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MaxT wrote:
How many kickstarters have they got backed up now then that they've not finished fulfilling? 5? 6?

Currently, these are the kickstarters:

1 - World at War - Finished
2 - First Edition - Next send out off stuff starting. After that, they have 2 sculpts outstanding, both of which are the backer "descendants" and the book to finish. The book has been delayed, but the rules are about finished. After that, its graphic design, background and photography and finally printing. In terms of dispatch, Wave 7 has started (Wave 7 started at the end of June).
3 - First Edition 2 - approx 72% complete. Out 106 sculpts commissioned in total, 30 are outstanding with many of those showing WIPs. Wave 6 sendouts are being finished off with Wave 7 starting.
4 - Monstrous Mounts - this is the cause of most of the upset. It has been delayed due to the amount of re-scheduling of the sculpts due to sculptor unavailability unfortunately. However, now that Roberto Chaudon has been generally freed from First Edition 2, he is now free to begin the ones here. And Roberto is quick - there's 2 big ones - Krekkkek and the Fellhrafn. After that, it's conversions of existing models.
5 - New Kindreds - the main one currently. As the sculptors are finishing off working on the previous Kickstarters, they're begining to work on this. Valentin Zak has done the bulk of the Érainn and they look stunning, Aragorn Marks has started on the Jutes. We'll probably see Roberto's and Stephane Simon's sculpts begin later on as they are tied up on previous kickstarters but are probably 6-8 weeks from starting I reckon. Both Yannicks have knocked some of the recent sculpts out the park as well. Wave 7 is the first send out from this one.
6 - Banebeasts Mighty Monsters - Currently in fulfilment. Most of the pieces have been done and a few backers have commented about receiving stuff. Currently on schedule for fulfilment.
7 - Banebeasts part deux - awaiting sculptors to be freed from the previous banesbeasts.
8 - Metal Age - the current one. This one doesn't involve new sculpts, but involves retooling some of their masters to be able to be cast in metal.

Aye, they do have a lot on the cooker, but they have dedicated themselves to the Kickstarter business model and, as a consequence, have several projects on the go as you can see. It should be noted that they haven't been quiet or gone into silent running. You do get a constant stream of updates, communication and resin packages coming through the door! My last one came through 2 weeks ago and I'll probably get one in the next month from New Kindreds (can't wait to get my hands on the Érainn!)

Why does Hedroc have such huge nipples?

Uh oh, concepty. Peat Beasts first up:



Please be Allan Carrasco...

Baby Morannach's,

I do hope Allan signs up for these

Mierce Miniatures wrote:
@cincydooley - we fought that not long back and it was actually a cracking game. Gomagg eventually took down Krull, but then he was killed by a Fiend (as Krull had took chunks out of him beforehand)... the Albainn won in the end, although they only had some Gairlom left.

I may have misunderstood him to mean "just Krull" vs. "just Gomagg." I think seeing that as an "arena" duel would just be kinda boring. With other things on the board, far less so!

Despite my love for Pacific Rim, I like the big beasties taking on the little guys and the little guys prevailing more!

Well, that is pretty darn awesome. Doesn't totally fit with the idea of just making things metal, but maybe they need to generate some excitement (I see they're taking a poll in the comments for what concept art to show).

I would be seriously tempted to start Érainn if I could get the infantry in metal, and the beasts in resin. But showing beasts like that here makes me think they'd be metal, which isn't as good of a fit for an organic beasty like that which you might want to convert a bit (imagine sticking in another tree branch somewhere, etc ).

Love that piece of concept art, though, and the Érainn in general. Cracking stuff!

Excellent stuff! Drinking companions!

Rollo is my favorite of the batch, by far. The keg, the bit of gut, the stance - perfect! Timoth has a great "Its Miller time!" expression as well.

Backed, but I don't know what for yet. All of the starters that I'd want would give me duplicates of monsters an characters on top of the infantry so don't really make sense unless I'm starting a new faction.

