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2018/11/06 21:37:27
Subject: Re:The Ongoing Mierce Miniatures Darklands New & Rumors Thread
Speaking of crab people, picked up my scuttlers trio this morning, and have to say this is a nice cast, not seeing really any bubbles and very, very few mold lines. Loads of pieces per scuttler but everything is labeled and looks a treat to build - I'll admit I sort of was dreading how they'd go together, so happily looking forward to the experience now. So much that I might order one or two more trios
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The following dates are the last posting dates before Christmas for Royal Mail's standard airmail and International Signed / Tracked / Tracked and Signed. If you order after the below dates, a UPS service can be provided upon request which should get there on time, but be warned - it's expensive, especially for the really fast services!
•4th of December - Rest of the World
•7th of December - Cyprus, Malta, Asia, Far East, Eastern Europe (except Poland, Czech Republic and Slovakia)
•8th of December - The Caribbean, Central and South America
•10th of December - Greece, Turkey, Australia and New Zealand
•14th of December - Canada, Czech Republic, Italy, Poland and the United States of America
•15th of December - Finland and Sweden
•17th of December - Austria, Denmark, Germany, Iceland, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Slovakia, Spain and Switzerland
•18th of December - Belgium, France, Ireland and Luxembourg
United Kingdom
The following dates are the last posting dates before Christmas.
•18th of December - Royal Mail Second Class
•20th of December - Royal Mail First Class / First Class Recorded
•22nd of December - Royal Mail Special Delivery
Order Before Those Dates
Remember that these are posting times, and you should make your order at least two days before the dates mentioned above. The above dates only apply to webstore orders - Kickstarter orders are an ongoing process and if you have any Kickstarter orders in production, they may well be shipped after the above dates.
Happy Ordering!
2018/11/08 21:50:18
Subject: The Ongoing Mierce Miniatures Darklands New & Rumors Thread
selkilias, skorpion major
scethæn, crag beetle
schyrós, venerable khelon
are aiming for early 2019 timeframe.
(i asked about them and another model which was done so i could pay extra shipping to get the stuff done now, or wait for all of it to come next year -- really want something that is done now and waiting so may just pay that extra bit of shipping)
Regards,
SS
2018/11/08 22:02:20
Subject: The Ongoing Mierce Miniatures Darklands New & Rumors Thread
Yeah, well, I'm not backing any more Mierce kickstarters...no point really as they hold massive sales so often you can get anything at similar prices to KS prices, and shipped straight away.
They really are killing their own fanbase...
2018/11/09 03:46:58
Subject: The Ongoing Mierce Miniatures Darklands New & Rumors Thread
Well it's been a couple of months since the last update so here's another to keep you all up to speed on what's going on.
The Miercendise is proving very frustrating to source I have to say. We only got a sample we ordered in June last week - a big mug - and whilst I can rage all I want at this I've got so far with the branding company it would be unwise to start looking around again. In case you didn't read the last update, whilst we are using one company for the branded stuff, they have to use several different companies themselves and so there's lots of different strands being pulled.
Again, we have excellent progress in many of the miercendise bits, some is even with us, but the main issue is that we want to send your rewards in the same package; which means there will be a delay for most of you. I did say we should see the first shipments in October but that's obviously not happened, for which I can only apologise. We are at the mercy of external production companies again!
With Christmas coming up soon it's very unlikely we'll have everything ready to ship before then: so what we have decided to do is (regardless of the cost to us) ship whatever we can before Chrimbo and the rest when we get it.
Miercendise Progress
Here's a brief run-down on where we are with everything. Bear in mind we've been dealing with the company for the Miercendise since mid May! If I'm honest I think I'm guilty of expecting other companies to be a little more professional than they actually are: I've dealt with three different people for the branding company over the last few months (two left the company) and it was only in October that they told me they didn't have the mug I wanted. They also got the pint pots wrong (they sent us half pints instead) and I still haven't had a reply about the pouches.
