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The print arrived today and here's some pictures. Sorry about the quality my regular camera was out of juice and these are from my phone. It's currently held together by sticky-tac so some of the parts aren't fit perfectly and are a bit crooked. I'm very happy with how it came out, now i just have to get everything molded.

that looks pretty phenomenal

Any shots of it next to a more recognisable 28-32mm model?
I know that's not the intended scale, but it's what I'm curious about.

Whoa, very nice!

That's a 60mm proxie models base, right? Which would mean, it's Actually 60mm in diameter, not 62.5 or 65 like GW's (I can't remember which of those numbers it is, but I know it's bigger than 60).

I have to admit, I'd been considering whether I had too many games already... but when you're ready to go with this, I think I'm going to have to sell off another game to fund this one. My excuse will be another use for the sweet Dropzone Commander buildings

Yes it is on a proxie models 60mm base, whichis a true 60mm. (GW's dreadnought bases are 62mm at the top and flair out to 65mm)

I'll be providing proxie bases with the models, I'd sent in a bulk order earlier this week. I'll likely be using him for the 120mm quads bases as I like supporting other small gaming companies particuarly those that are US based.

OMG OMG OMG! It is so faithful to your renders it's got me all excited.

Quick question... since those 25$ light mecha seem to have gone pretty quickly, do you have a reasonable idea how you'd price the mid' and heavy mechas? As you said, people seem to have no problem paying a nice chunk for heavy resin pieces for warmahordes (I still remember the pit in my stomach when I bought my Shadowsword 10 years ago)

Cuz seriously, put me up for one of each. And if you ever run a few more of the Raptor, let me know.

 Mathieu Raymond wrote:
OMG OMG OMG! It is so faithful to your renders it's got me all excited.

Quick question... since those 25$ light mecha seem to have gone pretty quickly, do you have a reasonable idea how you'd price the mid' and heavy mechas? As you said, people seem to have no problem paying a nice chunk for heavy resin pieces for warmahordes (I still remember the pit in my stomach when I bought my Shadowsword 10 years ago)

Cuz seriously, put me up for one of each. And if you ever run a few more of the Raptor, let me know.

I think that the mediums will likely be $30 and $35-$40 for the heavy mechs. The Quads I'm ballparking at around $90 but that may change as I have no clue what their final volume is going to be.

Immediate plan is to finish up the Bloc Light mecha and get it printed, and at the same time have the alternate configuration weapons printed for both it and the Raptor. (There's 3 variants for each mech). I'd hoped to get the alternate parts for the raptor done to release all 3 variants at once but time and money didn't let that happen so I had to settle on just doing the alpha. It makes things a bit clunky in terms of customers ordering but growing pains and all that. From here out when I release a mech I'll try and have all of the alternate configurations available along with it.

I've got a bit of final cleaning to do and these are off to molding, just like you guys I want them done NOW but I also have to take extra care not to rush it so that everything comes out perfect. I can't wait until the first resin copy is complete as I can't properly assemble the master without running the risk of damaging it. its painful to have it in hand and know I still have to wait a couple days before I can build it. I think it'll be production ready by wed and they may start mailing out on the 1st. FIngers crossed.

For some reason, those were exactly the numbers I was thinking of. I'd go so far as to say that the quad, being a unique piece on the battlefield, could go up to 100$ and I wouldn't feel offended.


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Man, I'm almost ashamed of how much time a day I spend on this forum. And this from a guy who doesn't own a smartphone.

 warboss wrote:

 paulson games wrote:

One of the major concerns I have are the quads, they are of a scale that very few other companies offer (and for good reason). They are going to be far more involved to make than any other items in the line and if I don't get the pricepoint balance exactly right they could sink the whole line. I have production prices locked in for the smaller scale mecha, but the quads I'm still working with projected theoretical numbers on which has me very gun shy on KSing them before I have exact costs figured. They could easily end up costing me a lot of money and be a terrible PR experience if something were to go sour on the pricing or with the ability to get them made.

To be honest, I like the idea of 15mm mechs but I think it's a mistake for you as a company to do them in that scale, especially in regards to the quads. If you're not doing it in the 5/6mm industry mech "standard", you're losing out on sales from an important segment of people who are already into the genre. I realize that you're trying to do your own thing but I wouldn't poo poo how much fans of other mech games are willing to shell out for tiny robots. In addition, the quads (from the description you gave a while back so correct me if I'm wrong) are going to clock in at between a carnifex and tyrannid monstrous creatures (or defilers) in size. That's a solid chunk of resin and I was very surprised at your pricing estimates from a few months back. I don't think the average joe mech player will splurge the $60+ that something resin that size would likely have to cost at retail for you to make a worthwhile profit via FLGS. Again, if I'm wrong about the actual sizes of the mechs, feel free to correct me.

Dont underestimate the growing popularity of 15mm, its growing by leaps and bounds in scifi and WWII genres. Also, the quads arent required to play the game, so anyone who doesnt like the price of them doesnt have to use them, much like the colossals in Warmachine.

