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 Anvils Hammer wrote:
I would hope that we can get them to you before February.

We will be shipping each pledge as soon as we can, and if there are multiple pledges which can all go out at once, we will pack and ship to further away places first followed by more local people, to take into account the difference in shipping time.
In your case as its only one Unit type, it will ship as soon as we have that one mould made.

That's awesome, thanks! Totally didn't expect this, but I guess I should have given how well you fulfilled the last campaign (which I was also in - love the gun tractors). Cheers

Just been sent these by my painter....

Red vs Blue, nice

Ah, it totally is! Didn't catch the reference at first (at least, I hope that's the reference ).

So which one's Caboose? Remember not to let him have grenades...

@synthetik - Very nice! I would never have thought that bright red would look that good on the Grenadiers!


I've had few days break and I am now back to work on updates for the KS project.

We will have information on Paypal pledges for anyone who missed the KS, up in the next few days.

For now here is an updated/alternative missile lancher system and new Autocannons for the support pulse-mech!

Damn!

They look really, really good!

I'm glad I was able to get in with a 'placeholder' pledge so I could increase later on during the Pledge Manager phase.

Feel free to take as long as you like before rolling it out - the longer you wait = the more I can spend!

I actually really like the rotating 5-shot missile pods, they look pretty unique as well I like the autocannons too. You called them howitzers in the Kickstarter update, does this mean they will have indirect fire capability?

The raised launchers look much better. For some reason, this new loadout reminds me of the old GI Joe figure Fast-Draw.

The cannon type looks pretty much exactly how I was envisioning it. Will he have fold out support legs, or will his exo suit be able to withstand the recoil?

I hope dwartist paints his with fired rockets and the front of the armor blistered from the heat?

I would point them straight up but angled looks cooler

Morning all,

Thanks very much!

@Haigus - No indirect fire for the Auto-Howitzers, its just a naming convention I like the sound off, I might rename it in the full Rules to avoid confusion.
The missiles will have indirect fire capability, but any indirect ballistic trajectory weapon would have to be fired from off board I think!

@Barzam - I will be addressing the recoil issue today with some lower leg stabilisers/ground clamps and also adjusting the poses to be more forward leaning.
I would imagine they also have some decent recoil compensators built into the weapons!

Jehan - The missiles are adjustable and can be rotated from vertical to horizontal as well as moved up and down in a "rail" system.

Ah ok, makes sense. It is a cool word The adjustable weapons rails sound awesome!
As regards stabilisers, this mech gives me the impression that even the fire support version can forego shooting for some rapid redeployment, so I feel like ground clamps and extra leg supports would be out of place, and the braced pose should be more than sufficient. Maybe more chunky legs and some sort of extra stabiliser gyros or something (not sure how you would show this in model form though?) would be better than just clamps. Basically, I personally feel like clamps are too static for the model.

Also, for indirect ballistic weapons, are light infantry mortars a possibility in the future? Most such weapons would be well of the board, like you said, but I can see mortars being within the realms of possibility. Might not work so well within the urban environments the game is aimed at, but maybe some kind of modern mech-mounted version with GPS-guided shells for example? Would essentially be a high-angle grenade launcher I guess. This is just floating ideas in the air though. Doesn't fit into the Shards of Liberty spec ops theme very well, as it would something I'd imagine more with line troops, like the Marines and Grenadiers.

You know what Joel - I think your priority should be getting these pulse mech support guy's heads out as bits. Then do all the kickstarter later

Hey,

@Haigus - Im going to do a bit more work on the lower legs of the support pulse mechs, a bit of extra bulk is certainly needed, for extra support if nothing else - those gun systems would be heavy!

Yes there will be light infantry support weapons including mortars at some point - though a lot "smarter" than the ones we use today in most cases.

The game is currently geared toward smaller skirmish type games on perhaps a 4X4 table, but larger games will feature in future, with heavier weaponry for both sides!


@Manus - It will likely appear as a "bits" component at some point in the future, once we have our 3D printer up and running!

Yay

Awesome stuff as always, Dwartist!

Is the PayPal option live? Where would be the best place to keep an eye out for an announcement to that effect?

I do not believe that the paypal option is live yet. I am sure that a poster will update it on this thread when they do (most likely Anvils Hammer).

I would also suggest following them on Twitter/Facebook as updates will appear there.

Hey everyone,

The Pledge Manager site is live -

http://www.afterlifevolumes.com/pledgemanager/

Its based on our main retail store but is totally separate.

To use it you will need to set up a new account, then add whichever rewards and Add-Ons you want to your cart and check out with Paypal.

We will be keeping the pledge manager open at least until Christmas I would imagine, then we will need to shut it down so we can finalised our production plan for shipping starting next February or possibly sooner.

Any questions about the Pledge Manager you can email us - info@anvilindustry.co.uk - or reply on here.

Cheers

Joel

Nobody posted this?

https://www.facebook.com/AnvilIndustry/photos/a.140835545997773.36496.114540935293901/717708294977159/?type=1&theater

Some guy named Jehan-reznor did...

Looks good!

Scoping out the PayPal page. Can we not get the Taurus Gun Tractors? (Are they exclusive to the Cataclysm box?)

 Jimsolo wrote:
Scoping out the PayPal page. Can we not get the Taurus Gun Tractors? (Are they exclusive to the Cataclysm box?)

They are currently not available as an add-on however Taurus Gun Tractors are part of their current existing line. You could just order it currently from their website.

Well I feel silly.

I have the gun tractors, and they're absolutely awesome! And a little bit cute, too (I built one like Wall-E with a sensor instead of a weapon)

I wish I could single order a tractor with 2-3 weapons for magnetizing. I absolutely fell in love with Anvil Industries stuff when the thread started here on Dakka.

I want to get one for a conversion and maybe get a weapon or two along with it for my Rhinos. Sadly, they're only offered in groups of five. I'll probably put up a thing in the Dakka Swapshop to buy one.

Oh and I finally got to handle my small bit order. I would have posted an image sooner but, medical stuff and whatnot.

Edit: Here are the Spartan Headcrests. Really happy with them, little to no greenstuffing to modify them.

Well, I went and did my pledge manager. I had to cut down the extras I wanted to throw in, so for now, no Tracers or extra CRANE-bots.

Joel, were the Pulse Mech flight packs supposed to be included with any of the pledge levels, or where they paid add-ons only? And are they going to have an effect in-game, or are they purely cosmetic?

I'm also curious how close we are to unlocking the bodyguard for Yoshida.

Morning all,

@Jehan -thanks for posting that up! Our new Spectre Team, I intended to post them up here but didnt quite get to it!

@Stormwall - email us - info@anvilindustry.co.uk

We dont sell the tractors separately normally, but we are happy to make special arrangements where possible, I have spares of most things on my modelling desk

The crests look great!

@Barzam - Pulse Mech flight packs are paid Add-on only. They will certainly have an in game effect!! Flight equipped Pulse Mechs can jump off the back of a gunship as it does a low enough flyby..

Bodyguard is unlocked and is happening, I will post an update later in the week.

Cheers

Joel

Any chance that the PM for this one can stay open for a while longer than maybe you initially intended?

The November is killing me in terms of the gaming budget and holiday expenses!