Hey everyone, You may have already heard about Anarchy Models from our range of conversion bits and resin crystals, but now we have something totally new to show you!
We are running a kickstarter (which is now live) for our HD Stencil System.
The project is for a range of stencils to create awsome paint jobs on your miniatures (but could be used on anything with the right paints)
We have 10 designs to show you so far,and we will hopefully un-lock many more during the kickstarter.
we have lots of exciting pledge levels, including some great value early bird pledges.
over the campaign we will also add more bespoke levels too.
I love stuff like this, the only other product I know of is Critical Mass Game's MaskFX sheets (who also seem UK-based?). That hexocam Tau tank looks awesome. Also like the hex grid and the dragon scales.
I like it and pledged for the 19 pound level. Normal price of 8 pounds per sheet seems a little high, though. How far does a sheet (say hexo) tend to go? I'm thinking I'll want 3 of the same sheet to do 6 walkers and 5 tanks? Rather than 1 of each of different kinds of sheets.
RiTides wrote: I like it and pledged for the 19 pound level. Normal price of 8 pounds per sheet seems a little high, though. How far does a sheet (say hexo) tend to go? I'm thinking I'll want 3 of the same sheet to do 6 walkers and 5 tanks? Rather than 1 of each of different kinds of sheets.
Thanks!
Well it depends on what sized vehcile you mean, and how many stencils you want to use use.
but, i think i can guess which tanks you mean :-p , 1 sheet (which is A4) with the hexo cam will do around 4 x 28mm heroic tanks
so even if you dont re-use them , thats £2.25 per tank, seems a good price to me, heh.
So anyway, your pledge should be plenty do do what you have in mind if its 28mm stuff.
this is for a 3 colour scheme like in the pics. the digi cam is similar in the amount used per vehicle.
other sheets vary in how many vehicles you will do, some do more, some do less, but its also about how you use them.
Actually, the tanks and walkers I have in mind are from Dreamforge Games, so maybe not the ones you were thinking of . Six of the 15mm (4.5") walkers (so not the giant ones), and 5 of the APCs.
Cheers for the quick reply! Of course, since Dreamforge's APCs aren't until wave 3, I'll probably have the stencils before them... but I can try them out on the walkers
As you can see from the comments so far, Dakka was definitely the place to show this off . I'd be curious at the end in knowing how much traffic came from Dakka, the total is about 4 times what it was when I pledged early this morning and almost funded!
I've been chomping at the bit to use my airbrush more, and this looks to make it much easier to get great results on vehicles, so it's a no-brainer for me
Any idea how prices are going to differ pre/post kickstarter? If I want to get more after you start production how much is it going to cost to maintain zee armies?
Leth wrote: Any idea how prices are going to differ pre/post kickstarter? If I want to get more after you start production how much is it going to cost to maintain zee armies?
The planned RRP is £8.99. per A4 sheet
as mentioned above, you'll get multiple vehicles done from one sheet, and depending on the design/model/paint and care of removal they are semi-reusable to varying degres.
azreal13 wrote: First, this would do well on DZC models, assuming the detail isn't too large, but I think it would work.
Someone posted in the comments asking about using these on 15mm scale models, and this was Anarchy's reply:
Anarchy Models wrote:@ Stephen Stewart
Hi :-) some designs wont work well that small, and some will, so feel free to PM me and we can chat about what you are after.
As the campaign progresses i will try and look at making some 15mm pics for suitable designs.
As standard, most are aimed at 20-28mm, but there are planned un-locks for others that will be a range of scales. for example WW2 vehicle markings in a range of sizes on 1 sheet.
Also, i plan to add some limited pledges to let people re-size our normal designs.
Since Dropzone Commander is 10mm, I feel like it would also have issues with most of the designs being too big.
But it sounds like there is a lot of demand for at least one sheet of smaller designs (hello, hexocam!). So... a good stretch goal, perhaps as it also broadens the appeal. I wouldn't think you could do a lot of the designs in a smaller size, but just doing one would be nice
Also, are you really going to randomize the freebie for the lower pledge levels (who aren't getting all of them, if multiple ones are unlocked), rather than letting folks pick their freebie? It'd be nice to pick
vic wrote: Looks very cool, but bear in mind using pics of GW models to sell your own product will bring down the wrath of their IP police.
IP laws don't work that way. The OP here has nothing to worry about.
I'm only speaking from my own business experience. GW are very strict about this issue, if you can convince the GW lawyers that they are wrong fine, I just wanted to flag it as these guys might not be aware of it.
Looks great. I went down for 10. If I could make a suggestion, please add photos of the sheets that aren't yet displayed on the KS page. Digital #1 for example (and how does it differ from #2?)
Also, skull mesh doesn't appear to be one offered yet? Stretch goal?
The hex and digi camo designs look super useful. I too would like to see those same designs also in a smaller scale - not only to make them useful for small scale vehicles, but just maybe they'd also work e.g. on 28mm infantry, especially armoured figures?
Things like dragon scales or the suggested flames seem rather niche interest - ideal for a one-off project, but otherwise hard to justify the cost.
SilverMK2 wrote: A series of generic curves, circles and so on might be an interesting one to have.
would be easy to make, what do you have in mind for them?
I'm thinking something suitably Eldar... a series of curves which could be compiled to make up outlines and voids to create shapes like this, or things like vines or just generic curves.
sorry got not getting back to you sooner, as you cam imagine i have been pretty busy
Ouze wrote:These are kind of expensive but they seem so nice I don't think I can resist.
nope, couldn't resist.
Glad you are on board. i will just point out again that each sheet will do approx 3-4 28mm vehicles.
also i'll mention that something similar to your avatar will hopefully make an appearance
RiTides wrote:.................
