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Extremely familiar looking design basis, but nice enough.

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/goldenagestarships/golden-age-starships-the-arkhadian-imperium

Pledged! I hope this campaign doesn't get pulled...

Are they too similar to grimdark ones of the past?

I'm not super familiar with Imperial spaceships. That's the vibe I get. They look cool though.

They are similar in design to some chaos ships as well as some of the Imperial grand cruisers. They evoke heresy era aesthetics without being 100% identical to any specific ships.

 BobtheInquisitor wrote:
They are similar in design to some chaos ships as well as some of the Imperial grand cruisers. They evoke heresy era aesthetics without being 100% identical to any specific ships.

You can't really own an aesthetic though. As you say, they aren't identical to any specific ship design GW produced. They aren't even identical to any ship design GW had artwork of(which as Chapterhouse established, wouldn't really matter anyway - making pretty pictures doesn't give you the rights to a 3D model). The only legal shenanigan these are open to is the same thing pretty much anything that even vaguely resembles a GW product is - shameless, baseless, bullying, naked bluff and bluster. They seem a lot less keen on that route these days though, thankfully.

These are very nice. The overall aesthetic resembles that of BFG, both Imperium and Chaos, while still being distinct. One could easily use these as "from another Subsector fleet" - just like GW changed designs for the Armageddon class ships.

Seriously contemplating this one, and I haven't played BFG in years. Well done!

Wow, yet another Kickstarter campaign selling something to use for a GW game/setting , would be nice if more people used these design talents to produce something not blatantly for GW use

Dropfleet Commder says "hi". No, wait. Dropfleet Commander's dead.

Obispudkenobi wrote:
Wow, yet another Kickstarter campaign selling something to use for a GW game/setting , would be nice if more people used these design talents to produce something not blatantly for GW use

Same could be said about the movie industry, but here we are enjoying remakes and follow ups of existing material...

Obispudkenobi wrote:
Wow, yet another Kickstarter campaign selling something to use for a GW game/setting , would be nice if more people used these design talents to produce something not blatantly for GW use

To be fair, its not like you can get ships for BFG from Games Workshop themselves any more. Also supermarkets should totally stop selling own brand breakfast cereals because its just taking advantage of poor old Kelloggs.

 BobtheInquisitor wrote:
Dropfleet Commder says "hi". No, wait. Dropfleet Commander's dead.

So is BFG. Both written by Chambers. Coincidence?

Cronch wrote:

 BobtheInquisitor wrote:
Dropfleet Commder says "hi". No, wait. Dropfleet Commander's dead.

So is BFG. Both written by Chambers. Coincidence?

Conspiracy.


Anyway, I am happy whenever anyone makes some nice spaceship miniatures, even when they're derivative.

Aw c’mon now, Bob, GW isn’t derivative?

Back to OP, I am indeed tempted by these and I haven’t backed a Kickstarter before so that says something for me at least. I’ll consult the hobby mountain...

Nice looking ships, slightly worried about the Risks and Challenges bit though. Not sure why they wouldn't have just printed a model off and test cast it before launching a kickstarter so they know how it would work out. Will mull this one over for a bit as I always need more spaceships.

Obispudkenobi wrote:
Wow, yet another Kickstarter campaign selling something to use for a GW game/setting , would be nice if more people used these design talents to produce something not blatantly for GW use

Ah yes, the totally original GW who have never, ever made anything derivative nor yet blatantly ripped off...

Eh. Good luck to them, but nothing is really grabbing me. Similar prices to Vanguard, not nearly as beautiful.

Thanks for the hail, I've seen him building up to this on FB, nice to see it happen.



And that Battleship is juicy.

Took lots of scrolling to find but the models are Resin.

Going to have to weigh this what with the upcoming move and all...