Bombshell Babes, Kickstarter complete, Webstore now open for business

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**Alpharius**

Simply awesome!

**Dentry**

You linked that (superb) model already, but damn.

Dat paintjob!

**Buzzsaw**

An update is in the works, and some pre-update info;

A new Babe has been added at the $70,000 stretch, Inquisitor Mira,

A new Relic will be added for free, Princess Theja,

A new pair has been slated to the Reinforcements pack (no goal listed yet), Shunkaha and Luta,

**drazz**

Must have all of them...

**Dentry**

Inquisitor and Top Hat Native American werewolf!

Be strong. Be strong! You don't need to up your pledge... yet.

**Mathieu Raymond**

STOP THE PRESS!!! An inquisitor lady, oh my. This thing is far from over and I am already down to making choices...

Those will be available retail, at a later date, right? With the money DFG has just sucked out of me, I can't afford more than the Bomb Kit... but I ain't gettin' no t-shirt!

**Buzzsaw**

Mathieu Raymond wrote:
STOP THE PRESS!!! An inquisitor lady, oh my. This thing is far from over and I am already down to making choices...

Those will be available retail, at a later date, right? With the money DFG has just sucked out of me, I can't afford more than the Bomb Kit... but I ain't gettin' no t-shirt!

Just to let you know, at any level where you would get a tee-shirt, you can trade that in for a pair of Babes. So, for example, at Casing ($20 pledge) you get a tee... but you can trade that in for 2 Babes (excluding the Maelee the mechanic).

But yes, my understanding is that the only thing so far that is kickstarter exclusive are the geegaws (the ammo dump and other "Bomb Kit Only" extras) and the Mechanic. If you need to wait, you should be able to get everything retail... that's the whole point, after all.

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Update #13 is out!

Less than $300 Welcomes Raven Skye!
Update #13 · Sep. 19, 2012 · 2 comments

I know it seemed like a long haul to get to this point but we are now exactly at the halfway mark in the project. I'm not sure how other projects progress but here is a graph from the project dashboard showing how we've done so far. This is very similar to the data generated by Kicktraq.

This show steady growth over the entire course of the project with no lag time. Really amazing progress.
TARGET LOCK PENDING

$60,000 PENDING!!! Aeronautical pilot Raven Skye can take command of your airship fleet. When we reach the goal to unlock Raven she can join your fleet as an additional Babes choice at any level that has a Babes choice as a reward. We will also add a Steampunk Weapon Sprue to every BOMB KIT for absolutely FREE!

Tim is working on the final design for Raven from this initial thumbnail sketch here. We'll be posting that along with some other characters as soon as they roll in!

$65,000+ Takes us along with Matt Dixon's Vixen Pussy Patrol, complete with cat sidekick. When we reach this goal, this hard hitting, heavy armored Babe and her feline scout will be added to the available Babes choices for every level that can select Babes choices as a reward.

In addition to that, we will include our third Bombshell Relic Princess Theja in every BOMB KIT for absolutely FREE! The sculpt won First Place in the GenCon 2006 Sculpted Green category of the Painting Competition. This rare and out-of-production model will only be offered here during this Kickstater drive.

$70,000+ Sets Inquisitor Mira on the trail of righteousness. When we reach the goal to unlock Mira so she can join your parish as an additional Babes choice at any level that has a Babes choice as a reward.

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NEWS

THERMITE LEVELS added!
Because our painters are so awesome, we have added 4 more THERMITE slots bringing the total to 10! If you want to get one of your Babes painted up by one of our awesome Bomb Squad Painters just edit your pledge amount and select the THERMITE LEVEL as a reward. You can choose which Babe model you want painted when we send out the backer reward survey after the project concludes.

Reinforcement Add-On Sets
There is a lot of interest growing about the Reinforcements Add-On Sets. The plan at this point is to throw the Reinforcements into the mix after we complete the goal for $80,000. We will be posting a poll during the period before reaching that goal that will allow the backers to vote on the order that our Reinforcements are offered.

Just to give you a taste of the next offering we present the Spirit Walker Luta and her guardian wolf spirit Shunkaha designed by Patrick McEvoy. We have several other Reinforcements Sets that are being designed and they will be posted before the poll for voting goes out to the backers.

All of you have done a tremendous job hanging in there as we have worked to get more designs to you. The comments and suggestions have been great and there has been lots of feedback on the sculpts in progress. We will be posting new stuff again soon!

Onward to the Feline Frolic!

-Patrick
The Sculptdude

Please note that between the update being posted and now, the goal has been reached, Pussy Patrol is the next babe up!

**Buzzsaw**

Close to Getting the Cat!

TARGET PENDING
Less than $800 to go to get this:

$65,000+ Takes us along with Matt Dixon's Vixen Pussy Patrol, complete with cat sidekick. When we reach this goal, this hard hitting, heavy armored Babe and her feline scout will be added to the available Babes choices for every level that can select Babes choices as a reward.

