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 Denilsta wrote:

I must admit, most of my money went on the 'big guys'. The concept art on the hydra, dragon, Ice golem etc....was just to good to pass by.

Hang on, there was a dragon? How did I miss that?

 Alpharius wrote:
I'm still looking for the heir to the Fantasy Skirmish Throne, you know, ever since Confrontation died a painful, pre-painted plastic death.

These miniatures are spectacular - I'm hoping there's some good rules to go along with them!

I'm not a game mechanics nerd (not intended as a pejorative), and only watched the game play video they posted, but it seemed a little old fashioned, and intended for games larger than skirmish sized.
I'm also looking for something in that 8-20 models per side range but I don't think this is it.

Going back in for some Angelcynn I think though. Or maybe Trolls....crap.

Are they splitting up pledges as they are ready? I realised that I still have mounted Penda with the wolf helm in my order queue after receiving my Fomoric stuff but I'm pretty sure I didnt pay for the split.

They'll auto split stuff to go out with each batch of starters from what I've heard/seen

(tho I guess they may delay your last starter if you've ordered stuff coming later & not paid the extra shipping)

These are (as far as I can tell) the groups

Ysians & Tarvrax & Brythonaid

Other Ysians & Sronax

Trolls (some of these are shipping out already where it allows a KS order to be fully completed) & Angelcynn (I think they're due about the same time)

Kthones

gohkm wrote:

 Denilsta wrote:

I must admit, most of my money went on the 'big guys'. The concept art on the hydra, dragon, Ice golem etc....was just to good to pass by.

Hang on, there was a dragon? How did I miss that?

It was in the last pile of stretches that they announced towards the end.
Brythoniaid, which I think they've closed late pledge additions to now.

Curses! Foiled again!

I'll just have to pick the dragon and golem up when they go to retail.

I was emailing Maelstrom back in the Banebeasts days, suggesting that a dragon might be a hood idea...when I saw that sketch, it was an instant purchase, same with the hydra.

The Dragon concept.

Yes, I have to say Vaak was an auto buy for me. Especially since it turned out Roberto was planned to do the sculpt! Still waiting to see what the werewulfas unit turns out like. I reckon that one will be pledged for when they've done the concept!

They've still got loads to sculpt, but with the sculptors they've got lined up, I'm really looking forward to see what they produce. And then it's kickstarter 2 if everything goes to plan!

 zedmeister wrote:
Yes, I have to say Vaak was an auto buy for me. Especially since it turned out Roberto was planned to do the sculpt! Still waiting to see what the werewulfas unit turns out like. I reckon that one will be pledged for when they've done the concept!

They've still got loads to sculpt, but with the sculptors they've got lined up, I'm really looking forward to see what they produce. And then it's kickstarter 2 if everything goes to plan!

Is there a second KS planned at the moment.
I think I might tip more into this to be honest, the big models are just insane!

The hope/plan a second KS some time towards the end of the year (but I guess that will depend on getting this one finished off, the resins are on time, the rules are a bit delayed but due soonish)

this is what they've said about the tentative plans for KS2 recently

Regarding the next Kickstarter - guys, I'm afraid it's very unlikely at this stage that we'll cover all of the other kindreds. There will DEFINITELY be stuff for the kindreds from this Kickstarter, plus one or two others that we haven't touched yet - but that's all. We're kind of aiming towards fleshing out half a dozen kindreds so that people have hosts to get their teeth into rather than bitting and bobbing with each, you know? We also have to leave some things alone for further Kickstarters down the line...! At the risk of making you all explode with anger / excitement, this is what we're looking at right now for the next Kickstarter: Darklands main rules! Albainn - Fortriu Angelcynn - Mierce Byzantii - Legio II Var Brythoniaid - Gwynedd Fomoraic - Baalor Khthones - Gorgones Norse - Skilfings Ysians - Ker-Ys There *may* be bits and pieces for kindreds other than those, but I can't guarantee anything at this stage. Bear in mind that artists are busy also

(the full rulebook with background etc may be in there, but that will presumably depend on the reaction to the QS rules from this KS, and on the team having time to write up the background etc as it's being done in house)

Oh, my stars and garters! I've got to get my hands on that dragon now. Who do I have to strangle ... I mean, who do I have to persuade to get one?

 OrlandotheTechnicoloured wrote:
No WIP yet, but here's the art and blurb

Increase your pledge by £40 to get Vaak, a mighty Fomoraic construct of ice and rock to batter their enemies with. As if Uuthüll wasn't enough!



I like the art, but at £40 I couldn't quite bring myself to get it (if I'd had the money I'd have gone for the Blood-Maw instead, soooo cool), gonna be big though

Wow, I really like that one. The way they've fulfilled on this has definitely swung my opinion of them a bit. Very, very nice art... will be tempting to me once it's done.

There's going to be ANOTHER kickstarter?

