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2014/03/11 18:05:57
Subject: Kingdom Death : Monster - News and Rumors Thread - (Updated Mar 11th, pg21)
I agree Grot, this KS game is very detailed... from the minis on down to the gameplay, art, etc. Poots has taken great care with this project. That's why I spent over $1500 on this, getting practically one of everything in plastic and resin!
You could use the 'not usable' pinups as other basic survivors until they get armor. I think that is what I will do with my plastic pinup set.
IN ALAE MORTIS... On the wings of Death!!
2014/03/11 18:33:22
Subject: Re:Kingdom Death : Monster - News and Rumors Thread - (Updated Mar 11th, pg21)
DaveC wrote: Typical I wait ages for the remastered Twilight Knight Pin Up buy her and then a plastic version turns up 10 days later
Nice set I ordered one at the $80 price shipping is good at $15.75 as well (rather than the $16+ some companies charge for 1 mini ), I'll get stung for VAT on these but the discount should cover that.
The box set contents are looking really nice I'm glad I stayed with just plastic as they are really great models.
Small complaint and it's not aimed at Adam he had the resources and the means to get these done so fair play but Wargames Factory don't have the spare capacity to be producing these at this time with KD:M itself late and Mr. Justin from SWM suffering from further delays in manufacturing without any firm finish date WGF should really be prioritising other things.
"Mr. Justin from SWM"? Tangential, but what is that, the only SWM that immediately springs to my mind is Star Wars Minis, which... is probably not what you meant.
Yep Secret Weapon, sorry forgot that SWM may not be clear to others. Basically WGF missed the deadline about a week or 2 ago for producing the tiles for the kickstarter and haven't been able to give a revised date (it's been speculated why and well this doesn't help) but that's a discussion for another thread I guess.
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Hulksmash wrote: That Phoenix is amazing! We get two of those right?
Yeah Backers get 2 and 2 Watchers as well
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5002/05/13 01:23:55
Subject: Kingdom Death : Monster - News and Rumors Thread - (Updated Mar 11th, pg21)
By the statements, it sounds like the pin ups were the test models to check how the production, packaging, and distribution would work. I imagine there have been in the works in the background since early in the project.
They've also restocked some resins and stuff in the KD store if you've haven't checked it, including the female game hunter and the Flower Knight.
I need to crunch some numbers to see how much I can throw at add ons when this reopens. I'm looking at anywhere between $90-$170 when he finally reopens it.
Hmm, sorely tempted by the pin-up box. But have waaay too much stuff already (not counting what I already have coming from the KD kickstarter.) They are pleasantly surprisingly affordable though. Which is great. One of the things that kept me from going whole hog during the KS was fear of what the retail prices/availability would be.
The new lion looks a little off, me thinks. Or at least not as nice as the old one.
And Is it me, or does that one starting survivor have no nipples? Seems odd for a game where genitalia are strewn about at every opportunity.
2014/03/11 23:12:54
Subject: Kingdom Death : Monster - News and Rumors Thread - (Updated Mar 11th, pg21)
These really are looking astonishing - although it helps that the photographer seems to know how to photograph bare plastic incredibly well!
Being a 'late backer' on this has been increasingly painful as more and more about the project is revealed, and I know that I'll never be able to have any add-ons! We're still not sure if/how much of this will ever see retail release, right?
I might have to do some begging around Dakka when the pledge manager reopens, and see if I can at least snag the Lantern festival expansion or something ....
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2014/03/12 01:22:43
Subject: Kingdom Death : Monster - News and Rumors Thread - (Updated Mar 11th, pg21)
Schmapdi wrote: The new lion looks a little off, me thinks. Or at least not as nice as the old one.
And Is it me, or does that one starting survivor have no nipples? Seems odd for a game where genitalia are strewn about at every opportunity.
For the lion, remember it's not actually supposed to be a real lion. I myself have always gotten a 'statuesque' vibe (as in it looks regal, well-toned, static... not as in the excellent miniatures company).
And as for nipples, that survivor hasn't had any since the beginning. I appears as though she was always meant to cover that up. I remember thinking the same thing as I scrolled down the pics on the kickstarter KD:M page after making my initial pledge on that fateful day last year.
2014/03/12 03:28:49
Subject: Kingdom Death : Monster - News and Rumors Thread - (Updated Mar 11th, pg21)
Bioptic wrote: These really are looking astonishing - although it helps that the photographer seems to know how to photograph bare plastic incredibly well!
Being a 'late backer' on this has been increasingly painful as more and more about the project is revealed, and I know that I'll never be able to have any add-ons! We're still not sure if/how much of this will ever see retail release, right?
Full (retail) release is the plan -- edit: KS promo/exclusives not withstanding. But with the slow and limited quantities of the resins before Adam launched KD:M, many of us are banking on a similar pace of retail product waves. I believe Mr. Poots himself has said that he doesn't want things just sitting around in a warehouse.
Also, Daaaayum. Went ahead and purchased the $80 Pinup box and since Adam was nice enough to give us a $20 discount, I was nice enough to spend it on a resin White Speaker Nico. The elation at long last being able to procure one, it is neat.
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2014/03/12 07:10:49
Subject: Kingdom Death : Monster - News and Rumors Thread - (Updated Mar 11th, pg21)
On the lion I like that it was made bigger but it looks like the proportions changed in the process so it will still fit the base the body on the original looks longer in proportion as does the face. But yeah it's not a "proper" lion in our real world understanding of it.