But it sounds like there is a lot of demand for at least one sheet of smaller designs (hello, hexocam!). So... a good stretch goal, perhaps as it also broadens the appeal. I wouldn't think you could do a lot of the designs in a smaller size, but just doing one would be nice
Also, are you really going to randomize the freebie for the lower pledge levels (who aren't getting all of them, if multiple ones are unlocked), rather than letting folks pick their freebie? It'd be nice to pick
For 10mm, I am going to do some tests to see what works. Some people have been talking about using the Hexo Cam with that, but i worry when you go that small it may end up looking like circles from a normal gaming table distance. But we shall see, the tests shall answer that.
the other issue is it may take AGES to cut a whole sheet, so i dont know if i can do them at the same price/size. but anyway, untill i do some tests its all guesswork, so you'll have to wait and see
Freebies. the plan with the freebies is (as mentioned on the KS) to combine them onto 1 sheet.
This is purely to save time sorting and packing, if you can choose them at 3's company, I wouldnt be able to do that. If i had to add a whole new amount of work to the making/sorting/packing, i might have to do less freeebies total.
Azazelx wrote:Looks great. I went down for 10. If I could make a suggestion, please add photos of the sheets that aren't yet displayed on the KS page. Digital #1 for example (and how does it differ from #2?)
Also, skull mesh doesn't appear to be one offered yet? Stretch goal?
great! thanks for your support for the Digi, it isnt so much number 2, but more "size 2". what that means (and its mainly just to help differentiate the designs as we plan other sizes for digi) is that the shortest side dimension of any digi is 2mm, hence the 2. i just got it in my head 2mm digicam might confuse things, maybe i'm wrong, heh.
oh, and Skull mesh was a typo, as in in typed delete at some point by mistake, heh. it is a starting design and up now.
cheers,
Brian
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Clang wrote:The hex and digi camo designs look super useful. I too would like to see those same designs also in a smaller scale - not only to make them useful for small scale vehicles, but just maybe they'd also work e.g. on 28mm infantry, especially armoured figures?
Things like dragon scales or the suggested flames seem rather niche interest - ideal for a one-off project, but otherwise hard to justify the cost.
Skull mesh just seems silly, IMHO.
As mentioned in my lest message (and again sorry for the delay in answering) i'm going to look at smaller scales.
Some designs are indeed a little more specialised, and so will only appeal to some people. The plan is to try and have something for everyone, with both niche and more general designs.
I know at least 1 guy backed becuase i told him flames are coming, and at least 5 people say the skulls are their favourite, and these are just the ones i know of.
I am personally very glad that different people have different opinions, otherwise we'd all be buying/painting/gaming the same armies, which lets face it, would be pretty dull
SilverMK2 wrote: A series of generic curves, circles and so on might be an interesting one to have.
would be easy to make, what do you have in mind for them?
I'm thinking something suitably Eldar... a series of curves which could be compiled to make up outlines and voids to create shapes like this, or things like vines or just generic curves.
Ohhh, i see what you mean well i do have some tribal designs planned, as in like tribal tattoos. how does that sound?
RiTides wrote:Love the new freebie! Any chance of kill markings? That's useful for almost any vehicle
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glad you like it. my thinking with the freebies is they will be mostly small things to add a little flavour but who knows where we will go with it, i mean its not even 24hours old yet, lol.
as for kill markings, thats on the list. But what would you think the markings should be? i have a few ideas, but i'd like to hear yours.
First, this would do well on DZC models, assuming the detail isn't too large, but I think it would work.
Second, feathers?
i dont think detail on the model is a problem, but some designs may work well on DZC.
hmmm, feathers. do you mean wings? or what are you thinking?
Yes, wings would be exactly the sort of thing, but perhaps in layers of different sizes, so you have smaller ones for the initial layers working up to larger ones for the primary feathers, also allowing for different sizes of wing in different areas.
The big drawback I could see is that they wouldn't tessellate well, so perhaps wouldn't be a practical or efficient use of space. It isn't really even a finished thought, but it is something I have done on models before (chiefly on the wings of a 40K Stormraven) and had to make my own mask, which was a p in the a, so I thought I'd throw it out there for your consideration.
Hmmm, suggestions on kill markings? Just roman numeral I's with a five roman numeral with the slash through it, as well? Perhaps X's, or small skulls? Or all of them since you only need a few of each if you re-use (and simply spray a skull red to represent 5 kills, for example) and they'll be popular. I'll think more on it
Thanks for all the replies! For myself, the skull camo could look great with just a few used here and there, you don't have to plaster the side with them.
RiTides wrote: Hmmm, suggestions on kill markings? Just roman numeral Is with a five roman numeral with the slash through it, as well? Perhaps X's, or small skulls? I'll think more on it
Some tank outlines might be good for tank kills. Same for aircraft.
Yes, wings would be exactly the sort of thing, but perhaps in layers of different sizes, so you have smaller ones for the initial layers working up to larger ones for the primary feathers, also allowing for different sizes of wing in different areas.
The big drawback I could see is that they wouldn't tessellate well, so perhaps wouldn't be a practical or efficient use of space. It isn't really even a finished thought, but it is something I have done on models before (chiefly on the wings of a 40K Stormraven) and had to make my own mask, which was a p in the a, so I thought I'd throw it out there for your consideration.
Azreal, if i had any cookies i would give you one
wings were already planned, BUT, your partial idea has given me an awesome way to make them even better, watch this space!
Yonan wrote:Just went in for 10 of these, they look good. Nice price compared to other stencils I've seen too, for the quantity and semi re-usability.
Like RiTides, I have some Dreamforge begging for some camo!
Kill markings would be a great freebie.
thanks! as mentioned, i'm going to do some tests on smaller models, but i'd sure we'll have something for you.
and again with kill markings, what do you think they should be?
now, as we have no pics on page 2, here is the latest unlocked design.
Yes, wings would be exactly the sort of thing, but perhaps in layers of different sizes, so you have smaller ones for the initial layers working up to larger ones for the primary feathers, also allowing for different sizes of wing in different areas.
The big drawback I could see is that they wouldn't tessellate well, so perhaps wouldn't be a practical or efficient use of space. It isn't really even a finished thought, but it is something I have done on models before (chiefly on the wings of a 40K Stormraven) and had to make my own mask, which was a p in the a, so I thought I'd throw it out there for your consideration.
Azreal, if i had any cookies i would give you one
wings were already planned, BUT, your partial idea has given me an awesome way to make them even better, watch this space!
No need for cookies, a royalty paid on each one sold is fine!
thanks! as mentioned, i'm going to do some tests on smaller models, but i'd sure we'll have something for you.
Camo stencils for 28mm troops would be great, I'd definitely add a couple of those, especially digital camo. Troop scale-wise for freebies, the tribal marking thing could make some good tattoos for minis but would probably be pretty hard to pull off on that small a scale.
and again with kill markings, what do you think they should be?
The tank one you did is great. Another option would be both dirty and clean tallies (ie. chalky lines vs crisp lines) or a neutral (pref. useable for modern through sci-fi) air kills marker. Perhaps the design could be a mechanical, feathered or bat wing but the tallies would probably be best.
You could say the same for the US States one, but more so. I could see the Skull Mesh working well for Chaos Cultist/Renegade Guard vehicles. That was my first thought when I saw it. (though not in the camo shades used to illustrate it).
The tank one you did is great. Another option would be both dirty and clean tallies (ie. chalky lines vs crisp lines) or a neutral (pref. useable for modern through sci-fi) air kills marker. Perhaps the design could be a mechanical, feathered or bat wing but the tallies would probably be best.
I agree with the "tallies" idea. Another one could be any kind of unit marking- a claw, the head of a falcon, a bomb with teeth. You can go crazy with it
thanks! as mentioned, i'm going to do some tests on smaller models, but i'd sure we'll have something for you.
Camo stencils for 28mm troops would be great, I'd definitely add a couple of those, especially digital camo. Troop scale-wise for freebies, the tribal marking thing could make some good tattoos for minis but would probably be pretty hard to pull off on that small a scale.
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stencils for camo for 28mm troops would be TINY. when you get that small, there is a good chance it wont cut properly, but they would also be very hard to use.
maybe for guys in huge armour, but i dont think so for cloth wearing infantry)
the same goes with the tribals for tattos, but, they might work if it was 1 big tribal covering most of an arm.
On an ogre sized model though, that would be cool.
I have a suggestion for one of your freebies although not sure how feasible it could be but anyway; checkered strips of varying sizes for the ork players out there (and some SM Chapters!), maybe the dog tooth design as well, should be useful for orky vehicles and aircraft
I have a suggestion for one of your freebies although not sure how feasible it could be but anyway; checkered strips of varying sizes for the ork players out there (and some SM Chapters!), maybe the dog tooth design as well, should be useful for orky vehicles and aircraft
well done BTW on getting funded so soon!
Hey Viking, nice to have your support again
so, you mean like this one thats already unlocked? .
Some nice and versatile things coming which is great. Looking forward to seeing the tiger strike camo, a google gave some nice designs that I can see working well. I can use all 3 images in that pic you linked for various things.
Hotrod flames could be great. I'm assuming it's targeted more towards cars but flames can be equally applicable in tabletop wargaming vehicles if they're suitable. I've seen some tutorials for doing flames with templates, but they've never seemed quite right to me.
Brother is keen on me using some of this stuff on his $1K RC which still has a boring stock body much to his distress.
Yonan wrote: Some nice and versatile things coming which is great. Looking forward to seeing the tiger strike camo, a google gave some nice designs that I can see working well. I can use all 3 images in that pic you linked for various things.
Hotrod flames could be great. I'm assuming it's targeted more towards cars but flames can be equally applicable in tabletop wargaming vehicles if they're suitable. I've seen some tutorials for doing flames with templates, but they've never seemed quite right to me.
Brother is keen on me using some of this stuff on his $1K RC which still has a boring stock body much to his distress.
Thanks Yonan. my plan is to try and have a wide range of stuff so there is something for everyone. some people may not like some of the more "fun" designs, but then thats to be expected.
The hotrod flames are just in that style, i have tried them on a tank and they look great
And yes, many designs could be used on his RC Car. Later in the campaign i plan to add an option to enlarge the normal designs, so that may be more to your brothers liking (i am assuming his RC car is much bigger than what we are normally used to on Dakka)
Quite a few of you have been eager to see some smaller scale stencils added to the campaign, here are the first 2 test paints, the Mini Digi Camo and Mini Hexo Cam.
The yellow tanks are 15mm scale, the grey ones are 10mm.
Obvioulsy these could be used on whatever scale you think they will work on, I'm going to use them on smaller size 28mm vehicles and mech's.
Wow, it looks fantastic with the DigiCam on the grey tank in particular (lower left image). Emailing my Dropzone Commander playing friends Right Now
Edit: Are these unlocked already, or will they have to be stretched for? I am really stoked by the hexocam one... I likely will get it in the smaller size now, if available, since I want to paint my Dropzone Commander models first anyway. And if that works well, I'd buy the 28mm ones later when I get to that project.
Yeah.. these look amazing. Damn.. you going to have a pledge manager so we can update our pledges later or add-on more? I'm already at an EB 10, and there seems to be a lot more being unlocked...
