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PREVIEW LINK:
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1898422540/1901149342?ref=333848&token=f1c5104b



Hello people, i wanted to share with you 3D renders of a set composed by big and horrorific creatures that will be produced via kickstarter soon. They will be casted with polyurethane resin, while the "breed" will be casted in white metal.

The Full Set consist of:

1) The Renegade Channeller - The Engineer

1b) Running Stingers

2)The Falling Hen

2b)Fallen Hen chicks

3)The Eager Toad

3b)Eager Toad toadlets

Pictures:







The Chicks:







The Eager Toad:

Freaky.

Good stuff! I want to see more!

Gotta say I like the Fallen Hen and the eggs.

Any chance there might be some space greenskins that were genetically altered by an alien?

Perhaps an alien race with good intentions for all, "kissed" by an alien?

First (of two) pose of the Toadlets is done!.

Both poses allows to use eaither a spear or a ribs crossbow (for a fantasy setting) but also could use fire weapons.








AngryApe, that could be done as stand alone product yes (since this ones i am kaing are part of Magrieb setting), if more people is interested that would be funny to do, but since there are so much orcs in the market, it would be a matter of using some putty and bits to make transformed/altered orkshh

Nice, I wasn't all that impressed till I realized the size of the chicken!

So nice to see original ideas rather than poorly veiled not~ models.

What sort of prices are you looking at?

Interesting creatures! Hope they sell well

You have my wallet...

Nice - very strange and original.

Thanks for the comments people.

The prices are not decided but for kickstarter will be arround these:

The "Chicken" (resin): 70 USD
TOAD (resin): 55 USD
The FLying chicks (metal): 8 USD each
The Toadlets (metal) : 6 USD (they are in 30mm bases, they are bigger than a average man)
The Engineer (Metal): 12 USD (not sculpted yet!, will be about 35-40mm tall )

IN the next days i will upload pics of the 2nd pose for the toadlets, which will make for "aiming" if using the ribs xbow, or "pricking" if using the spear.

Not backing anything by Menhir until I get my dark age outpost.

 lord_blackfang wrote:
Not backing anything by Menhir until I get my dark age outpost.

Its ok, i dont know how you pretend to help by bringing this up, but ok , lets answer:
1)Plastic production is a WHOLE different thing than METAL or RESIN, moulds are simplier and can be done in 1 month as much, and a LOT cheaper.
2)I do not enjoy, i am not happy at all that the production of the moulds had been so delayed, but that was because of the lack of experience (NONE) in the matter of plastic production.
NOw i ackowledge a lot in the matter, but that cant change the taken course, due the delay and the "not profiting by extra sales of the plastic kits because backers rewards haven yet being produced", i have to keep working in other areas, to produce, have income and actually use those earnings to speed the production of Dark Age outpost.
So you are not really helping at all, to me/menhir and to any Dark Age outpost backers, not even to you by bringing this up here, i accept it and its perfect if you dont want to back any other project.., but really, you bring this up as if i am doing it in purpose and laughing about it (not delivering the rewards).

The campaign went too far, exceded expectation, and in the crazy frenzy i didnt realised i had to update the delivery time.. the original time was for 4 moulds, not for 8 EIGHT BIG moulds. Even not the factory imagined it would take so much time and work to do the moulds.
It could have been faster if we (me and nick) would have opted to make the moulds and production in CHina, but nO THANKS, i dont want to be part of slave work and contamination (that country pollution is really in a terrible state), one have to think which is the real human and pollution cost of having a plastic miniature for 10-30cents in 6-12months, do YOU care?

I preciate your and every backers participation but.. i encourage to re read pint 1 and 2.

 Menhir Games wrote:

It could have been faster if we (me and nick) would have opted to make the moulds and production in CHina, but nO THANKS, i dont want to be part of slave work and contamination (that country pollution is really in a terrible state), one have to think which is the real human and pollution cost of having a plastic miniature for 10-30cents in 6-12months, do YOU care?

I'm sorry but you don't get to play the social justice eco warrior angle AFTER you took backers money and realized you that your self admitted complete lack of experience (btw... did you disclose that in the orignial KS?) would lead to issues. It's easy to make the "tough" choices especially if they benefit you at the inconvience of others AFTER you've already taken their money. I have no idea what happened on your previous kickstarter but your post here in response to legitimate criticism of your predictable delivery delays ensures that I'll never back anything of your's. I've already dealt (and am still four years later STILL dealing) with one high and mighty creator (palladium) who wants to shift blame to others and I have no interest in funding another.


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 lord_blackfang wrote:
Not backing anything by Menhir until I get my dark age outpost.

I appreciate you letting other dakkites know about your prior experiences with this company.

The art style seems way too close to Kingdom Death for me. It feels like copying ideas rather than having original ones.

Notably the Frogdog

 warboss wrote:

 Menhir Games wrote:

It could have been faster if we (me and nick) would have opted to make the moulds and production in CHina, but nO THANKS, i dont want to be part of slave work and contamination (that country pollution is really in a terrible state), one have to think which is the real human and pollution cost of having a plastic miniature for 10-30cents in 6-12months, do YOU care?