The original survivors are character pieces so I can understand them having a set look with integrated heads the unarmed kit will allow for the building of generic survivors.
2014/03/12 15:35:16
Subject: Kingdom Death : Monster - News and Rumors Thread - (Updated Mar 11th, pg21)
Bioptic wrote: These really are looking astonishing - although it helps that the photographer seems to know how to photograph bare plastic incredibly well!
Being a 'late backer' on this has been increasingly painful as more and more about the project is revealed, and I know that I'll never be able to have any add-ons! We're still not sure if/how much of this will ever see retail release, right?
Full (retail) release is the plan -- edit: KS promo/exclusives not withstanding. But with the slow and limited quantities of the resins before Adam launched KD:M, many of us are banking on a similar pace of retail product waves. I believe Mr. Poots himself has said that he doesn't want things just sitting around in a warehouse.
Unless things have changed, I'm pretty sure Poots has specifically said he's hesitant to put KD:M out to retail. Full release on his website, sure (eventually, and assuming demand is high enough). But any retailer selling his product will have to follow strict guidelines on pricing and such. He's said in the past there will be absolutely no retail discounts allowed. Which makes sense. Kingdom Death has gotten where it is as a collector's edition company. Allowing models to be sold at 30% discount would ruin that image.
2014/03/12 16:46:53
Subject: Kingdom Death : Monster - News and Rumors Thread - (Updated Mar 11th, pg21)
Bioptic wrote: These really are looking astonishing - although it helps that the photographer seems to know how to photograph bare plastic incredibly well!
Being a 'late backer' on this has been increasingly painful as more and more about the project is revealed, and I know that I'll never be able to have any add-ons! We're still not sure if/how much of this will ever see retail release, right?
Full (retail) release is the plan -- edit: KS promo/exclusives not withstanding. But with the slow and limited quantities of the resins before Adam launched KD:M, many of us are banking on a similar pace of retail product waves. I believe Mr. Poots himself has said that he doesn't want things just sitting around in a warehouse.
Unless things have changed, I'm pretty sure Poots has specifically said he's hesitant to put KD:M out to retail. Full release on his website, sure (eventually, and assuming demand is high enough). But any retailer selling his product will have to follow strict guidelines on pricing and such. He's said in the past there will be absolutely no retail discounts allowed. Which makes sense. Kingdom Death has gotten where it is as a collector's edition company. Allowing models to be sold at 30% discount would ruin that image.
And that's the part that worries me a bit! Even a company the size of Reaper doesn't have an official presence/supply chain in the UK, and their stuff is almost impossible to acquire as a result, outside of the Kickstarters. Having to order stuff direct from Poots/retailers in the US is going to get extremely expensive, extremely quickly (factoring in the imminent rise in US->EU shipping rates, taxes and handling fees). Obviously not his concern - he will have launched an extremely successful game regardless of future sales - but it will make it rather hard to buy expansions or recommend to friends.
2014/03/12 17:08:00
Subject: Kingdom Death : Monster - News and Rumors Thread - (Updated Mar 11th, pg21)
Sweet, got shipping confirmation for the Pin-up set already
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2014/03/13 04:53:29
Subject: Kingdom Death : Monster - News and Rumors Thread - (Updated Mar 11th, pg21)
The discount for the Pinups box has ended it didn't run for the full 48 hours in the end I reckon there's still another 2 hours based on the email time (unless it went up a few hours before the email)
2014/03/15 01:56:15
Subject: Kingdom Death : Monster - News and Rumors Thread - (Updated Mar 11th, pg21)
DaveC wrote: The discount for the Pinups box has ended it didn't run for the full 48 hours in the end I reckon there's still another 2 hours based on the email time (unless it went up a few hours before the email)
Maybe they ran out of stock on them?
2014/03/15 03:26:13
Subject: Kingdom Death : Monster - News and Rumors Thread - (Updated Mar 11th, pg21)
General release with an initial run of 3,000 of which 70 remain wow that was popular! I understand now why mine hasn't shipped even though I ordered in the first hour they've had nearly 3000 to ship out it will give them good data for the real thing.
DaveC wrote: The discount for the Pinups box has ended it didn't run for the full 48 hours in the end I reckon there's still another 2 hours based on the email time (unless it went up a few hours before the email)
Maybe they ran out of stock on them?
Definitely wasn't out of stock I guess they just decided to end it early after seeing the demand.
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2014/03/15 14:15:50
Subject: Kingdom Death : Monster - News and Rumors Thread - (Updated Mar 11th, pg21)
DaveC wrote: General release with an initial run of 3,000 of which 70 remain wow that was popular! I understand now why mine hasn't shipped even though I ordered in the first hour they've had nearly 3000 to ship out it will give them good data for the real thing.
DaveC wrote: The discount for the Pinups box has ended it didn't run for the full 48 hours in the end I reckon there's still another 2 hours based on the email time (unless it went up a few hours before the email)
Maybe they ran out of stock on them?
Definitely wasn't out of stock I guess they just decided to end it early after seeing the demand.
Man, is KD stuff popular or what?
I guess now I know why mine hasn't shipped yet either!
), I'll get stung for VAT on these but the discount should cover that.
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