Well, heck. I had sworn off kickstarters for the rest of the year, but the mini camo stencils will work too well with Paulson's Mecha Front models to pass up. At least it's not more miniatures...
Mini Digi Camo and Mini Hexo Camo both look great. I'd love to see some pics of them used on Space Marine or similar 28mm armoured infantry - I suspect they'd look great there too.
RiTides wrote:
................. Are these unlocked already, or will they have to be stretched for? ...................
I thought about this for a while, and decided to unlock them right away
Azazelx wrote:Yeah.. these look amazing. Damn.. you going to have a pledge manager so we can update our pledges later or add-on more? I'm already at an EB 10, and there seems to be a lot more being unlocked...
Thanks and yes, there will be plenty more cool stuff to come.
As for adding more, there is already the option (mentioned on the main page to add additional sheets to you pledge for £8 per sheet.
HOWEVER, for the higher level pledges such as yourself ( especially as you have an EB ) this does not look like much of a deal, so i will be adding higher pledge amounts for more units.
I have not decided on numbers yet, but it may be something like 20, 35 and 50 (yes i have had a guy wanting 50 ) with a similar increasing discout as before.
So watch this space for those, i just want to get up some more painted pics to replace some of the concepts today.
Just remember that at no point (with pledge and any addon units) and you order more then 10 of any single design ( I'll point out here that different sized stencils are different products) during the kickstarter.
After the kickstarter, you can buy from my web site, and order as many as you like, its just KS rules say no more then 10 of a single item.
JoshInJapan wrote:Well, heck. I had sworn off kickstarters for the rest of the year, but the mini camo stencils will work too well with Paulson's Mecha Front models to pass up. At least it's not more miniatures...
Heh, sorry to have broken your vowe, but then somehting that helps you paint all your other KS stuff cant be bad
I see you have a KS sig pic, maybe i need to make my own.
Clang wrote:Mini Digi Camo and Mini Hexo Camo both look great. I'd love to see some pics of them used on Space Marine or similar 28mm armoured infantry - I suspect they'd look great there too.
Thanks Clang.
on a normal Heroic 28mm armoured infantry, they will probably be a little big, on larger armoured infantry, they should work nicely.
Thanks for the input guys, i should have more painted pics later today.
Azazelx wrote:Yeah.. these look amazing. Damn.. you going to have a pledge manager so we can update our pledges later or add-on more? I'm already at an EB 10, and there seems to be a lot more being unlocked...
I have just added a pledge for 20 and 50 to the list (a guy messaged me wanting 50, so who am i to argue )
hopefully they meet your needs.
Deathklaat wrote:I cannot wait to do custom designs, i would really like to do a custom chapter symbol of various sizes for my Space Wolves.
Sounds like a fun idea as long as its a design of your making ( and not a copy of a GW one ) then it'll probably be cool.
I'm not entirely shure how i will add custom designs yet.
its hard to price something like that, you could have one person wants an army icon, made in 10 sizes and filing a page. (which would be easy, through to someone wanting a highly complex design that takes many hours to program.
RiTides wrote:
................. Are these unlocked already, or will they have to be stretched for? ...................
I thought about this for a while, and decided to unlock them right away
Sweet! I've got a number of friends interested in them now, so I'll let them know that . Very cool of you to unlock them, thanks!
No problem, only seemed fair
Also, here are some pics of the Steampunk and Tank camo. (These pictures do not represent the entire design, there will be other cogs/tanks of more sizes in the final designs.)
Obviously you could use any colour. I realise these more fun designs may not be to everyone's taste, but I like them :-)
Wow, we broke 7k, wahooo I'm sure you lovely people here at dakka might like to know that you guys are currently the highest contributers overal, thanks everyone
So, as we are close to hitting the next design unlock, here are some pics of the Hotrod Flames :-)
Fishboy wrote: I have pleged for 10 but am curious as to how many uses you think you will get out a template. I need the dragon scales as soon as possible hehehe.
Its hard to say how many uses you will get, but they are only semi-reusable, so its only going to be a few uses.
The Grids like the dragon scales are more fragile compared to some of the others. you will need to take care when removing or you risk stretching/tearing it (you can see in the dragons scales video on my kickstarter page an example, where i noticed it stretch a little when it was nearly removed, so slowed down to help protect it.)
Normally, one factor is how much positive/chunky detail the model has, but the grids only really work on a smoothish model or one with recessed detail (or the grid loses is even layout), so that wont be a factor.
The grids are cool though, imagine how long something like that would take you to do by hand, and it would be hard to get it so precise
Here is the latest design to be unlocked in our kickstarter, Classic Camo.
I had not planned to do such a simple design, but enough people asked for it that decided to make it.
Obviously you could use any colour, and you dont need to overlap shapes ( like i did in the pic ) if you dont want to.
The Next design that can be unlocked is a mini version of the Shattered design, i'll have pics tomorrow, but here is a pic of the normal sized one to give you an idea.
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As someone who is still fairly new to miniatures gaming, I'm intrigued by these as a method to improve my meager paint jobs.
The next game I'm getting into with some friends is the Robotech miniatures game, which uses 6mm scale fighters and other vehicles/robots. Think some of these could be applied to such small things by a novice with brushes (I'm unlikely to have the cash for even a starter airbrush by the time my giant box of figures rolls into town)?
You can use stencils with brushes, but it will be a bit more difficult and time consuming to get a good job which will still be less smooth than using an airbrush. Still far better than free handing it with brushes though I'd imagine.
Highly recommend getting an airbrush if you're staying in this hobby though.
