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2012/10/01 19:15:37
Subject: Reaper Miniatures' Bones figures has a Kickstarter
If all of your stuff is available in the first wave (and you didn't order paints), then I didn't read anything in that email that said your stuff would come later than ours...
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2012/10/01 19:29:14
Subject: Reaper Miniatures' Bones figures has a Kickstarter
A supply issue like that isn't a minor one, and while reaper is better suited to handle a blown up KS than a true start up, it's not like you can just imagine 200,000 paint bottles.
And giving the option for a refund is super classy. I'd be shocked if even 5% of supporters take that option.
Admittedly, it sucks for the RoW, but somebody was going to wait. And, for shipping purposes, it's a substantial, discrete block of orders that wont' get mixed up.
2012/10/01 19:50:02
Subject: Reaper Miniatures' Bones figures has a Kickstarter
kronk wrote: If all of your stuff is available in the first wave (and you didn't order paints), then I didn't read anything in that email that said your stuff would come later than ours...
It seemed like there were a number of products where they had not ordered in enough supplies (such as figure cases) and so RoW backers with those items would not be getting them until the second wave of dispatches.
However, it was not entirely clear (to me anyway) whether RoW backers would be generally consigned to the second wave regardless of what they ordered, with priority being given to US backers for all items (including regular KS figures) and RoW backers only getting items once all US backers had been supplied.
I thought that they were implying all RoW was going to be shipped later as that meant they didn't have to split them and could figure out actual shipping costs as well.
The paints and cases just added more issues to this.
2012/10/05 20:51:32
Subject: Re:Reaper Miniatures' Bones figures has a Kickstarter
To stay on track I wanted to push another update to everyone today.
To continue you from my last update:
Production in China is on track and hopefully we will post photos very soon.
We are preparing the first shipment and it is on track to begin next week and continue until completed.
The first shipment will include Sophie Models, caps, t-shirts, ReaperCon Sophie Model sets, Crown Jewels and both book downloads.
We have received paint bottles and dropper tips but are still waiting on caps. Paint production has continued and pumping will begin as soon as caps arrive.
We are working very hard here and everyone thanks you for your patience!
I'm so pissed I had to scale my pledge back, especially seeing that Cthulhu....... I basically had to drop it down to $75 and I rushed to get it in before the 'deadline' then it was still up for like a week more. Didn't get my cthulhu or dragons o anything, just vampire with no sophie.
2012/10/24 22:59:06
Subject: Re:Reaper Miniatures' Bones figures has a Kickstarter
General Seric wrote: Not sure about Cthulhu, the upper body and upper arms look oddly thin, but it might be the angle...
Cthulhu is always described as "misshapen" in the stores. Most artist take this to mean that his proportions should never really look that "correct" anyway.
To me it looks like reaper went with a mix of some of the older interpretations of cthulhu, along with some of the more modern ones. A pretty interesting interpretation IMHO. I think the worst you can say about it is that the pose is atlittle static.
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2012/10/24 23:48:02
Subject: Reaper Miniatures' Bones figures has a Kickstarter
General Seric wrote: Not sure about Cthulhu, the upper body and upper arms look oddly thin, but it might be the angle...
Cthulhu is always described as "misshapen" in the stores. Most artist take this to mean that his proportions should never really look that "correct" anyway.
To me it looks like reaper went with a mix of some of the older interpretations of cthulhu, along with some of the more modern ones. A pretty interesting interpretation IMHO. I think the worst you can say about it is that the pose is atlittle static.
He is described as "mountainous" and "gelatinous", but I don't see him called "misshapen".
Anyway, if the angle is not just making it look this way, I think it looks a little cartoony with the thin upper arms and small torso. I hope it is just the angle, because the rest of the sculpt is great (I especially like the head), and I would hate to see funny proportions ruin the sculpt (for me, at least, though I should be able to fix him by bulking him up with greenstuff if it is the case).
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2012/10/25 00:00:15
Subject: Re:Reaper Miniatures' Bones figures has a Kickstarter
General Seric wrote: Not sure about Cthulhu, the upper body and upper arms look oddly thin, but it might be the angle...
