatever the kids call it but glad that the late pledge will be available... hopefully with a paypal option so I don't get spousal stink- eye!

 Ir0njack wrote:
Ah dang

Would've been great to see the mech. Heres to hoping it does see production either from late pledges or when the line comes out in full. I would love to field them a sentinels for my knightworld IG.

er, am i missing something - the Kickstarter page says it closed at £61,344, so the mech should be unlocked?!?

 Nicky J wrote:

 Ir0njack wrote:
Ah dang

Would've been great to see the mech. Heres to hoping it does see production either from late pledges or when the line comes out in full. I would love to field them a sentinels for my knightworld IG.

er, am i missing something - the Kickstarter page says it closed at £61,344, so the mech should be unlocked?!?

Nope, your not. I forgot to refresh my page like a knucklehead. much rejoicing is to be had!

Is there a late pledge option?

Samko wrote:
@Anvils Hammer - Thanks for your answer.


Is there any company that sells flying bases like those of the Inceptors ? (should I ask this question somewhere else ?)

Not sure if there's anything special about the Inceptor bases, but Litko sells all kinds of bases including flying bases.

friareriner wrote:
Is there a late pledge option?

Yes. Anvil has said there will be a option for late pledges from folks that couldn't back while the KS was going on

I am totally exhausted...

Time for a week or two of not thinking about this project at all! Then back to it with a vengeance! The crusade won't wait.

Details of late pledges etc to follow.

Thanks everyone!

 Aesthete wrote:

Samko wrote:
@Anvils Hammer - Thanks for your answer.


Is there any company that sells flying bases like those of the Inceptors ? (should I ask this question somewhere else ?)

Not sure if there's anything special about the Inceptor bases, but Litko sells all kinds of bases including flying bases.

Those bases have a curved stand so that it connect to the back of the mini instead of its crotch. Unfortunately Litko doesn't seem to have this type of bases but thanks anyhow.

Samko wrote:
Those bases have a curved stand so that it connect to the back of the mini instead of its crotch. Unfortunately Litko doesn't seem to have this type of bases but thanks anyhow.

Oh I see. Yeah I don't know any sources for bases like that, sorry.

Can't wait for this, need the pledge manager out. I intended to get a heap of squads but all the characters are AMAZING.

Hello everyone!

While we were busy with our Kickstarter, we passed an important arbitrary milestone!

41,252 orders on our webstore since we launched www.anvilindustry.co.uk!

To celebrate, we are giving away FREE War hammers! until June 14th!

Anyone who places an order with a value of at least £15 (17 euros, 20 USD) will have a sprue of FREE War hammers included with their order automatically.

You can also purchase additional sprues if desired, and they will remain available for regular sale on the website after the promotion ends.

So, if you are tired of paying inflated prices for War hammers, get some free from Anvil Industry!

War hammers (the medieval melee weapon) should not be confused with Warhammer™, the totally awesome but entirely unrelated war gaming system owned by Games Workshop Ltd.

"So, if you are tired of paying inflated prices for War hammers, get some free from Anvil Industry!"

Brilliant.

I love how there is a simple hammer tool on that sprue. I kinda want that hammer more than the war hammers...

I picked up some of your sitting legs hoping they'd work for passengers in Mantic's Mule

and indeed they do (might be worth considering a sprue of sitting legs only for this?)

Edit: these are from the Armoured Sitting/Kneeling Legs set and require a little bit of fiddling to fit with the genestealer cult mining suit torsos, but would work unaltered with cadian style ones. Anvil also have fatigue, militia, dress uniform and greatcoat versions depending on the look your passengers are going for.

i second this....i would love to make something like the DKoK crew compartment filled with sitting soldiers...that would be awesome!!!

 Anvils Hammer wrote:
Morning all,

The project is still going strongly, but as things stand at the moment we are not going to be unlocking any "major project" stretch goals.

The upside of this is that it means delivery of the project will be sped up, and those of you who prefer to wait for retail and to see the exact finished models will be able to get them sooner than would otherwise have been the case!

@Viking Child - The issue with a head like that is that its tricky to get it to work as a separate component.

I don't think we will do a full sprue, but I will see if its feasible to sneak a head like that onto one of the upgrade sprues.

Thanks

Joel

Hmmm yeah i hadn't thought about that; as a separate component it might end up looking somewhat unnatural... But if it could be done it'd be pretty cool, not just for the DotBR range but for other conversions in general!

But thanks for your response, if one makes it to an upgrade sprue i'd be happy enough!

I don't know if anyone else noticed, but Anvil have semi-quietly put an event exclusive model up on the webstore for a limited time (they don;t say 'til when). Mine came in the post yesterday and I've gotta say even by their standards it's impressively cast:



Other than the bath all resin needs, it will need literally no other prep work. No matter how hard I've looked I cannot find any trace of a mould line or flash.

Kudos once again, Joel & team.

Very nice. I'm not sure when I'd ever need a halberdier but that looks sharp.

And it's good to know Anvil is still on top of their casting, it's the main reason I backed the KS so heavily.

Good evening all,

Bit of a radio silence from us recently. We have been furiously busy behind the scenes working on our Kickstarter and some recent releases!

@OrlandotheTechnicoloured - Thanks for posting that photo, looks great! We are going to make sitting legs available just by themselves, we need to find time to make the moulds needed!

@Sockwithaticket - thanks for posting that up and the review of the casting quality! £10 for a single piece model I think is still good value but we do make sure they are all extremely high quality casts!

The Limited edition London Yeoman, Artwork by Thomas attached below, is indeed available now, but only for another 9 days until the end of June.

Get yours HERE


We have also just released a huge range of different regiments bionic conversion parts, legs arms and heads, which allow loads of conversion possibility with Regiments and similar size human models.

Check out the New Bionics Here


Thanks all, we will be back soon with more Kickstarter updates, and next month - the first of three waves of Regiments Traitor/Renegade releases!

Great news on the sitting legs,

 Anvils Hammer wrote:
The Limited edition London Yeoman, Artwork by Thomas attached below, is indeed available now, but only for another 9 days until the end of June.

Damnit, just a few days and I'd be able to get it! Oh well

 GloomyFenix wrote:

 Anvils Hammer wrote:
The Limited edition London Yeoman, Artwork by Thomas attached below, is indeed available now, but only for another 9 days until the end of June.

Damnit, just a few days and I'd be able to get it! Oh well

If you're in the Kickstarter, the Yeoman may be available via the Pledge Manager. I'll check the Anvil email later.