In addition to that, we will include our third Bombshell Relic Princess Theja in every BOMB KIT for absolutely FREE! The sculpt won First Place in the GenCon 2006 Sculpted Green category of the Painting Competition. This rare and out-of-production model will only be offered here during this Kickstater drive.

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NEWS

More Babes!

We have added the rest of the art to fill out the remaining slots for available Babes choices at the NAPALM LEVEL! If you have been holding out to upgrade to this level there will now be a Babe available for every slot for the 15 choices for this backer level. These Babes will only be available as choices to every level that gets to choose a Babe as a reward if we make the goals indicated in order to put them into production.

Many thanks go to Cris Delara and Tim Collier for getting these in under the gun. We are very excited to bring Steampunk Medic Victoriana and wuxia heroine Wu Ling Shu to wrap up this segment of releases. There is also a mysterious silhouette posted following the $80K goal. She will be revealed once the poll for the Reinforcements has been sorted out.

You can see larger versions of the character art in our Concept Art Gallery here.

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Reinforcements Add-On Sets

Development has continued regarding the availability of the Add-On Sets. We have set up a Polldaddy account in order to build the poll to prioritize the offered sets. We will post a link once the poll goes live so that you can vote on which sets you would like to have offered first. This link will be made available on the main page as well as in future updates so everyone will have a chance to participate.

There are three additional sets we are considering adding and the art is currently being generated. As soon as they are in and posted, we will send out the link to the poll to start the voting.

Your support, patience and enthusiasm have been remarkable and I am deeply honored to be able to share this work with all of you. Thanks again for making it all possible.

-Patrick
The Sculptdude

I push past my disappointment in no monk yet (or ever, from the sound of the comments...) to post the latest update!

**Amaya**

The Tetsu Ko concept art is awesome! How long until the sculpt is out?

**Mathieu Raymond**

Should be january, like the rest of them.

The Chinese one at 80K... is it me or if you cut out the blade, put a clear plastic rod... you got an instant Jedi?

**Dysartes**

And they're now past the $65,000 mark.

**BrookM**

Damn, this keeps getting better and better. Especially liking Victoriana, she'll make a fine addition to future IKRPG games.

**Sculptdude**

Mathieu Raymond wrote:
Should be january, like the rest of them.

The Chinese one at 80K... is it me or if you cut out the blade, put a clear plastic rod... you got an instant Jedi?

Considering my wife has done a lot of stuff like this - it was her most requested figure!
http://www.morgankeith.com/p/miniature-conversions-star-wars.html

I'm hoping to get going on more of the sculpts later this weekend. There was a last minute piece for the Reaper Bones project that has to go out to China on Monday. As soon as that's off the workbench later today, it will be back to BABES!

Glad you guys are liking the designs. I'm really excited about getting to make all of these models.

**Buzzsaw**

A wild update has appeared!

Inquisitor Mira is Getting Close!
Update #15 · Sep. 22, 2012 ·
TARGET SCANNING

Less than $2K away!

$70,000+ Sets Inquisitor Mira on the trail of righteousness. When we reach the goal to unlock Mira she can join your parish as an additional Babes choice at any level that has a Babes choice as a reward.

By reaching the goal for Mira, we will also add the Belphegor Sidekick to every BOMB KIT for absolutley FREE!

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NEWS

We just received some fantastic new art from Patrick McEvoy for the Clockwork Fire Brigade Reinforcements Set.

More art and larger sized pics of the designs can be seen at the Concept Art Gallery.

There are two more Reinforcements Sets in the works and we will be revealing them soon in order to start the poll to rank their availability in the upcoming stretch goals.

I wanted to welcome all our new backers and thank everyone for keeping the project rolling along to this point! There are still cool and exciting things we will be adding on as it rolls along and even more Babes to reveal as we get closer to the their goals. You are all fantastic! Thanks again for your continued support!

-Patrick
The Sculptdude

**OrlandotheTechnicoloured**

to think I asked for monkeys in Fezes on the KS comments and they have come to pass

and they have wings!

**Sculptdude**

OrlandotheTechnicoloured wrote:
to think I asked for monkeys in Fezes on the KS comments and they have come to pass

and they have wings!

Sometimes we listen ... Sometimes it's a happy coincidence. You never know . . .

**OrlandotheTechnicoloured**

If that was a coincidence (and it's such a cool idea it could be),

how about a labcoat babe coincidence too!

**Buzzsaw**

And, with 666 backers, we have Inquisitor Mira and "friend"!

Next up is Doctor Victoriana,

**Dentry**

Am I the only one who saw Inquisitor Mira and thought:

Promotion!

**MightyGodzilla**

Wow there are a lot of these BB I'd like up front. We are doing this KS to help these gals reach retail sale correct. Because I can see wanting some of these figs sometime later down the road....ie I don't want to buy everything up front. I think I'm settled at the $120 level for now. All the additions just make which 9 I want a tougher choice.

**OrlandotheTechnicoloured**

remember you can 'cash in' your t-shirt for 2 babes

(usefull if you don't particularly want)

**drazz**

Yes, this KS is to get this new company off the ground. They will be creating these minis for retail sale in the future; I would imagine as soon as January of next year.

