Raging Heroes [official] Toughest Girls of the Galaxy Kickstarter - $698,548 Finish!

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**KalashnikovMarine**

BrookM wrote:
Why not KalashnikovMarine? He was one of them IIRC.

My fancy red bandana suggests I've joined the rebel faction at the moment... and while I want me power armored ladies, I'm unemployed and can't participate in the new KS

**Alpharius**

BrookM wrote:
Mathieu Raymond wrote:
BrookM: You're in charge of starting the new thread, mate.
Not sure if serious, I have been declared a hater after all, not to mention a war criminal of the most heinous sort and a person who deserves to be locked in a burning home to die in agony for the things I've said and done. Plus, I've got no real interest in either army in all fairness.

Did they actually come out and say something along these lines to you?

BrookM wrote:Why not KalashnikovMarine? He was one of them IIRC.

I think that this campaign even managed to piss him off to the point where that wouldn't happen - maybe.

**BrookM**

I have been declared a hater and a war criminal by people in this thread. I also got a lovely message elsewhere singling me out as a cesspool of anti-Raging Heroes.

**Alpharius**

Was that message from and through Official Channels?

**BrookM**

No, not official channels or from official sources, it was just one of those fanboi scrubs, what I got from the official source was the same as you guys, just the usual amount of contempt for an unwashed pig like moi.

**migooo**

BrookM wrote:
No, not official channels or from official sources, it was just one of those fanboi scrubs, what I got from the official source was the same as you guys, just the usual amount of contempt for an unwashed pig like moi.

Oh how did you know?

Dam you Google and your spy cameras...

**BrookM**

You should shower more often, you dirty, dirty boy..

**KalashnikovMarine**

Alpharius wrote:

BrookM wrote:Why not KalashnikovMarine? He was one of them IIRC.

I think that this campaign even managed to piss him off to the point where that wouldn't happen - maybe.

It's not so much pissed off as wearied. I just want my bloody toys you know? I'll probably pledge for a single mini so I have the rights to complain in the new thread

**BrookM**

We'll see what the new one brings. I may be tempted if they offer TGG models at KS prices again. Stupid I know..

Automatically Appended Next Post:
Ah, what the hell, I'll do a new KS thread when we get some solid info on it. Stop giving me the puppy eyes already!

**rayphoton**

Stockholm syndrome brook....

**BrookM**

I will bear the burden and I will promise not to flood the thread with gifs. Too much.

**migooo**

BrookM wrote:
We'll see what the new one brings. I may be tempted if they offer TGG models at KS prices again. Stupid I know..

Automatically Appended Next Post:
Ah, what the hell, I'll do a new KS thread when we get some solid info on it. Stop giving me the puppy eyes already!

Our King lives Huzzah!!

**Morathi's Darkest Sin**

I fear if its not out before 9th.. a potential market might be less.. as if the rumours are accurate.. will Dark Elves be relevant to Warhammer players who might have jumped in on it?

I will be watching it though.. a really good selection of sci-fi Dark Elves.. that don't just look like fantasy warriors with guns added on, might get me looking at Dark Eldar again.

**BrookM**

Well, I think at this point they've moved beyond trying to be an alternative to 40k models first and foremost.

Despite not having interest in either army, I do have high hopes that Raging Heroes will not pull a Mantic and simply stick one or two sci-fi bits onto their fantasy models and call it a day.

**Morathi's Darkest Sin**

Oh aye, I know they do, I'm just basing that on the number of folks who seemed to be indicating in the KS comments last time around they were Guard players.

**BrookM**

Ha, there's that yeah.

Whether they have (or haven't..) learned from the first KS remains to be seen.

**KalashnikovMarine**

Teaser for KS launch date on FB. No actual launch date of course.

**Jimsolo**

And no new pics, at least that I saw.

**KalashnikovMarine**

All freebies going out for ALL qualified backers ASAP, on the house.

March 25th announced for new KS

**KalashnikovMarine**

Full text of update:

In this episode, we give you some good news, we announce the dates of our next Kickstarter, and we make it a BlitzKick!

The Good News

Let's be frank here: we have to do a new Kickstarter now if we want to ensure the future of Raging Heroes. Yet we know that some of you might feel frustrated about this if you haven't received any TGG minis yet. This is the case if you chose to go for our most economical shipment system (get everything once it's ready) to make a better deal, and so you have not yet seen anything.

So we want to give you a gift.
We want you to see that the Toughest Girls of the Galaxy are really happening, and that the minis are great! Watch your mailbox starting next week! We have packed and are about to ship all eligible backers (over 90% of you) your full set of Freebies*.

The full set of Freebies contains 14 minis, a retail value of $185!

We are picking up the packing&shipping cost for this, worth over $11,000...

We hope that you'll love those minis.
We hope this bonus shipment will help you wait for your final shipment.
Maybe this will make you get out your paintbrushes.
Maybe this will make you want to support us again for our new Kickstarter.
No matter what, we value your trust in us and your continuing support, and we are so happy to have you be part of the Raging Heroes adventures.

*NB: You are getting the 14 Freebies if you pledged at Lieutenant Box or above. Also, If you've already received the first 5 Freebies in a previous Wave, you will receive the remaining 9.

New KS special deal for you, our TGG backers

If you choose to support us on our next Kickstarter, please note that there will be an additional special deal reserved exclusively for our present TGG backers.

So stay tuned for more details, and to make sure you don't miss anything, don't hesitate to

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The DATE: Our next Kickstarter is launching on MARCH 25!!! With Early Bird pledges, of course!

So here it is: our Dark Elves and our Sisters Kickstarter will run from March 25 to April 8.

