We are beginning with the goblins by popular demand but I have a LOT of stuff to retool and I will be taking every comment and request under consideration as the campaign progresses. It is my plan to move on to the Dvergr or the Aenglish after the goblins are retooled, hopefully there will be enough time in this campaign to make that happen but that is all up to you!

All measurements are based on full standing ( both feet together back straight ) armatures measured from the bottom of the feet to tthe top of the skull.

Humans .................... 32 to 34mm

Elves ..................... 29 to 31mm

Dwarves ................... 22 to 25mm

Gnomes..................... 15 to 20mm

Goblins ................... 15 to 25mm

Trolls..................... 45 to 50mm

giants .................... 35 to 55mm

The proportions on RBG figures is modeled MUCH closer to what you would expect to see on a real person shrunk down to 32 mm tall than what is typically considered the " norm " in " heroic " 28 mm figures. So with RBG figures a dwarf does NOT look like it would out weigh a human of similar character and Elves do not look like humans with pointy ears. All races are very clearly identifiable by height and build. and their heads, hands and feet are proportionate to the standard human scale.

 Scrub wrote:
What do people think would be the most economical pledge level to go with? I fancy experimenting with some Red Box models as they look great but I'd just like to dip my toes in with a decent amount of figs...

Reckon the $35 would suffice? xD

 RiTides wrote:

I'm a little bummed about the pledge levels, because there's no way to get lots of bonebacks and no runty gobs without just paying for individual sets. But I think I'll come around on it

Supporters at this level will receive their choice of any two ( 2 ) lesser ranks and their choice of any two ( 2 ) solo options. Options available for selection within this reward group are limited to the Goblin Horde sets.
Your pledge corresponds to a specific reward level. Thus far the rewards for this campaign are structured by dividing the different goal products into Solos, Lesser Ranks, and Special Ranks. Each goal product is described in it's funding pitch as either a Solo option, lesser rank option or Special rank option. When a funding goal is reached the goal product then becomes available for selection as a reward for your contribution. So for instance if you pledge to the Raiding Party level you automatically receive 12 goblin spear men, and 6 archers and then you can choose to select either another unit of 12 spear men or if the funding goal has been reached a unit of the footmen, or the bonebacks.
The Spearmen are selectable as lesser ranks option with each rank consisting of 2 sets of the 6 figures pictured above in each rank. The Archers are available together as a solo option with all three figures pictured above counting as 1 solo option.

 BobtheInquisitor wrote:
I love his other sculpts, and look forward to some of the stretch goals, but I just don't get the love for these (or most) goblins. They have cartoonishly big noses (when did that become a goblin "thing"?) and look like they should be trying to eat all the Fraggles. Someone please explain it to me, as you would a child.

I do hope the KS is a big success.

 scarletsquig wrote:
Thanks for the translation, seems a bit too rich for my taste unfortunately, a lot of the pricing seems closer to what you'd generally pay for metals rather than plastics.

I'm very much in the market for a "bucket o' gobbos" KS, and the sculpts are nice enough, but this doesn't quite offer enough value for me to get a proper horde going, and the options seem restrictive.

Cool project though.

Update #1 FUNDED!!!!! wrote:WOOO HOOO!!!

Thanks guys! What a way to wake up!

Goblin spearmen and Archers are IN!! Now we move on the footmen which are pictured in WIP stage in the kickstarter page. These figure will be modularly fitted for universally interchangeable weapons and shields. There will be a sprue of 6 weapon types and 3 shield types produced with these figures. The weapons will cast in metal and two spreus of them will be included in the set. The shields will be cast in trollcast and 4 sprues will be included in the set.

Ok Business first.... A few questions have come up and I figured it would be worthwhile to post my answers her in an update......

Answers;

Bonebacks only pledge??.................. Yes, there will be one, but we have to get there. Once the bonebacks are funded then we will be on to the Solos, if Gore Fang funds ( he is WIP at the moment ) then I will also start working on a war staff to go with him and I would LIKE to make a set of Boneback spear throwers as well. And then of course there is also Bloodmaw and Horsebane. If it looks like these will make it in then I will create a new pledge level for a bonebacks only army and the prices will reflect the volume. I had to set these prices according to what is available and needing retool. Once that is out of the way we can move on to the rest.

Sticker Shock??................. This was one of the reasons this was held up for so long. The prices for the metals were lower than then should have been, and The Troll brothers had recently been reduced to help sell through the resins that I had left over. I had to price these so that they would fund themselves and that I would make some profit, but also I had to price them in such a way that I could afford to lower the price as items were added in to the give the pledge levels value. My cost does not reduce with volume BUT I think it is worthwhile to make less profit on the goblins so that other items in the line can be profitable.

Where are the Dvergr?........................ Hopefully we will see the Dvergr foray into the DookWolds to rescue our beleagured heroes from the goblin menace. I would REALLY love to have them retooled ASAP as I they are by far my most favourite race to work on and would benefit most from the transition to plastic.

Aenglish??................... Yes VERY much hopefully so. I want to try to get a few or all of them in here as well. Goblins first though. Shipping costs; Unfortunately yes this is required. The margins are tight already and I have learned from the costs incurred by shipping incidentals on the previous kickstarter that when these campaigns go nuts the shipping costs can LEAP to heights that become very expensive. I tried to set the shipping charge to ONLY cover the materials needed for shipping and postage costs themselves though so as to keep it as affordable as possible.