I was looking at decals from here to sort that, they have a great range of dry and wet transfers. I'd prefer to have an airbrushable solution but that might be too inconvenient to bother with.
Mona - A small 3 layer stencil to create a modern style graffiti mural on your scenery. (size to be confirmed)
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Also, i have finally figured out the tiger stripe design, and i have even amazed myself with how cool it looks.( This is already unlocked.)
check it out!
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What do you think?
And finally, here is a painted pic for the radiation freebie.
I'm a big fan of both the tiger stripe scheme and the middle radiation symbols
It might be a trick of the camera, but the biggest and smallest radiation symbols seem to have more open space than the middle two (I prefer the look of the middle ones)
Really love the tiger stripe, you nailed it. The radiation freebie is another good generally useful thing to have that I can see myself using here and there.
Yonan wrote: You can use stencils with brushes, but it will be a bit more difficult and time consuming to get a good job which will still be less smooth than using an airbrush. Still far better than free handing it with brushes though I'd imagine.
Highly recommend getting an airbrush if you're staying in this hobby though.
Yeah, that's not happening. I'm trying to keep this cost effective as it is, half a grand on a compressor, quality gun, assorted odds and ends and a pile of paints isn't happening. My next target will be piles of 2-3 inch tall Robotech figures.
Hence my interest in possibly using said stencils with brushing, which this campaign says should be possible, if somewhat difficult. I'd likely use them on a select few figures (officers and specialty units). A way to bring a little more detail to a couple of figures, rather than another sizable expenditure unto itself. Not to mention finding a place to use it in the condo complex.
Just backed for the £37 pledge will add a couple more later now I have a way of doing my gang cars Any chance of getting some small stencils of burning skulls or ghost skulls to fit 1/50th scale cars ?
Yeah, that's not happening. I'm trying to keep this cost effective as it is, half a grand on a compressor, quality gun, assorted odds and ends and a pile of paints isn't happening. My next target will be piles of 2-3 inch tall Robotech figures.
Hence my interest in possibly using said stencils with brushing, which this campaign says should be possible, if somewhat difficult. I'd likely use them on a select few figures (officers and specialty units). A way to bring a little more detail to a couple of figures, rather than another sizable expenditure unto itself. Not to mention finding a place to use it in the condo complex.
Hey.
As stated in the campaign, it is possible to use brushes, but far from ideal, and it will take a long time. but if its just for a few specific models it will be better than a whole army.
As for if they work for the models in question, some of the "mini" sets might work, check the previous page here on dakka for pics of the mini digi and hexo cam, and compare the measurements to your models.
lone dirty dog wrote:Just backed for the £37 pledge will add a couple more later now I have a way of doing my gang cars Any chance of getting some small stencils of burning skulls or ghost skulls to fit 1/50th scale cars ?
Plus I have another use for my airbrush
Hey , nice to see another returning customer pledging
As for your request, we already have the hotfod flames and loose skulls designs that come in multiple sizes, so you could combine the two to get what you are after.
lone dirty dog wrote:Just backed for the £37 pledge will add a couple more later now I have a way of doing my gang cars Any chance of getting some small stencils of burning skulls or ghost skulls to fit 1/50th scale cars ?
Plus I have another use for my airbrush
Hey , nice to see another returning customer pledging
As for your request, we already have the hotfod flames and loose skulls designs that come in multiple sizes, so you could combine the two to get what you are after.
Yes you got me in the end I was just checking Dakka's recent threads and clicked to see what was happening I thought it was just going to be camo designs.
When I saw the skulls and flames I was sold I have some Apoc gang vehicles that need painting and to be honest was put of by trying to find dam transfers for them
Then I saw these and thought PERFECT save time and with a little adjustment can make some cool designs easily
I was just after a ghostly skull/ smoking skull design, the kind of thing you see on pimp m ride
Yes you got me in the end I was just checking Dakka's recent threads and clicked to see what was happening I thought it was just going to be camo designs.
When I saw the skulls and flames I was sold I have some Apoc gang vehicles that need painting and to be honest was put of by trying to find dam transfers for them
Then I saw these and thought PERFECT save time and with a little adjustment can make some cool designs easily
I was just after a ghostly skull/ smoking skull design, the kind of thing you see on pimp m ride
Cool
yes, not just camo, lots of cool things happy you found them.
I really dont like transfers, part of the reason this project started in the first place.
a smokey/ghosty skull is not something that can be acheived properly with a stencil alone, you need some sublte freehand work too. Trying with just a stencil would end up with too clean edges.
Fishboy wrote:Just upped to the 20 stencils but I still dont see the loose skulls yet. Did I miss them?
Woah, thanks Fishboy
Sorry, the loose skulls are not painted yet. i'm playing around with what i can do with adding a little more detail to some of the larger skulls.
As mentioned before, things moved a little faster than i was prepared for, but i'm working as fast as i can, and should have painted pics of everything soon.
I'll do a preview of the loose skulls asap, so you can see where they are at right now.
So, have no fear, they are still unlocked, i'm just perfecting them
Flecktarn is slightly-less-than modern german military camoflage that developed near the end of wwii, its pretty much all browns and dark greens over a pale green and a lot of the digital patterns that modern folks wear were based on it (it was pretty much the most effective camo, but typical to germans, pretty expensive to produce)
for vehicles i'm going to look into it, but its a tricky one.
Yeah, its not really an easily repeatable pattern, at all.
I understand im living in a fantasy world wanting to easily flecktarn dreamforge dudes, I'm thinking with a 15mm vehicle template i could get at least a semblence of the undercoat and then try to finish up with a really tiny brush
RiTides wrote: I'm thrilled with all the 15mm options, although I'll be using them on 10mm vehicles I think they will work perfectly.