You can just get the infantry, but then you miss out on the stretch goals probably.

Another concept. Gast:

Love the concept... not sure how well it will translate into a sculpt, though. What I like about the concept is the "misty form", but that is quite hard to get good in sculpting. Will be interesting to see how it will be developed.

berenulf wolfshead, Angelcyn

I wonder how they were thinking here... "Lets go and find a random pile of skulls and pose on it."

Hmmm, with all these concepts are they planning to turn this into one of their normal kickstarters?

I don't think so, or at least unless we get really far. He's just teasing for the next one. In this they indicated they want to add other kindred hosts (with Byzanti/Brythonaid seeming to be next in line) as well as offer the other 2-3 monstrous infantry in metal (so the rest of the trolls, brutes, etc).

Steinn the Bold for the Norse



It's been hinted that they may put a stretchgoal or 2 for new stuffs if they make it past £20k

I am really liking these new concepts, I hope this KS reaches high enough to get them, but if not I'm sure they will be in the next KS.

Bossk_Hogg wrote:
I don't think so, or at least unless we get really far. He's just teasing for the next one. In this they indicated they want to add other kindred hosts (with Byzanti/Brythonaid seeming to be next in line) as well as offer the other 2-3 monstrous infantry in metal (so the rest of the trolls, brutes, etc).

Does anyone really prefer those trolls in metal, even with somewhat of a cost savings?

It's a great idea for infantry, and you could fit a lot of infantry in that same mold space... Not sure if there's any chance of them changing their minds here based on feedback and what models most benefit from the material change.

More concepts and nearly funded:

Oloz, Hound-Aberrant for Ysians




Lena, Khalkotes warrior for the Atalantes

 RiTides wrote:

Bossk_Hogg wrote:
I don't think so, or at least unless we get really far. He's just teasing for the next one. In this they indicated they want to add other kindred hosts (with Byzanti/Brythonaid seeming to be next in line) as well as offer the other 2-3 monstrous infantry in metal (so the rest of the trolls, brutes, etc).

Does anyone really prefer those trolls in metal, even with somewhat of a cost savings?

It's a great idea for infantry, and you could fit a lot of infantry in that same mold space... Not sure if there's any chance of them changing their minds here based on feedback and what models most benefit from the material change.

I guess they will want to have metal options for the MI so they can consider selling metal hosts in stores etc as sets,

but I'd certainly prefer doing all the 'human' sized stuff before doing more than one MI type per kindred

 OrlandotheTechnicoloured wrote:

 RiTides wrote:

Bossk_Hogg wrote:
I don't think so, or at least unless we get really far. He's just teasing for the next one. In this they indicated they want to add other kindred hosts (with Byzanti/Brythonaid seeming to be next in line) as well as offer the other 2-3 monstrous infantry in metal (so the rest of the trolls, brutes, etc).

Does anyone really prefer those trolls in metal, even with somewhat of a cost savings?

It's a great idea for infantry, and you could fit a lot of infantry in that same mold space... Not sure if there's any chance of them changing their minds here based on feedback and what models most benefit from the material change.

I guess they will want to have metal options for the MI so they can consider selling metal hosts in stores etc as sets,

but I'd certainly prefer doing all the 'human' sized stuff before doing more than one MI type per kindred

I agree I'd much rather just have the infantry in metal and everything else in resin.

Lena's looking nice.

 zedmeister wrote:
More concepts and nearly funded:

Lena, Khalkotes warrior for the Atalantes

Spoiler:

This could have been a really good concept art, but her shirt (or what to call it) completely ruins the miniature. :(

It does?

 Alpharius wrote:
It does?

Maybe he feels it's getting in the way

Some people don't like boobs! *shrug*

They could just do her topless, but with a bronze chest to go with the hand and feet.... it's not rude if she's part statue right?

Æbbe, Jutgar for the Jutes:

When these new young ladies come out I'm going to be broke!