RiTides wrote:
Or, projects shouldn't make super limited rewards people have to rush to pledge for! In this one, you could pledge day 1 at a discount, but not know what you're getting.

Malifaux's current KS is even more extreme, week 1 pledge bonus, week 2 bonus, and now a possible bonus figure if enough folks up their pledges.

If you want to follow the KS model of stretches and getting current backers to up pledges, you have to deal with their decreasing pledges, too. Nature of the platform, and particularly, the way it is being used (which is not bad, imo, despite this drawback).

 Fafnir wrote:
That's assuming you're just going for volume of plastic.

Furthermore, a kickstarter shouldn't be about "gaming the system," but actually backing a project.

grefven wrote:
Another big issue that I am quite certain would arise to penitalize backers that withdraw their pledges is that more people would wait until the last very few days/hours before deciding to join. This would mean that less stretches would be unlocked, which would also result in that less people would want to join. The more stretches, the better deal, the more people.

I've read all the wish lists and I've thought long and hard about a holiday gift for everyone that has been sharing these last few weeks with me and this crazy campaign.

Tomorrow I will be posting the details, for now you'll just have to look at the box!



If you are pledging on someone else's behalf, Anna made this cute little e-card that you are free to use. Just right click on it and select "save-as", feel free to email or print it out.

Thank you Gift!
Update #35 · Dec. 25, 2012 · 25 comments

I gotta admit, trying to figure out a gift for everyone was really tough! I've been reading wish lists, creating spreadsheets and getting totally overwhelmed!

I was working on my laptop, hanging out with everyone while they cooked for today's party when finally a really simple thought struck me. I thought, why don't I get a little more personal and give everyone something that means a lot to me.

My gift to you friends, family, fans, backers and supporters is the single piece of all of Kingdom Death that is the most significant to me. The Twilight Knight. Anyone that pledges their support at any level that includes physical goods being shipped to you, will get a plastic Twilight Knight.

The Twilight Knight was the very first character and the first imagined part of Kingdom Death. To me, he is the main character, the potential protagonist of hundreds of stories ( ell ending in death naturally ) and the thankless hero to many. He stands toe to toe with nightmares and stares into the incomprehensible depths that would instantly drive a normal man to insanity. What is to me, so special about the Twilight Knight is that he isn't really special. He is not a force of nature, nor a super powered human, magically fueled by an entity for any reason. He is a man who's had his poor brain scrambled, given a weird sword and a cloak made from barely understood nightmares ( his cloak is basically a watcher clock tho it would be very hard to explain the details of this quickly ) and sent out to try and preserve the little shreds of mankind he comes across. To me he represents some of the great sacrifices one would have to make in order to even have the slightest chance of survival.

Taking the character to concept art and finally a sculpted incarnation, was a very long winded task! It took a Months to find a artist I was both excited about and was willing to work with me. For anyone else out there who wants to put a project together.. one of the hardest parts is the start. Once I had the artwork, I had to find another artist a sculptor and oh man… the poor twilight knight was sculpted a total of 4 times. I am not talking about variations on him, I mean the very same character!

The first time was with Eli Livingston a Brooklyn based sculptor whom I can't even remember how we got in contact with each other. He does sculpting stuff mostly for movies and while he never sculpted a miniature, he was excited about giving it a try. 9 months later I had a figure I was well, not satisfied with. I thanked him, paid him for his time and moved on. The second person to sculpt the Twilight Knight was a young sculpted named Domenico Ambrosecchia , he sculpted the alternate twilight knight thats included in the gift of death gift box. I quite like it, but I know it could not be the final version of the character. I and been chatting on and off with Michael Bigard aka MIKH. He was very kind and loved the early Kingdom Death concept art. He enthusiastically provided me with a lot of sculptors to contact and some friendly advice. i talked him into sculpting a Twilight Knight which as well… been sitting unfinished for many years now. Mikh told me that he was having some troubles as an artist and was unsure if he could finish in any sort of timely fashion he offered his apologizes to myself and the project.

So while I can totally understand what happened… I was left with no final Twilight Knight! I approached Yannick Hennabo with the project, a french sculptor that does a lot of work with Mike McvVey and Infinity miniatures. This was our first project together and honestly, I was willing to just give it a shot. Worst case scenario I would just have him commissioned again. However, Yannick's sculpted incarnation of the character, took my breath away. I was floored, enchanted and just electrified with excitement.

Due to a shipping mishap, the Knights Sword was broken and part of it lost in the mail. The caster made a new one and well… It was ok. When I finally had the resin figure assembled and in my hands I kept eyeing the sword. Over the course of a few more months… I just couldn't take it anymore. The minor imperfection in the newly made sword blossomed into a full blown concept of his weapon. Why did it look the way it does? Its supposed to be a very important blade and really its always feel by the wayside. The artist's job was to focus on the character, his weapon was always a second thought. This showed thru in the sculpting stage and when the "imperfect" sword was lost, I decide that it was the perfect opportunity to revisit the sword and treat it as its own character.

I worked with the artist and we created a much better realized version of the Twilight Sword. A long and heavy signature weapon, requiring both strength and finesse to wield properly. It's emblem-less hilt and the strange parchment wrapped around the blade grip. To me, it was the perfect envisioning of the weapon and Thomas David agreed to sculpt it for him.

Finally this project after nearly 4 years of work and several different artists was complete. No other character has such a long story that affected so many people. His pinup incarnation has proven to be the most popular miniature in the Kingdom Death range and now I fondly gift to you the character she was based on. The Twilight Knight, a character & sculpture that means a tremendous amount to me personally.

Thank you SO VERY MUCH for being part of this kickstarter and happy holidays!

Now for the biggest update image EVER!

grefven wrote:
A perfect Christmas gift. It would have been even more cool had the Twilight Pinup been added as an optional miniature. :p

Adam's favourite miniature together with the fan's favourite miniature. A perfect combination.

 Fafnir wrote:
Sounds like a pretty silly reason to pull out, but whatever.

 Alpharius wrote:
I know it is Holiday Week, but I was kind of hoping for a quick update on what the details are for the $800K goal, and what is next!

 The Fragile Breath wrote:
Nah, it's too tall to be an infant, the infant model looks short and stubby (as it should), this one seems much more sleek. Adam confirmed it's *at least 1,000 years old. I know I've been referring to it as an ancient Sunstalker, which I may continue to do, as it has a nice ring to it!