Given that all of these are going to be metal and most are going to include resin add-ons (sidekicks, weapon sprues, or the second model in the upcoming Reinforcement options), I am imagining a minimum cost of $12 per mini. And likely more when they are retail.

The KS isn't the same kind of deal as Dreadball, Bones, or Sedition Wars. But, at $75, you can get (by swapping out the t-shirt) 9 models and their accessories; $8.33 per model, including the LE ones. At $150, its 20 models and accessories ($7.50).

**MightyGodzilla**

OrlandotheTechnicoloured wrote:
remember you can 'cash in' your t-shirt for 2 babes

(usefull if you don't particularly want)

Ahh actually I did not know this yet. To date I haven't read the KS as extensively as I did the Reaper Bones or the Relic Knight KS's. Call it KS burn out, if you will. So far I've been skimming and pointing out the ones I wanted. I don't know if I want a BB tshirt just yet. I don't usually rock billboard tshirts, but it's a case by case thing. Either way, it's good to have the option.

Excellent info. Thanks Lando and Drazz

**Buzzsaw**

Will post the most recent update in a moment, but I wanted to bring attention to a lovely bit of work Patrick did that people in the Reaper Bones Kickstarter can look forward to receiving;

The Female fighter with shield concept art (lower right):

And the resulting sculpt (Trista, Female Warrior):

Another morsel to whet our appetites for the Babes to come.

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$70K Reached and Inquisitor Mira Added!
Update #16 · Sep. 24, 2012 · 5 comments

Thank you all for making Mira and Belphegor a reality. Having designed this particular character myself it is very encouraging to know that you all value the addition of her to our Babes line. It is ironic that we are now at 666 backers to get Inquisitor Mira into the mix!

TARGET ACQUIRED

$70,000 ACHIEVED - THANK YOU!!! This sets Inquisitor Mira on the trail of righteousness. We have reached the goal to unlock Mira so she can join your parish as an additional Babes choice at any level that has a Babes choice as a reward.

By reaching the goal for Mira, we have also add the Belphegor Sidekick to every BOMB KIT for absolutley FREE!

$75,000+ Rings up Steampunk Medic Victoriana to make a house call. When this goal is reached Victoriana will be available as an additional Babes choice at any level that has a Babes choice as a reward.

We have also included a new ADDITIONAL SUPPORT option with the Sidekicks Set 2. You can add on this set of helpful (or harmful) little critters to any backer reward level for an additional pledge amount of only $10.

Amazing progress so far. Many thanks again to all of our ongoing supporters who have increased their pledge amounts to include more options. We also welcome and show gratitude to all of our new backers who have just joined in as new Bombardiers! We appreciate all of you.

More art and some new Work-In-Progress sculpts are on the way.

~Patrick
The Sculptdude

As of right now, the selection looks like;

**Dentry**

Oh my. Trista certainly is lovely, isn't she? The more of Patrick's work I see, the more I like.

**Nuclear Mekanik**

Finally bit the bullet and backed this project, at the $100 mark. All those pretty sci-fi girls are just too hard to resist!!

I'm sure this has been covered before, but some of the upgrade/add on options that there are, will it be possible as a backer to add these options later after the KS project has completed and when more concrete artwork/WIP details become available?? There's bits and bobs that I think I might like, but I'd like to be sure before I part with my cash, is that cool??

Excited about this now!!

**drazz**

There will probably be a KS pledge manager that will allow for you to add on extra bits after the fact. That is the common method for KS.

**Eliazar**

drazz wrote:
There will probably be a KS pledge manager that will allow for you to add on extra bits after the fact. That is the common method for KS.

The KS manager does not allow you to add extra stuff above your pledge level, I think. Only special 3rd party managers (eg. by Coolminiornot, and soon Reaper) have the option that you can add more stuff and pay via Paypal etc.

**OrlandotheTechnicoloured**

based on what Patrick & Vicky have posted in the comments

As far as we can tell you'll only be able to buy extra sidekicks in the packs during the KS (no singles, or multiples of one figure)

However once their webshop is up and running they will be on sale separately

or if they derive from Mat Dixon art by buying more of the babe in question (the licence they have does not allow splitting babe from sidekick)

**Dentry**

OrlandotheTechnicoloured wrote:
based on what Patrick & Vicky have posted in the comments

As far as we can tell you'll only be able to buy extra sidekicks in the packs during the KS (no singles, or multiples of one figure)

However once their webshop is up and running they will be on sale separately

or if they derive from Mat Dixon art by buying more of the babe in question (the licence they have does not allow splitting babe from sidekick)

You're talking about purchasing non-babe figures, correct? The minions, accessories, etc?

Because to my understanding you can elect multiples of the same babe and purchase additional babes at any pledge level for $10 each. The Reinforcements (Bomb Kit level+) and Additional Support categories come as shown, but again, I haven't seen it said that they're limited to X number per customer. With the exception of Maelee, that is.