Edit: Mini Classic Camo has been unlocked! What is "Oozing drips" at 10K?
Happy you like them, there will likely be even more over time.
They are not designed with only 15mm in mind, they are for anything that the size is right, 10 or even 6mm could work depending on models.
I have called them "Mini" rather than a scale, as i see them being used by many scales.
here is a pic of the recently unlocked Mini Classic Camo.
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Oozing drips as as its sounds, strips of drips to make it look like the vehicles has been painted to show running blood, slime, oil, or whatever, down the side of vehicles.
here is a concept.
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can be used as a single strip, or in layers, and with any colour you like.
Wow, our campaign is going from strength to strength, with a total of 29 designs unlocked now, simply amazing! And also, thanks to all my great Dakka Backers!
here are the latest updates;
Pin-up Silhouettes -1 .
A whole sheet of Pin-up Silhouettes to add a little nose art/wing to your aircraft or whatever other uses you can think of. There will be various sizes, and many more designs than those show here
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You could even use them to make a fun camo .
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Oozing Drips .
Several different sized strips of drips, can be applied in a single layer, or in multiple layers for different effects.
Make your vehicles look like they have been painted to look like they are running with blood, slime, oil, grime, or some other substance.
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WW2 USA Stars .
These were unlocked a while ago, but i have finally got some painted pics done.
Many types of star in multiple sizes, suitable for many scales.
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WW2 German Crosses
Similar to the USA Stars, multple styles and sizes, suitable for many scales.
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Flecktarn has some obvious influences in the WW2 SS camoflague patterns, particularly oak leaf and pea-dot patterns, but it's much more recent than WW2. It's also probably pretty impossible as a stencil for figurines, though it wouldn't be too hard to paint by hand...
Less than a week left, this has snuck up on me! Got the funds in my Paypal account though, so I should be good to go (for the UK kickstarters I use the Paypal MasterCard so my bank doesn't have to convert it... works great!)
Beasts of war have just posted one of the videos i made with them last week.
This is obviously isnt a finished paintjob, but gives you a view of one possible use for our stencils,
While I am not too sure how often I will use these, I have decided to give backing it a try - I might use them, and even if I don't - I do believe in supporting quality projects.
(as a side note: to the guy who thought an airbrush and compressor are "half a grand" - that is not even remotely the case - see one of the dozens of airbrush threads in the painting forum, so we don't clutter up this one).
My first airbrush and compressor cost me £80 complete ok not the best in the world but it got me started, then I bought a better compressor and airbrush which was around £500 but thats a later investment.
My first kit would work easily with these stencils. I still use it today for undercoating and large areas
I'm assuming that's a reference to one of my earlier posts.
Thanks for the help. *facepalm*
A cursory Amazon search indicates I can snag a rocking Master Airbrush kit for $150 after S&H, which is more than I can justify spending on tools at the moment, but at least I now know it's an option.
Freebies! The mark of any good kickstarter ; ) We were already getting freebies, but I won't say no to more ; ) 2K more funding in 4 days... the usual kickstarter last day funding should cover that I hope. Coverage on Beasts of War and Ichiban should help too. The KS is now excellent value compared to other retail offerings of similar products, not to mention seeming to be superior quality.
Update #28 · Oct 2, 2013 Again, thanks so much for all your support, our little project is now moving way beyond where I hoped it might end up, and its all down to you!
There may well be a other things I can squeeze in before this goal, but I figured I would let you know about this one nice and early
Major Stretch Goal - £14,500
So far all the goals have been to unlock new designs, or small freebies, now its time for a REAL stretch goal, but one I think is achievable in the time left, especially if you guys help promote the project a little too (thanks for the great work you have done so far :-) ).
If we reach 14.5k, we will upgrade the following pledge levels.
+ 3's Groovy Baby! - (including its early birds) upgraded to include 2 in 3 of all unlocked freebies (up from 1 in 3) + 5 times The Fun - (including its early birds) upgraded to include an extra half sheet of stencils from a set list (Its a set list as some designs won't work properly as 1/2 a sheet, list to follow. 1/2 a sheet = about A5 size) + 7th Heaven - upgraded to include 1 extra stencil sheet of your choice, from those unlocked during the campaign. (for a total of 8) + Ten is the magic number - (including its early birds) upgraded to include 2 extra stencil sheets of your choice, from those unlocked during the campaign. (for a total of 12) + Twenty is Plenty - upgraded to include 2 extra stencil sheets of your choice, from those unlocked during the campaign. (for a total of 22) + You Want How Many?? - upgraded to include 4 extra stencil sheets of your choice, from those unlocked during the campaign. (for a total of 54)
NOTE: As mentioned before, you may only choose up to 10 of any single design, this is a kickstarter rule.
Well i did come here to mention our latest update, but seems Yonan beat me to it!
thanks mate
So anyway, as Yonan posted above, our new stretch goal is to add even more value to many of the pledge levels, and we are already a good chunk of the way there, i'm pretty sure we can do it!
I also popped in to show you some more painted models.
These all came from the lovely people at Antenocitis workshop.
This is definitely something to watch for. I'm interested in it for the upcoming ROBOTECH minis but I'm having a bit of trouble visuallizing the stencils on 28mm sized models. I don't know if there are any legal issues with using nonhistorical minis (painters seem to do it all the time selling finished minis). Could you instead just show us how the mini patterns look on a humanoid mini roughly 28mm in scale or slighly larger? Something that fills out a 40mm base works well for me.
warboss wrote: This is definitely something to watch for. I'm interested in it for the upcoming ROBOTECH minis but I'm having a bit of trouble visuallizing the stencils on 28mm sized models. I don't know if there are any legal issues with using nonhistorical minis (painters seem to do it all the time selling finished minis). Could you instead just show us how the mini patterns look on a humanoid mini roughly 28mm in scale or slighly larger? Something that fills out a 40mm base works well for me.
