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 Alpharius wrote:
Is his backpack not on his back?

No, I think it's on his back. Just an odd camera angle...

I'd like to see some of these models primed and washed so I can get a better idea of the actual detail.

It's on his back- he just has the shoulder armor on that side, and the grey plastic merges it all together to the eye.

Right you are!

Good catch, and thanks for pointing it out!

I remain strangely excited for all of this...

 Sinful Hero wrote:
I actually think the Prefects and Hasami look a little better I those photographs. Might just be me though.

Hasami's face looks like she flew a bit close to the sun or is being possessed by some kind of ugly warp entity.



Could be camera tricks, and I hope it is just a bad picture, but everything else looks alright at least.

 Dentry wrote:

 Sinful Hero wrote:
I actually think the Prefects and Hasami look a little better I those photographs. Might just be me though.

Hasami's face looks like she flew a bit close to the sun or is being possessed by some kind of ugly warp entity.



Could be camera tricks, and I hope it is just a bad picture, but everything else looks alright at least.

Wow, did not notice that before. I may be corrected then. Still glad I didn't get Doctrine- they seem to have been hit the hardest with odd design choices(clown shoes everywhere for instance).

Deke stated on the forums he was learning to use the new studio camera and that his photos are not official studio photography so I am certain there's some less-than-optimal photography at play. Hasami might also have gotten the worst from changing mediums as well.

It's also important to note that the faces are intentionally 'anime' in design

so cartoony rather than ultra-realistic detailed 'real' faces so the noses especially won't look normal

Sunken-in and hollowed out eyes are (generally) absent in anime and manga though...

No sign of the update a week on anyway more pics from Deke

The face reminds me of one of the worst movies I've ever seen as a kid in the 90s



whatever you call these things from Warriors of Virtue. Kangaroo people?

I don't think I'm looking forward to this...

I still am. Of course the stuff me and my buds went in on seems pretty decent from what we've seen so far. (Noh Empire, Black Diamond, and Cerci Speed Circuit). Of course that could all change when it hits the doorstep. Still optimistic though.

I am still torn on whether I will sell these as soon as they hit my doorstep. I really like a few of the models, and I was really excited to play the game before, but lately I just can't quite get past wanting a dozen other things instead.

Rin Farrah, Suicide Queen and Rollo



In other news Jeanne Romee will be packaged with Navarre Hauer for retail MSRP $28 September release date - no word yet if she will get a separate release KS backers don't need another Navarre
Sophie Drake is a single mini pack $13 MSRP July release
Dahon is $60 MSRP - ouch August release
Mamaro To $22 MSRP July release
Noh Hatriya Warrior Models $28 for 2 July release

Those release months might slip a bit

That's an...interesting pose for riding a jetbike! Or even standing up.

I also have to say that it feels a bit strange Kickstarting a game for a fair chunk of change, waiting 2 years and then not actually owning a big proportion of the models for a given faction upon release. I completely understand the reasons for this, but I think it only adds to the sense of disconnect people are feeling.

Finally, I don't have a good idea of standard market prices for this stuff, but isn't $13 for a single 28mm miniature in 'boardgame restic' (akin to Sedition Wars) a little on the mad side? I suppose it retroactively makes the Kickstarter a fantastic deal, but I do worry a bit about buying this stuff at retail, particularly in the UK.

Really nice to see everything finally becoming concrete though!

Was not expecting the Suicide Queen to be in that different of a pose. That seems a bit awkward... Hoping painted pics look better.

What makes you think you won't have a large portion of models for your faction? I was under the impression that we got at least enough for a game with the stretch goal addons to the faction starters.

Oh, we'll definitely have enough for even quite large games, even just with the Kickstarter starters alone - I'm more referring to people who went 'all in' (which even I didn't quite do myself) having gaps in their collection as soon as this thing launches. Your Noh warband is going to have a huge dragon-thing-shaped hole in it! Your Black Dragons will keenly feel the absence of Sophia Drake - that kind of thing.

It's much less of a problem if Sodapop improve their European distribution, as then you can just buy the extras fairly easily at retail without eye-watering shipping rates/duty.

I don't think the Kickstarter was meant to encompass every miniature for the life of the game - at least, I certainly hope it wasn't!

I'm more than OK with purchasing both the Dragon and Sophia "after the fact" - provided everything looks good in terms of the rest of the models we're getting.