Thank you guys SO very much for your support thus far. I am very excited for the success of this campaign and to get more of the RBG Trollcast product on to your gaming and painting tables.

Cheers y'all!!

Tre'

 judgedoug wrote:
SS, the $25-for-12 for the spearmen & swordsmen, and $5-for-3 for archers is quite a deal. I got my 36 metal spearmen at 40% off and they were like $80; so this is around half the cost of metals. Those 36 spearmen became a sharpstick horde for KoW Unless Mantic somehow remolds/remakes their goblins with all weapon options on a crisp well designed hard plastic sprue, Tre's goblins are about the cheapest and best quality you'll find. I really think you should try them out even with a lower level pledge; they really are fantastic models.

I love his other sculpts, and look forward to some of the stretch goals, but I just don't get the love for these (or most) goblins. They have cartoonishly big noses (when did that become a goblin "thing"?) and look like they should be trying to eat all the Fraggles. Someone please explain it to me, as you would a child.

I do hope the KS is a big success.

Tre Manor wrote:Hey guys!
Tokens system.... this was the original system I was going to use. The problem was in not being able to predict how high the funding would go and which items would be unlocked and what quantities I would need them in. I would have had to devise a basic value for everything that MIGHT get funded and then hope that my estimates panned out well. It just seemed too easy fro me to screw up with one or two math errors.
This way I can make pledge levels for exactly what I have funded thus far and I can react to changes in the system with more agility and predictability. With oru bonebacks, when they are unlocked I can then reasonably expect that there will be certain people who will want ONLY those and being that they are funded I can then be safe to introduce a Bonebacks only pledge level or Special ranks only pledges and lesser ranks only pledges. But until they are funded it does nto seem wise to start taking money on them exclusively as if they were. Do nto worry i will work thigns out in such a way that will make you happy. I just want some certainty involved.
The last KS was a nightmare of uncertainty until after the Undead funded. Predictability makes discounting possible.
I have also considered creatign a " bucket O goblins " option that might have only one or two of the sculpts from the spear men or footmen in LOTS of multiples. It is ONLY an idea right now though.
Runty gobs war staff.... yes this sounds liek a great idea, BUT I want to fund what we have discussed thus far first.... and I want to get a witch's coven in there too.
Aenglish and Dvergr.... yes I DEFINITELY want to get them in here sooner rather than later. I think that possibly we might be able to fit in a group of Dvergr between CrowBiter and Bloodmaw and Horsebane, and then perhaps a few Aenglish between Bloodmaw and Horsebane and the Bonebacks spear throwers.
More Archers...... Yeh that is something I have wanted to do for quite a while.

Patrik Ström wrote:Some size comparison shots.

From left to right: one of the spearmen goblins, dog's bane, a boneback, RBG dvaergr, a RBG Njorn and Rocklobber



From left to right: spearman goblin, a boneback, a reaper mini, a drak sword mini, a hasslefree mini and Rocklobber



From left to right: spearman goblin, a reaper pathfinder goblin, a reaper goblin (by Tre if I'm not mistaken), reaper dwarf and GW Dwarf

Tre Manor wrote:The Bonebakcs are pretty big compared to the archers and spearmen but the footmen are a little closer to Dvergr size. They are still compatible but there is slight difference in size between the footmen and spear men. I think partly because of the cloaks on the footmen. It makes then appear more substantial but not nearly so burly as the bonebacks.

 scarletsquig wrote:
I'm very much in the market for a "bucket o' gobbos" KS, and the sculpts are nice enough, but this doesn't quite offer enough value for me to get a proper horde going, and the options seem restrictive.

 judgedoug wrote:

 BobtheInquisitor wrote:
I love his other sculpts, and look forward to some of the stretch goals, but I just don't get the love for these (or most) goblins. They have cartoonishly big noses (when did that become a goblin "thing"?) and look like they should be trying to eat all the Fraggles. Someone please explain it to me, as you would a child.
I do hope the KS is a big success.

Because they're some of the best sculpts on the planet. That's why people that own Tre's goblins are going fething nuts over this. Like I am.
Seriously, throw in a pledge and get some and you won't be disappointed.

 judgedoug wrote:

 scarletsquig wrote:
Thanks for the translation, seems a bit too rich for my taste unfortunately, a lot of the pricing seems closer to what you'd generally pay for metals rather than plastics.

I'm very much in the market for a "bucket o' gobbos" KS, and the sculpts are nice enough, but this doesn't quite offer enough value for me to get a proper horde going, and the options seem restrictive.

Cool project though.

SS, the $25-for-12 for the spearmen & swordsmen, and $5-for-3 for archers is quite a deal. I got my 36 metal spearmen at 40% off and they were like $80; so this is around half the cost of metals. Those 36 spearmen became a sharpstick horde for KoW Unless Mantic somehow remolds/remakes their goblins with all weapon options on a crisp well designed hard plastic sprue, Tre's goblins are about the cheapest and best quality you'll find. I really think you should try them out even with a lower level pledge; they really are fantastic models.