Cthulhu is always described as "misshapen" in the stores. Most artist take this to mean that his proportions should never really look that "correct" anyway.
To me it looks like reaper went with a mix of some of the older interpretations of cthulhu, along with some of the more modern ones. A pretty interesting interpretation IMHO. I think the worst you can say about it is that the pose is atlittle static.
He is described as "mountainous" and "gelatinous", but I don't see him called "misshapen".
Anyway, if the angle is not just making it look this way, I think it looks a little cartoony with the thin upper arms and small torso. I hope it is just the angle, because the rest of the sculpt is great (I especially like the head), and I would hate to see funny proportions ruin the sculpt (for me, at least, though I should be able to fix him by bulking him up with greenstuff if it is the case).
I recall the statue of Cthulhu being described as haveing the body of a misshapened man. If I'm not remembering correctly that is fine, I will admit if I'm wrong.
Also. You could always make him look like the most awesome Cthulhu ever seen in a cartoon. =P
2012/10/25 00:26:06
Subject: Re:Reaper Miniatures' Bones figures has a Kickstarter
General Seric wrote: Not sure about Cthulhu, the upper body and upper arms look oddly thin, but it might be the angle...
Cthulhu is always described as "misshapen" in the stores. Most artist take this to mean that his proportions should never really look that "correct" anyway.
To me it looks like reaper went with a mix of some of the older interpretations of cthulhu, along with some of the more modern ones. A pretty interesting interpretation IMHO. I think the worst you can say about it is that the pose is atlittle static.
He is described as "mountainous" and "gelatinous", but I don't see him called "misshapen".
Anyway, if the angle is not just making it look this way, I think it looks a little cartoony with the thin upper arms and small torso. I hope it is just the angle, because the rest of the sculpt is great (I especially like the head), and I would hate to see funny proportions ruin the sculpt (for me, at least, though I should be able to fix him by bulking him up with greenstuff if it is the case).
I recall the statue of Cthulhu being described as haveing the body of a misshapened man. If I'm not remembering correctly that is fine, I will admit if I'm wrong.
Also. You could always make him look like the most awesome Cthulhu ever seen in a cartoon. =P
Found the main description of the statue, it is described as of "bloated corpulence" and of "vaguely anthropoid outline", but not as a "misshapen man" (by the way, I am not looking all this up because I have a need to be proven right, your post just made me curious if I was not remembering "The Call of Cthulhu" all that well, if I came off this way, sorry)
Anyway, I am not opposed to him being bloated, I just would like his torso and upper arms to be a little more bloated.
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2012/10/25 02:49:57
Subject: Reaper Miniatures' Bones figures has a Kickstarter
For an accurate reproduction of a literary godling that is only vaguely described? Not bad at all.
The head is outstanding and the hands and feet look really good.
It has some oddities- primarily the legs, stance, ventral line and proportions. However, the flabby belly will be great with some pale skin and veining or some scales/barnacle/etc. can be sculpted on (HPL's crude sketch of the Cthulhu statuette, for example, indicates greater overall scaliness or texture). The ventral line is... odd. It looks like a large scar and I am not sure what the sculptor was going for. (I don't want to speculate on how much this might be a subtle feminine anatomical reference they ties in with some of HPL's seeming issues and phobias....) The draconian legs also look dangerously close to to some of the more toy like dinosaurs with some very odd skin folds on the upper thigh.
Overall, I like the effect more than the SOTA Cthulhu and see it as comparable to the WizKids one. I am glad they didn't go for the steroids Cthulhu and give it a B+ overall and would rate it an amazing value.
I will definitely be getting one and spending alot of time airbrushing and detailing it.
-James
2012/10/25 20:01:09
Subject: Reaper Miniatures' Bones figures has a Kickstarter
Just got word on the Song of Blades Yahoo group that Reaper gave Ganesha Games (Publisher of Song of Blades and Heroes) permission to publish stats for the Bones Kickstarter figs.
http://games.groups.yahoo.com/group/songofblades/message/20755 As I understand it, Andrea (the owner) is a bit busy right now and it will probably be a collaborative with SBH fans, but it looks like well before the shipping of the Kickstarter figs there will be a PDF with stats for the Kickstarter figs in Song of Blades and Heroes!
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