I'm hoping RK has a bit of life in it - I'm looking forward to a fun and fast paced Skirmish scale SF game!

Princess Malya (she will have a purple base, it just went MIA before Deke took the picture)

Looks good the larger models with the flat panels like this relic, Lug and the jet bike seem to have translated well to plastic some details are slightly softer (like the vents) but that's to be expected with the material.

That's the one I've been waiting for. Looks alright, I'd like to see a real close up shot though.

So has this shipped yet??

 Sinful Hero wrote:

 Dentry wrote:

 Sinful Hero wrote:
I actually think the Prefects and Hasami look a little better I those photographs. Might just be me though.

Hasami's face looks like she flew a bit close to the sun or is being possessed by some kind of ugly warp entity.



Could be camera tricks, and I hope it is just a bad picture, but everything else looks alright at least.

Wow, did not notice that before. I may be corrected then. Still glad I didn't get Doctrine- they seem to have been hit the hardest with odd design choices(clown shoes everywhere for instance).

Yeah, they're the ones furthest from the concept art by far. I blame Kingdom Death for a lot of it as their design seems to have leaked over into the Relic models.

For instance, the core troopers were art'd up like so:
https://s3.amazonaws.com/ksr/assets/000/148/243/b32bde91915ce06bcdf5477613dd5859_large.jpg

Clearly young, right? Slender, pretty typical jr high/high school anime kids. They'd fit right in with Sailor Moon, Ranma 1/2, or Puella magi madoka universes.

And here's what we're getting:
https://s3.amazonaws.com/ksr/projects/276905/posts/369702/image-192619-full.jpg

They aparently giggled out of Dead or Alive Beach Volleyball and fell into the universe with an "Oopsie!" and landing on some guy's nosebleedy face.

I'm quite confused.

Hasami was sculpted in metal long before KD became an influence. She did not get a resculpt for the plastic version.

Still, I have to agree that the novitaes got pulled too many directions conceptually. Maybe those metal sculpts they had at gencon last year will show up on their webstore.

Even if Kingdom Death has had influence on the Relic Knight designs - I'm not 100% that it has, by the way - that shouldn't translate into loss of detail. Kingdom Death's own miniatures are proof of that.

If fingers need to be pointed, they can probably be pointed at mismanagement or budget constraints. CMON and SPM working together might have reduced the quality of the final product than if either had free reign.

Overall the models still look good, not great, and we should reserve final judgement until we have the final professional photographs or models in hand. Of course, I'm assuming the show pictures are going to be of painted models and not raw restic as I would prefer.

UPDATE

Finalize Your Shipping Address

Cool Mini or Not is gearing up for full-on shipping mode and it's time to get your shipping address finalized to make sure your Relic Knights gets to you safe and sound.

Please log into the into the Cool Mini or Not Pledge Manager In the pledge manager make sure your order and your shipping address is correct. Pay particular attention to if you have a house or apartment number and that it is correctly listed.

If you have problems confirming your address through the pledge manager you can contact us directly at info@sodapopminiatures.com. Include your full name, e-mail you used to back the project, and complete mailing address and we will have CMoN provide you with a link to update your account.

Your shipping address must be confirmed by Wednesday the 14th!

(also has a few of the images already posted above from the soda pop forums but I won't bother adding them again)

so it looks like it's almost shipping time!

Hooray! The wait will soon be over!

 Sinful Hero wrote:
Hooray! The wait will soon be over!

I have no idea what I'm going to do with the pile of plastic I'll be getting...

 Catyrpelius wrote:

 Sinful Hero wrote:
Hooray! The wait will soon be over!

I have no idea what I'm going to do with the pile of plastic I'll be getting...

I'll probably just haphazardly assemble, and then sloppily paint mine. That or leave it in a box for a few years until I rememberer it.

 Sinful Hero wrote:

 Catyrpelius wrote:

 Sinful Hero wrote:
Hooray! The wait will soon be over!

I have no idea what I'm going to do with the pile of plastic I'll be getting...

I'll probably just haphazardly assemble, and then sloppily paint mine. That or leave it in a box for a few years until I rememberer it.

Thats pretty much my plan... Onto the pile of unpainted un assemled models it goes...

I could start a well stocked FLGS with stuff thats brand new laying around my house.