Anyway: enough moaning - I just want you to all to know the difficulties I am facing with these people.
Miercendise Reward
• T-Shirt - sample not received; still trying to get this
• Beanie Hat - sample not received; still trying to get this
• Pint Glass (568ml) - ordered, should be with us next week
• Pint Tankard Glass (568ml) -ordered, should be with us next week
• Jumbo Mug (570ml) - ordered, should be with us next week
It's a big 'un!
• Bottle Opener Keyring - ordered, should be with us next week
• Black Pen - ordered, should be with us next week
• Black Dry-Wipe Marker Pen - ordered, should be with us next week
• Dice Pouch - still trying to source something suitable
• Stuff Pouch - still trying to source something suitable
• Tokens Tin - still trying to source something suitable
• 5m Tape Measure - upgraded from the 3m (so it will cost more at retail); sample received and ordered, should be with us next week
• A0 size Darklands Poster - sample received, but rejected as too dark (my fault really). Awaiting further sample A0 size
• The Lands of Darkness Poster - sample not received (not too worried because these poster guys are very quick)
• A0 size Concept Art Poster - sample not received (not too worried because these guys are very quick)
• Dice Tray - with us now, it's great.
The dice tray!
Miniatures
• Morag of Mann - printed & moulded
• Sáthach - printed & moulded
Templates & Tokens
The templates and tokens have been sent off to the manufacturers; these won't take long as we've lots of experience doing these. I'm very hopeful we'll get everything we need to send before Christmas.
Mat Sets
Still haven't sorted these yet, but am working on it. As it's the same company for the dice trays, there shouldn't be any issues. Those guys were super quick.
We'll keep updating you on progress in this fashion over the next few weeks.
How long have I got to order stuff?
We'll start taking the bits off the webstore in September at some point, so if you haven't already ordered your stuff, do it now...
That's it for now...
2018/11/10 03:36:46
Subject: Re:The Ongoing Mierce Miniatures Darklands New & Rumors Thread
Black Friday is almost upon us so we thought we'd give you all a whopping 30% off UK RRP on purchases from our webstore, starting right now until midnight (GMT) on Friday, the 23rd of November 2018!
Twroch ap Roch
What's on Offer?
Pretty much anything is covered by the sale - so, Darklands miniatures, BaneLegions miniatures and Templar's Forge hobby products - with only limited editions, components and Kickstarter items not a part of it. With over five hundred miniatures to choose from, you're spoilt for choice!
Not only can you get your hands on some of our quite amazing back catalogue, such as Krull or The Terror of Fortriu or Angrislaug or tons of others, there's also our superb new releases, such as Carys, Goraakk (shown below) or the utterly stunning Twroch ap Roch (shown above) or the Firekin! Goraakk the Ripper
Goraakk the Ripper, Gabrax Gore-Horn on Hoof
Sale Voucher Details
Your 30% off UK RRP discount voucher ends on Friday the 23rd of November 2018 at midnight (GMT), and you really do have some superb miniatures to spend your hard-earned cash on!
The voucher will work on all the Darklands, BaneLegions and Templar's Forge items within our webstore, but:
not on the Darklands: First Edition Rule Book not on any limited edition miniatures not on any Components, Miscast Packs, Grab Bags or other offers not on any Kickstarter items
The voucher will work on pre-orders and, crucially, you'll still earn Moneyback - although tiered discounts are disabled when using a voucher. How do I use the voucher?
Your voucher code is: BLAEC-FRIDAY-2018
To use this voucher simply register on the webstore, mierce-miniatures.com (if you haven't already), copy and paste the voucher code into the Voucher field in your basket when you have selected the items you want, press 'REDEEM', and the webstore will do the rest. You are not limited to one purchase and, indeed, we would ask you to recommend us to your friends with this voucher!
Happy Ordering!