On a personal note, I would have zero interest in this at a smaller scale. Besides the great designs, its the scale that helped sell me (and my buddy) on the mechs. We like our robots to be as big as we can get them.


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 Mathieu Raymond wrote:
For some reason, those were exactly the numbers I was thinking of. I'd go so far as to say that the quad, being a unique piece on the battlefield, could go up to 100$ and I wouldn't feel offended.

I shall agree. The regular mechs are the ones Id plan on getting multiples of, and at those prices its acceptable. Since Id only be planning on getting one quad (for each faction), the $90-100 range would be workable as well. There are people buying multiples of the WM Colossals (similar in size/weight to the quads), and they retail for around $125, going for right at $100 from discount sellers, so for something that size its obviously a price point the market will accept.


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 paulson games wrote:

I think it'll be production ready by wed and they may start mailing out on the 1st. FIngers crossed.

That would be epically awesome. I know a bunch of us are quite excited to get them, build & paint, and get pics up for you. I think thats when interest will really spread as well, when people can see multiple examples of completed models.

Good news! I have the first set of molds done and the first test cast came out great. Bad news is that I've been stuck without power for the last 12 hours and been unable to take or upload photos. I tried taking pics on my phone but the lighting is beyond bad. Hopefully power will be back on in the morning and I can get pics then

Oh wow, that looks amazing!

Now make one twice that size with full articulation, opening cockpit, and die-cast parts please.

Only twice the size? Next step is a life size one with functioning lasers, as soon as my Japanese interns figure it out

Not having actual Internet or tv has me going insane and not being able work on anything is even worse. ComEd you suck.

Fantastic quality on that model - there's no visible stairing as far as I can tell. Is that a post-production model you've already cleaned up the various print artifacts from, or is that fresh from the printer? If the latter, who do you print with - because I want to throw some money at them!

 paulson games wrote:
Good news! I have the first set of molds done and the first test cast came out great. Bad news is that I've been stuck without power for the last 12 hours and been unable to take or upload photos. I tried taking pics on my phone but the lighting is beyond bad. Hopefully power will be back on in the morning and I can get pics then

Overnight it to me and I'll take pictures

We lost power, too... I think you are due west of me, which makes me think maybe the same storm got us both

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We lost power, too... I think you are due west of me, which makes me think maybe the same storm got us both

He is in Chicago... that's one hell of a storm

I mean Ohio is between you two, and we're getting hammered with some rain

I never claimed to be a meteorologist I just know which way the winds blow.

We have power now, though, so hopefully paulson does too and we'll see pics soon

Power just came back almost perfectly at the 24 hour mark. I'm still stuck using my phone for Internet as my cable my not be running until thurs. Half the town won't have power until thurs or Friday so I'm lucky in that aspect. I don't have any easy way to upload from my standard camera so it mAy be another day or two for pics.

Funny part is both storms that hit onsat and Sunday were really short maybe 20 min each but they were really intense and had hail which is unusuAl for here. It knocked down a ton of trees which is why all our lines are down.

I have to wait a few hours for the ac to remove the humidity from the house before I can do anymore work on the molds or casting as Its moisture sensitive.

Can you send photos via text messaging? I'd be happy to relay post them for you.

OMG these are looking nice.

I managed to get some photos of the first test cast posted up on my Facebook page. They were taken on my phone so the quality probably isn't that good. The last two days have been very aggravating and messed with my schedule. I'd planned on shipping these starting the first but it's looking like they'll be heading out on the 5th. If I can get them out sooner I will.

when i get my internet service back i should have an update with some artwork.

 paulson games wrote:
I managed to get some photos of the first test cast posted up on my Facebook page. They were taken on my phone so the quality probably isn't that good. The last two days have been very aggravating and messed with my schedule. I'd planned on shipping these starting the first but it's looking like they'll be heading out on the 5th. If I can get them out sooner I will.

when i get my internet service back i should have an update with some artwork.

the 5th is my B-day, so i'd love to have them by then, but either way Im just stoked to see these moving ahead.

Looks really good, Paulson!

Looking forward to pointing my airbrush at a couple of those babies...

Totally awesome, looks great. Looking forward to having it in hand and ordering the next one.

Looks good. Can't wait to see the full starting lineup that Mad4Minis funds for me! I'll likely wait for the initial retail release before dipping my toes into the pool as I don't have any 15mm minis to use it with in the meantime.

When your internet is fully operational, can you post a pic of the light mech next to one of the dropzone commander cardstock buildings? I think they're 10mm but I'm planning on getting a set of them in a few months for a few different mech games and would like to see the size/scale next to your planned model.

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manz-in-spaaaaaace

Yup. Magnetizing the joints. I did that to a few mechs (well, pinned before I knew the awesomeness of magnets) and loved the effect of torso twisting and moving arms around.

edit: I may have missed this... I know these aren't final (they're Resin pre-sales) but on the ones you've shown are any bits going to be metal? Or did you drop metal entirely?