I'll see what i have kicking around.
would a black and white line drawing and a ruler work? or you need it on a mini?
warboss wrote: This is definitely something to watch for. I'm interested in it for the upcoming ROBOTECH minis but I'm having a bit of trouble visuallizing the stencils on 28mm sized models. I don't know if there are any legal issues with using nonhistorical minis (painters seem to do it all the time selling finished minis). Could you instead just show us how the mini patterns look on a humanoid mini roughly 28mm in scale or slighly larger? Something that fills out a 40mm base works well for me.
I'll see what i have kicking around.
would a black and white line drawing and a ruler work? or you need it on a mini?
cheers,
Brian
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I'd take whatever you can make. A mini would be ideal but a paper cutout of a humanoid 28-40mm mini with a piece of a "mini" stencil like camo or stripes could work. Basically, something humanoid of about that size (40k terminator) for those of us interested in possibly using it on non-traditional vehicles. Thanks for the quick reply!
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Well, as we come in to the final couple days of our kickstarter, our major stretch goal is already smashed, so many of the pladges will be upgraded (you can see this list above, or on update 28 of the kickstarter.
Sweet, a dropzone commander model! But I think I'll be using the stencil on the whole model for mine
Hope you get a big surge at the end, don't give away the farm, though! I'd like you to be in business for a long time so I can get some stencil restocks in the future
warboss wrote:Any plans on introducing more "mini" stencils like pin ups and flames?
mini Flames is easy, there is already a pretty small one on the normalflames sheet which is a mix of sizes.
I'll see if i can squeeze it in.
for the pin-ups, im not sure, how small are you talking? as in height wise?
Something that can fit on a space marine shoulder pad roughly size wise. Small enough to fit on a 15mm vehicle/airplane tail without turning it into one of those weird Japanese Idol planes.
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Mini Dragon Scales .
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The scales are actually all the same size and shape, its just an optical illusion from the angle I took the picture. see just near the ruler for the actual size.
Looking forward to seeing mini hex grid on a model. Still no chance of stencils small enough for 28mm troops? Digital camo alone would be awesome, but if it's still a no go, no biggie. Plenty of other great options to choose for bigger models ; )
The end of kickstarter funds are flowing in nicely!
Yonan wrote: Looking forward to seeing mini hex grid on a model. Still no chance of stencils small enough for 28mm troops? Digital camo alone would be awesome, but if it's still a no go, no biggie. Plenty of other great options to choose for bigger models ; )
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I'm afraid Breotan is right, for most cloth wearing infantry at wargaming scales, they are just not practical.
I just did some tests, and its VERY tricky to position them, would take a long time per model, and they dont work over creases in the cloth, as they are too small to go in, and out of the crease, and still remain stuck.
I could do some aimed at use on guys in big smooth armour, but from my tests, they would take a LONG time to make, and so i would have to do a smaller sheet or higher price on those.
But again they would be tricky and time consuming to use.
well you're in luck you CAN still get in: from todays update
Now, Late Pledges
I have been contacted by a few people who missed the end of the campaign, some literally by a few minutes
There were various reasons given, but one in particular stands out;
"I work as an ER nurse, and got out of work late today. I missed the end of the bidding by just a few minutes. Is there any way I can still get in on the action"
Now, I don't know about you guys, but I REALLY don't like the idea of penalising someone for having to work late, who helps save people lives for a living.
So, I have decided to allow late pledges for 6 days (from when the project ended) with the following 2 changes:
◾Any late pledgers will ship AFTER all the people who pledged during the funding period
◾They will pay a slightly higher postage (inc UK).
So, as they will ship after you, I don't see a reason for anyone to be upset about late pledges :-)
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Anyone who wishes to make a late pledge will need to contact me directly, and we can work out the details. You can use this email; Sales@anarchymodels.co.uk
Good point! How long is it going to take this bloody guy to deliver the goods we paid our hard earned money for? It's been literally MINUTES so far and still nothing has turned up in the post or confirmation that my pledge has been sent out yet. I'm really getting disheartened by Kickstarter these days. It's shameful.
As this campaign is done and dusted I'm going to move this out of the news/rumours board -- do feel free to start a new thread in the news/rumour board as/when you have more products or news to pass on that's not connected to this KS -- I think the P & M boards is the best place, who knows might attract you some more customers.
Ex-cel-lent, reward survey, at least for my pledge level is up.
Reward survey
Brian Best - Anarchy Models needs some info from you to deliver your reward. . You have chosen the 10 stencil pledge level, which also gets 2 free stencil sheets, so you have 12 choices to make. (should you want more than 1 of a single design, just put the same answer in multiple boxes) . NOTE: you may NOT choose more than 10 of any single design. . Thank you so much for your support. . For all stencil choices, please use the Number AND Name from this List list.
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1. Hexocam 2. Dragon Scales - Large 3. Hex grid - Medium 4. Shattered 5. Digi Camo no.2 6. Stateside 7. Future font 8. Diamond grid Medium 9. Ambush camo – 2mm spots 10. Skull Mesh 11. Ambush stripes 12. WW2 USA stars 13. Ambush camo – 4mm spots 14. Steampunk Cogs 15. scrap racers 16. Tribal Markings 17. Tank Camo 18. Tiger stripe 19. Mini Digi Camo 20. Mini Hexo Cam 21. Loose Skulls 22. Hotrod flames 23. Classic camo 24. Mini Shattered 25. Mini Classic camo 26. Oozing drips 27. Pin-ups -1 28. WW2 German crosses 29. Angel Wings 30. Mini Tiger Stripe 31. Demonic Ambush 32. Mini Dragon Scales 33. Mini Hex Grid 34. Hex Grid - Large 35. Diamond Grid - large 36. Dragon Scales - Medium 37. Wolf Pack 38. Mini Diamond Grid
Finished survey, my choices... big fan of the mini digital camo, and the mini stencils in general.