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Well, you're copy-pasting Pounds from IE, and Euros from FF. conversion rate looks about right too, so I'm fairly sure it's just the Mierce equivalent of some American inadvertently visiting GW's New Zealand site and just about having a heart attack
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2018/11/23 03:18:33
Subject: The Ongoing Mierce Miniatures Darklands New & Rumors Thread
Bolognesus wrote: Well, you're copy-pasting Pounds from IE, and Euros from FF.
conversion rate looks about right too, so I'm fairly sure it's just the Mierce equivalent of some American inadvertently visiting GW's New Zealand site and just about having a heart attack
Ahh, thanks I missed the different symbol, no idea how that happened!
Problem solved!!
2018/12/02 22:23:44
Subject: Re:The Ongoing Mierce Miniatures Darklands New & Rumors Thread
And sure, maybe it isn't only their fault, but it primarily is.
I know I'm not interested in sending them any more money until my ridiculously large backlog of minis I already purchased with them is at least...80% fulfilled.
I suspect it will be a while still.
Insidious Intriguer
2018/12/03 16:40:37
Subject: The Ongoing Mierce Miniatures Darklands New & Rumors Thread
I'd be close to that 80% if someone was doing their metal production but I just keep seeing my metal orders, which have been out in resin for quite some time, getting pushed back in the forum's release section.
2018/12/03 17:51:11
Subject: The Ongoing Mierce Miniatures Darklands New & Rumors Thread
And sure, maybe it isn't only their fault, but it primarily is.
I know I'm not interested in sending them any more money until my ridiculously large backlog of minis I already purchased with them is at least...80% fulfilled.
I suspect it will be a while still.
I was in on the first 5 or 6 projects. But the pattern was becoming very clear by the time I decided to drop out. I think I got my final stuff through when they were on kickstarter 15+. I'm sure there are valid reasons for this business model, but still, some sort of consistency might have kept me on the hook longer (eg we will have every KS completedwithin the space of the next 5 or so fresh KS projects or something).
2018/12/03 19:15:12
Subject: The Ongoing Mierce Miniatures Darklands New & Rumors Thread
Monkeysloth wrote:I'd be close to that 80% if someone was doing their metal production but I just keep seeing my metal orders, which have been out in resin for quite some time, getting pushed back in the forum's release section.
Same here!
I went 'metal' wherever and whenever possible as these would be gaming peices for me, so the added durability was a plus.
But as they keep getting delayed, and as their delays apparently hold up other things in my various orders...
And sure, maybe it isn't only their fault, but it primarily is.
I know I'm not interested in sending them any more money until my ridiculously large backlog of minis I already purchased with them is at least...80% fulfilled.
I suspect it will be a while still.
I was in on the first 5 or 6 projects. But the pattern was becoming very clear by the time I decided to drop out. I think I got my final stuff through when they were on kickstarter 15+. I'm sure there are valid reasons for this business model, but still, some sort of consistency might have kept me on the hook longer (eg we will have every KS completedwithin the space of the next 5 or so fresh KS projects or something).
I lasted a few more Kickstarters then you, but yes, the pattern they've established now is not good.
Insidious Intriguer
2018/12/04 18:23:18
Subject: The Ongoing Mierce Miniatures Darklands New & Rumors Thread
Has anyone had an order from Black Friday ship yet?
Mine has been in packing for a while now.
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2018/12/04 20:43:29
Subject: The Ongoing Mierce Miniatures Darklands New & Rumors Thread
Yep, I only have few left now, but they keep getting pushed back (Resin, not metal) So October 2018 is now February 2019, for a KS that ended August 2016...
And then they drop a 30% off sale, so you wonder why you simply didn't wait and grab them for less than KS prices...ANYWAY...
I paid £70 for Encrusted Thuulac in 2016.
If I'd just waited for it to be released, then picked him up a couple of weeks ago, I'd have saved money!
Not only that, I'd have had that money all along...
So...what's the point in backing their KS'ers?
Yes, it helps put their stock into production...but I think they already have far too many items for sale as it is, it's simply too confusing...500+ minis!