Crap. Guess I need to start saving up for that as well.

 OrlandotheTechnicoloured wrote:
The hope/plan a second KS some time towards the end of the year (but I guess that will depend on getting this one finished off, the resins are on time, the rules are a bit delayed but due soonish)...

Thanks Orlando, that makes sense. That Golem and Hydra are looking mighty fine as well... decisions!!!

Hey..chysperis, fídron of khthon is shown as a completed white-resin completed build in this photo:



And yet isn't available yet, and has had no progress shots...is that a clever piece of photographic trickery, or am I missing something?

It could be a 3d scuplt, but you're right, there is something odd with that one.

Lucky for me I am not tempted but that model... no idea why, I like it. Might be the price (but I imagine it's huge!)

Another update. When I saw this, I was speechless. JAG has really nailed this:

Jacques-Alexandre Gillois has done it again. Penda on foot is absolutely superb, but Penda on horse... wow.

There are very few words that can do this sculpt justice, so we'll just show the pictures instead!

Penda on Horse











Of course, this does mean that Penda in all forms will ship with the Angelcynn sets; Penda on horse with wolf helm will be done shortly, JAG just has to do a couple of things to sort it.

yxalitis wrote:
Hey..chysperis, fídron of khthon is shown as a completed white-resin completed build in this photo:



And yet isn't available yet, and has had no progress shots...is that a clever piece of photographic trickery, or am I missing something?

He has been produced if I remember right, there was a picture in one of the updates. In reference to Penda on his horse, just when I thought I had finished my spending they produce a model like this...

orderd Hruddin and couple others. will then get a 2nd set of wings once Hruddin is on the site normally and convert him to have 4 wings (2 sets)...to use as Pazuzu (D&D Demon lord)

Sanjay

 Makaleth wrote:
It could be a 3d scuplt, but you're right, there is something odd with that one.

Lucky for me I am not tempted but that model... no idea why, I like it. Might be the price (but I imagine it's huge!)

I liked the model, but there's so much awesome stuff competing in that price bracket. Mjagnir is massive and insanely detailed. The dragon is likely going to be stupid big and am,azing as well. A big snake didnt quite cut it.

I'm speechless. Penda is beautiful.

I'll be adding him if I can afford to. (stupid moving expenses)

JAG is awesome indeed. So much detail in such little scale.

Yeah, that's a fantastic cavalry model!

 RiTides wrote:
Yeah, that's a fantastic cavalry model!

Tis lovely, true, but I'm loving this fella more...


Going to use it as a counts as Khorne Herald on Juggernaught!

 Denilsta wrote:

yxalitis wrote:
Hey..chysperis, fídron of khthon is shown as a completed white-resin completed build in this photo:

And yet isn't available yet, and has had no progress shots...is that a clever piece of photographic trickery, or am I missing something?

He has been produced if I remember right, there was a picture in one of the updates. In reference to Penda on his horse, just when I thought I had finished my spending they produce a model like this...

Nope the update you refer to is when the 35,000 GBP stretch goal was announced and that image first posted.

The text reads;

and a mighty new departure for the Khthones - Chysperis, Fídron of Khthon, who stands a massive 162mm to the tip of his tail. He's absolutely HUGE and is the embodiment of Khthon for pretty much all of the Khthones; as such, he's treated reverentially by them and not only because he's blimmin' massive (we'll add him to the scale shots to show you)! Chysperis will ship with the Khthones Starter Set in September 2013.

That was in January.

A few more angles of Chsyperis:

Holy christ. That looks so fantastic.

yxalitis wrote:

 Denilsta wrote:

yxalitis wrote:
Hey..chysperis, fídron of khthon is shown as a completed white-resin completed build in this photo:

And yet isn't available yet, and has had no progress shots...is that a clever piece of photographic trickery, or am I missing something?

He has been produced if I remember right, there was a picture in one of the updates. In reference to Penda on his horse, just when I thought I had finished my spending they produce a model like this...

Nope the update you refer to is when the 35,000 GBP stretch goal was announced and that image first posted.

The text reads;

and a mighty new departure for the Khthones - Chysperis, Fídron of Khthon, who stands a massive 162mm to the tip of his tail. He's absolutely HUGE and is the embodiment of Khthon for pretty much all of the Khthones; as such, he's treated reverentially by them and not only because he's blimmin' massive (we'll add him to the scale shots to show you)! Chysperis will ship with the Khthones Starter Set in September 2013.

That was in January.

I knew I seen a different pic from the one in January...I'm just glad I was not imagining big snakes!

 razormage wrote:
A few more angles of Chsyperis:

Yeah, looks like a computer render, very nice looking model, I'm glad I ordered one!

Not a computer render. That is a real actual sculpt. A damned brilliant one at that!

That Penda model makes me want to scrap my HelsVakt Cavalry and do it over again properly!