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19. Mini Digi Camo 19. Mini Digi Camo 19. Mini Digi Camo 24. Mini Shattered 32. Mini Dragon Scales 33. Mini Hex Grid 3. Hex grid - Medium 7. Future font 22. Hotrod flames 30. Mini Tiger Stripe 29. Angel Wings 15. scrap racers
Yeah, the mini camo looked pretty cool - unfortunately I think it would be a bit too small for most of the models I would want to use it on (plus I only went for three stencils ).
Went for the large grid and tribals for pimping my Eldar, and digital camo no.2 for my general camo needs.
I went for one of the mini digi cam stencils, too Yonan and a few of the regular sized hexo cam stencils. Looking forward to getting them, hopefully by December!
Anarchy seems to be on the ball and have been pumping out production models all this time so yeah it shouldn't be far off. Will definitely be fun to play with!
Instructions are for the weak! Delays don't bother me, but I'm all for emailed instructions instead. Hard copy just gets in the way anyway, you've always lost them by the time you need them and finding them with a screwdriver glued to your face is always annoying.
Yonan wrote:Instructions are for the weak! Delays don't bother me, but I'm all for emailed instructions instead. Hard copy just gets in the way anyway, you've always lost them by the time you need them and finding them with a screwdriver glued to your face is always annoying.
SilverMK2 wrote:Can you print instructions on the back of the sheet?
However emailed or online instructions seem fine to me. Video demos might also be appreciated
Well, i'm thinking of having them online anyway as you say, in case people loose them, regardless of if I send paper ones with the stencils.
Intructions on back of sheet;
in theory you could, but its not practical, as some sheets are a little larger than A4, and if you put cut sheets through a printer you loose 1/2 the stencils I expect.
you can always printer some and stick them on the back :-)
Demo Video's;
I hope to have many video's, one for most designs, but this will take a long time to do, and definatly not something I can do so they are ready when we ship.
in case you missed them, here are 4 videos that we made already; (2 by us,and 2 with Beasts of War)
I'd love to see sample images of all of the different stencils in one place. They're scattered all over the place right now, and the KS front page is a nightmare I'm not willing to wade through, especially since it doesn't have them all displayed.
Azazelx wrote: I'd love to see sample images of all of the different stencils in one place. They're scattered all over the place right now, and the KS front page is a nightmare I'm not willing to wade through, especially since it doesn't have them all displayed.
Hey,
I have just replied to the KS message you just sent about this, here is a copy paste from that message( BUT, please read the message too, as this is not all of what I said )
that I will put here in case others want this too.
"Right now, there is no complete list on one page, as i cant edit the main project page anymore.
If you give me some time, i will get my web guy to create a page on my web site to show the complete list.
(until this is done, please ignore any survey reminders, as i say, they are not from me personally)
I cant think of another practical way to do it, if you can i'm all ears."
It was fairly hard to see what the deal with the stencils was I have to admit, so it took a while to finish my survey. Got through it in the end, but took a little guess work which wasn't ideal but pretty sure I got it how I want it.
edit: ninjaed! Yep thatlooks like a good solution Brian, Kickstarter has some... flaws... to its system.
I received my stencils from the kickstarter last week, nice and securely packaged as promised!
Had a quick test on some plasticard, these stencils are going to be great ; ) They feel durable enough for repeated use, suitably sticky to adhere to the surface and have nice crisp details. I'll try to get some pics up in the next week for some small scale things I have ideas for. I don't have a large model ready to use them on yet, but my plasticard tests are enough to recommend them to people looking for high quality stencils. Great product Anarchy!
Yonan wrote: I received my stencils from the kickstarter last week, nice and securely packaged as promised!
Had a quick test on some plasticard, these stencils are going to be great ; ) They feel durable enough for repeated use, suitably sticky to adhere to the surface and have nice crisp details. I'll try to get some pics up in the next week for some small scale things I have ideas for. I don't have a large model ready to use them on yet, but my plasticard tests are enough to recommend them to people looking for high quality stencils. Great product Anarchy!
Yay :-) Glad you are happy.
And yes, please do show pics, we are going to make a customer gallery on our website/facebook
That APC looks beautiful with the mini tiger stripes. I was leaning to that stencil instead of my originally planned mini digital camo for my Dreamforge stuff, that basically sealed the deal. Thanks for the video too!
Yonan wrote: That APC looks beautiful with the mini tiger stripes. I was leaning to that stencil instead of my originally planned mini digital camo for my Dreamforge stuff, that basically sealed the deal. Thanks for the video too!
Hi Yonan.
Glad you like it.
The mini Tiger Stripe is actually the next video to be done.
Its already shot, I just need to edit it a little.
Great tutorial, nice and detailed showing every step and mentioning some common pitfalls such as taking them off with your knife and some extras you can do like splitting the stencils into smaller bits etc.
and pledged for the 19 pound level. Normal price of 8 pounds per sheet seems a little high, though. How far does a sheet (say hexo) tend to go? I'm thinking I'll want 3 of the same sheet to do 6 walkers and 5 tanks? Rather than 1 of each of different kinds of sheets.
. Six of the 15mm (4.5") walkers (so not the giant ones), and 5 of the APCs.
I was just checking Dakka's recent threads and clicked to see what was happening 
I thought it was just going to be camo designs.
I have some 
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