It is called TGG2: Darkness and Light (follow the link for the latest until we launch).

It will only last 2 weeks! We've nicknamed it the BlitzKick...

It will feature 6 armies: 3 in Fantasy, 3 in Sci-Fi (following army names may still change):

Fantasy:

1 - Dark Elves
2 - Lust Elves (a sub-tribe of our regular Dark Elves who have made lust and death their religion)
3 - Sisters of the Orphanage
Science-Fiction:

4 - Void Elves Hunters
5 - Void Elves Flesh Reapers, (a sub-tribe of our regular Void Elves who have made lust and death their religion)
6 - Sisters of the Eternal Mercy

Feedback

Just wanted to share some messages from the many we receive and see on the Web:

“The Dark Elves are one of my favourite fantasy races. They are a long time running project and I have collected and partly painted miniatures from different ranges - mostly Grenadier and Games Workshop. But this is the range I am waiting for. One or two years ago I saw and bought the first Blood Vestals from Raging Heroes (the best possible WitchElves ever in my eyes) and they are simply amazing. This new KickStarter will fulfil some of my dreams and I am happy that I saved some money over the last month just for this project. I also backed the Toughest Girls of the Galaxy from Raging Heroes and received the first two waves and the quality of the miniatures and the castings is fantastic. Come on Raging Heroes - I am prepared for this KS - Let the beauties come and take my money.” - Elmar Fischer on Facebook shared Raging Heroes's album (February 28)

"The figures certainly live up to my expectations! the detail is really crisp and I can't wait to paint these girls up actually the detail is so fine that I'm a bit nervous of how to paint them without loosing this awesome detail work on these figures." Lauge Andreasen, about his TGG figs (email - January)

"I've just received my order and wanted to say thank you so much for making these mini's, they are so much better in the flesh so to speak than I thought they would be. The poses and details to be found on them are some of the best I've seen in a long time. These are going to be a delight to paint and can't wait for me to get some colour on them. Thank you again for making TGG some of the sweetest models to stride over the battlefield." Bernadette Hugues (via email - March 3rd)

Well, that's it for now. Don't hesitate to be in touch! You'll be in good company Since last week, in response to our query on address changes, we got over 100 messages.. So, whenever you have concerns, questions, comments or kind words, contact us! Use the Kickstarter messaging system, the Live Chat (see details above), or shoot us us an email at RagingHeroesTeam@gmail.com.

Whelp. That restores a little good will on my end at least.

**Ignatius-Grulgor**

Aye was just skimming the update, the unnerving part I took from it though was 'we have to do a new Kickstarter now if we want to ensure the future of Raging Heroes'. Sounds almost like someone didn't take into account just how much the casting of the big bits was going to cost, those are the parts we haven't seen yet after all.

**KalashnikovMarine**

Aye. I'm guessing that bit is done and paid for. Casting companies don't take promises after all, that material not cheap. Being able to drop $11,000 on making the backers happy is a positive sign though imho, so no need to panic immediately. Once we're all sorted, they can start getting into distro of all those awesome new TGG pieces they've got.

As for the campaign, hopefully this go round is a bit more "tight" but with six total armies I really do wonder about this. Much as I am annoyed with them, I do want to see them succeed, they have a wonderful style and I think such things should be rewarded and thrive in a just world, but if they stab themselves in the gut on this one they'll be stuck in the KS vortex, and they'll never really get the chance to escape and resume normal retail operations.

**UNCLEBADTOUCH**

So despite paying wave shipping I have nothing yet as the products aren't ready. I didn't qualify for any freebies with my pledge so I will be receiving none of those either. Now they are starting a new kickstarter.

Quite frankly they can go fornicate themselves if the think they are getting another penny out of me.

**Azazelx**

6 armies and a 2-week campaign? Looks like I'll be in for a basic PM-access pledge. That's the thing about long campaigns - they might have a bit of a "dead spot" in the middle, but they also last long enough for people to allocate the money - and mine is already allocated elsewhere for the next few weeks.

...I should probably open my W1-2 box and see what's actually inside. Maybe in 2 weeks when I have some time off for Easter.

**Mathieu Raymond**

Six armies, even with minimal variations and a 2 weeks campaign will likely result in close to 200 minis, or a little lower but with those big pieces requiring a bit more cash from them. I hope they don't do the same thing or re-ordering a bunch of prints because they've learned so much between sending it to the printer and receiving them.

**KalashnikovMarine**

I'm hoping they're smart enough to keep it to a limited number of units per army, say 4-5 heroines, troops, command, heavies, special.

I'm probably in for a PM access pledge. I just want some not SOB heroines. The concept art for the not SOB troops hasn't really engaged me much so far.

**Jimsolo**

Damn. Two weeks? That's super limited.

**timd**

Jimsolo wrote:
Damn. Two weeks? That's super limited.

A little desperate for a cash infusion?

T

**Azazelx**

Mathieu Raymond wrote:
Six armies, even with minimal variations and a 2 weeks campaign will likely result in close to 200 minis, or a little lower but with those big pieces requiring a bit more cash from them. I hope they don't do the same thing or re-ordering a bunch of prints because they've learned so much between sending it to the printer and receiving them.

I'm not sure if I can see 200 minis being funded. The quality of the TGG models is supposed to be lovely, but a 2-week campaign and the way that TGG was handled won't do them any favours. I think 6 armies is about 4 too many.

**Schmapdi**

Yeah - a two week campaign should definitely focus on 2 armies tops. Trying to do 6 armies in two weeks sounds like a recipe for disaster.

Also - I like that normal Dark Elves apparently aren't dark enough - we apparently need a special subset of especially lusty Dark Elves. When only the sluttiest of elves will do!