I'm sorry but you don't get to play the social justice eco warrior angle AFTER you took backers money and realized you that your self admitted complete lack of experience (btw... did you disclose that in the orignial KS?) would lead to issues. It's easy to make the "tough" choices especially if they benefit you at the inconvience of others AFTER you've already taken their money. I have no idea what happened on your previous kickstarter but your post here in response to legitimate criticism of your predictable delivery delays ensures that I'll never back anything of your's. I've already dealt (and am still four years later STILL dealing) with one high and mighty creator (palladium) who wants to shift blame to others and I have no interest in funding another.


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 lord_blackfang wrote:
Not backing anything by Menhir until I get my dark age outpost.

I appreciate you letting other dakkites know about your prior experiences with this company.

Well, i did 5 kickstarters, delivered 4 in time, those were metal/resin miniatures, and the last one were digital files.
How does that speak of me/menhir? of the FULL "Prior experiencies"

80% of Kstarters delivered on time, and the only one i have yet not delireved is becuase of causes that are now beyond my reach (factory delays), or because it was a new area for me.

So, GREAT, bring up the bad, but dont leave behind the good, becuase you would be giving missleading information, and that is unfair, because makes me look malicious, mostly when people uses so lightly the "you took backers money".. oh yes, i am swiming in diamonds right now.

 Menhir Games wrote:

Well, i did 5 kickstarters, delivered 4 in time, those were metal/resin miniatures, and the last one were digital files.
How does that speak of me?

80% of Kstarters delivered on time, and the only one i have yet not delireved is becuase of causes that are now beyond my reach (factory delays), or because it was a new area for me.

So, GREAT, bring up the bad, but dont leave behind the good, becuase you would be giving missleading information, and that is unfair, because makes me look malicious, mostly when people uses so lightly the "you took backers money".. oh yes, i am swiming in diamonds right now.

It speaks that you should be more humble regarding your failure and rely on your successes to speak for themselves instead of attacking legitimate and polite criticism of your one failure. As for "swimming in diamonds", I never suggested that or that you got rich quick but rather it's easy to make the "tough" choices supposedly for humanity and the planet when they coincidentally benefit you and it's disingenuous to try and guilt trip those who are paying for your choice. Everytime you post something silly like that, I feel the need to respond. That response involves me using my computer and therefore electricity which in my area doesn't come from renewable resources. That causes global warming and displaces indigenous peoples in the arctic. Do YOU care about the environment and the eskimos? If so, stop posting nonsense.

 warboss wrote:

 Menhir Games wrote:

Well, i did 5 kickstarters, delivered 4 in time, those were metal/resin miniatures, and the last one were digital files.
How does that speak of me?

80% of Kstarters delivered on time, and the only one i have yet not delireved is becuase of causes that are now beyond my reach (factory delays), or because it was a new area for me.

So, GREAT, bring up the bad, but dont leave behind the good, becuase you would be giving missleading information, and that is unfair, because makes me look malicious, mostly when people uses so lightly the "you took backers money".. oh yes, i am swiming in diamonds right now.

It speaks that you should be more humble regarding your failure and rely on your successes to speak for themselves instead of attacking legitimate and polite criticism of your one failure. As for "swimming in diamonds", I never suggested that or that you got rich quick but rather it's easy to make the "tough" choices supposedly for humanity and the planet when they coincidentally benefit you and it's disingenuous to try and guilt trip those who are paying for your choice. Everytime you post something silly like that, I feel the need to respond. That response involves me using my computer and therefore electricity which in my area doesn't come from renewable resources. That causes global warming and displaces indigenous peoples in the arctic. Do YOU care about the environment and the eskimos? If so, stop posting nonsense.

Hey, more humble that admitting that i had no experiencie in PLASTIC production area? i admited my part. And, i did not attack, i responded in the same way i was talked to.

The rest, is people taking the decision of not backing me because i have not delireved 1 campaign, rather than supporting me because i delivered 4 campaigns.

All have been said now, no need to keep digging the subject; i want to be productive, PRODUCE and speed the whole process (delivering the DarkAge outpost KS) and for that, resources are needed, and this kind of discussion you may understand that is not helping at all.

Well, some updates:

2nd pose of the toadlets

Bio Engineer with modifications (based on feedback), with a bit more dinamic pose and extra details.

Also!, his "sons" are done!

The "Spinal Stingers" are fast moving, letal attack but vulnerable creatures.

They basically run towards you, jump , catches your head with their big lips holding it by sucking while he repeatingly stabs you with it stinger.

Well people, for now the KS campaign date is set September 4, i share with you the preview link:

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1898422540/1901149342?ref=333848&token=f1c5104b

IMPORTANT: Due the situation of the plastic campaign, and because i prefer to be transparent, in the RISK & CHALLENGES section i wrote about the campaign we have still not delivered.

IN the link you will find the backstory of each of the 6 models, here i will put the first two:

Preview Update! lots of more add-ons, more value for the pledges (more miniatures for the same pledge amount), and stretch goals added!

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1898422540/1901149342?ref=333848&token=f1c5104b

Made an image to give an idea of the sizes: