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GIVE ME ALL YOUR MONIES!



Seriously, thanks for the feedback everyone -- together we'll make this one of the best product lines on the market. The end.

I'll leave it to the mods to make the ultimate call but i'd like to see someone make an official SW kickstarter thread and keep it updated....

Or atleast someone edit the first post to include the link to the KS

Also the AU shipping news should be exciting?
Our friends at The Combat Company in Australia will be handling the shipping for our New Zealand and Australian backers.

...and, repledged

The shipping news is big because it means I can stick with a flat pledge for everyone. With the EU/UK covered by Mantic, and OZ/NZ covered by The Combat Company, it doesn't look like anyone will need to pay extra.

Except maybe the six guys from Peru that have messaged me.....

 misterjustin wrote:
The shipping news is big because it means I can stick with a flat pledge for everyone. With the EU/UK covered by Mantic, and OZ/NZ covered by The Combat Company, it doesn't look like anyone will need to pay extra.

Except maybe the six guys from Peru that have messaged me.....

screw those people in Peru! Though seriously its nice to finally see a kickstarter with solid world wide shipping!

It's almost like this is an established company that just needs help with the final stages of developing a new product line. Huh, if only there were a crowd funding source for something like that.

Oh... wait....

YAY!

I wonder if my bank representative is crying right now. I can picture it....

 misterjustin wrote:
It's almost like this is an established company that just needs help with the final stages of developing a new product line. Huh, if only there were a crowd funding source for something like that.

Oh... wait....

YAY!

I wonder if my bank representative is crying right now. I can picture it....

i wanted to basically say that but there have been other established companies that didnt handle shipping nearly this awesome, guess you just did a much better job of leveraging your little black book!

The lowest real pledge level is currently $150. If it was me, I'd try to offer something like a $15 pledge for a single random tile, either for use as a display base or as a sampler.

 ironicsilence wrote:
I'll leave it to the mods to make the ultimate call but i'd like to see someone make an official SW kickstarter thread and keep it updated....

Or at least someone edit the first post to include the link to the KS

Seconded! (Well, I was the first to suggest it but whatever..)

Hm. Looks like I missed the early birds by not being up and F5-ing at 6am. Products look interesting, but I already have 2 nice mats and a ton of scenery - and I've never been interested in the RoB board ever since White Dwarf featured a pricing errata (with a significant price bump) on the month it was released here. So having missed the early birds there's no reason for me to pledge now since I'm only possibly interested. I'll keep one eye on this and check back properly in the last days.. depending on what my finances are like when it finishes.

I've backed at the Wargamer level (managed to snag an Early Bird Special).

I have a question about the trench set at the 360k stretch - is it going to be more than 1/4" thick, or will the trenches be raised up above ground? Hope we get to see some concepts soon.

 misterjustin wrote:
BAM! DaveC beat me to it - and must be hitting F5 even more often than I am - but you can now have your 4x6' table.

The additional 8 tiles MUST be from the same theme though -- it's the only way we can make it work logistically.

And now I'm going to breathe again

Good for you Justin as I said before this even really started, I knew that you would take care of people and listen like you are. Do you guys understand why I was so supportive of this project now? Seriously...added generic tiles, added 4X6... that's gotta make you feel appreciated!

Could someone edit a link to the kickstarter into the first post? I didn't realize this was live yet!

http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1084069684/tablescapes-by-secret-weapon-miniatures?ref=live

Pledged at the wargamer level. Scrap yard and urban ruins will definitely make my orks and I happy campers, looking forward to seeing the renders.

RE: TRENCH WORKS

There would be transition tiles to change the elevation of the board, and the trenches would then go DOWN from the higher elevation -- while there would be earthworks with raised detail for other tiles.

I am considering a single tile option -- since plenty of folks are asking for it. Hmm.... the challenge is, once again, logistics.

Trenchworks theme is what I'm most likely interested in, so while it'd be good for them to be compatible with the rest of the range, proper recessed trenches would be the main selling point of the trench set.

Nice move getting the Combat Company on board for shipping, too.

Hrrrrrrrrm, those walls and tank wrecks are interesting. 29 days to get 340$

Are all the sets beign designed with 28mm scale in mind?

Wow this KS is really hopping. I go to sleep for 10 hours and it's already upto 55thou.

I've never backed a kickstarter before and i've got a few questions i'm hoping someone can answer for me.
- What are the early bird special thingys? Did i miss out on anything good while i was sleeping?
- If i pledge say $190 for the mini-wargamer set can i upgrade to mini-wargamer deluxe at a later date? and if so do i have to upgarde within the next 29 days?
- Back to the mini-wargaming level. It says it already has 13 backers. Is there a limit to the amount of backers a pledge level can have or is that only for the early bird ones?

I had another question but it slipped my mind...

 Snrub wrote:
Wow this KS is really hopping. I go to sleep for 10 hours and it's already upto 55thou.

I've never backed a kickstarter before and i've got a few questions i'm hoping someone can answer for me.
- What are the early bird special thingys? Did i miss out on anything good while i was sleeping?
- If i pledge say $190 for the mini-wargamer set can i upgrade to mini-wargamer deluxe at a later date? and if so do i have to upgarde within the next 29 days?
- Back to the mini-wargaming level. It says it already has 13 backers. Is there a limit to the amount of backers a pledge level can have or is that only for the early bird ones?

I had another question but it slipped my mind...

1) Early bird levels are discounts. You missed out on a $25 saving.
2) You can change your pledge as much or as often as you like until the campaign ends.
3) Only the limited sets are limited. They say "all gone" now but they would have said "26 of 100 left" etc earlier.
4) My psychic powers are limited over distance. You'll have to ask again when you remember.

Justin - you may want to place a link to the campaign in your sig.

Canada is included in the shipping right?

I've just put down for the 6x4 board. Aiming to get a Generic board, if not a trench work board.
=D

Question:

Is October the anticipated delivery for the ALL of the unlocked themes?
No. We anticipate a six month production window from concept to delivery on each new theme, although we are already working on layouts and renders to reduce this as much as possible. The biggest challenge is that it can take as long as 100 hours to mill ONE of the 12x12" molds because of how detailed we've made the tiles.

How will this work? Will any of the 6-month production windows be concurrent, or will something like the trench set (5th in line) mean it's production and fulfilment will be 2 1/2 years away?

 Azazelx wrote:
Question:

Is October the anticipated delivery for the ALL of the unlocked themes?
No. We anticipate a six month production window from concept to delivery on each new theme, although we are already working on layouts and renders to reduce this as much as possible. The biggest challenge is that it can take as long as 100 hours to mill ONE of the 12x12" molds because of how detailed we've made the tiles.

How will this work? Will any of the 6-month production windows be concurrent, or will something like the trench set (5th in line) mean it's production and fulfilment will be 2 1/2 years away?

I just read that too. The way it's worded makes it sounds like we could be waiting years for some of the latter boards. I'm guessing that's not correct? XD

Oh, the video talks about how you'll be offering the 16-tile set for $125 and the 32-set for $150, then goes on to compare those prices with the realm of battle board prices and talk about the savings.

Since those aren't the "real" prices you're offering (certainly not to anyone who checked out the KS after the first hour), it's a little disingenuous and a little dishonest to do that. You might want to edit the video.

First up... I present you with ACTION PHOTOS!

http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1084069684/tablescapes-by-secret-weapon-miniatures/posts/453170


@Snurb - Azazlex did a fine job of answering 2/3 of your questions, and the answer to #3 is that there is no limit to the number of mini-wargamer backers.

How will this work? Will any of the 6-month production windows be concurrent, or will something like the trench set (5th in line) mean it's production and fulfilment will be 2 1/2 years away?

YES! There will be a great deal of overlap and we're working out a complete production calendar as we go -- but part of the reason I'm aiming for four complete themes is that it would represent a MAXIMUM of two years complete production time. And that assumes NO CONCURRENT work -- which will not be the case. But me, I wear the poop colored glasses when I make production schedules...

Oh, the video talks about how you'll be offering the 16-tile set for $125 and the 32-set for $150, then goes on to compare those prices with the realm of battle board prices and talk about the savings.

Since those aren't the "real" prices you're offering (certainly not to anyone who checked out the KS after the first hour), it's a little disingenuous and a little dishonest to do that. You might want to edit the video.

OH CRAP! Yeah, I misspoke - which is what I get for editing the video myself. I will indeed get a new video posted at the first opportunity. Thank you!

Me wants the desert board. Guys, give these folk more money!!

You too Peru!!

Gratifying to see this doing so well, so fast. Couldn't happen to a nicer guy.

I don't have much interest In any of the current KS themes, so I'll just sit back and wait for a tropical island theme table to be developed & produced.

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*checks watch*
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Let me tell ya. Tropical Islands are over-rated.

They are nice to visit, but not the always the greatest places to live (this coming from the guy wanting the desert tiles

Okay, so...Some of the themes that most interest me are going to be a goodly while coming. On that note, you say the trenches are going to have some transition pieces to a higher tile, so that the trenches can be recessed. Does that mean that each trench piece will have a low perimeter, or are certain pieces going to be dedicated to the transition role? That'll impact the flexibility of the set, it seems.

And, on another note, I like 6x8 tables. This is going to get expensive for me.

Seems it's going steadily .

edit: nm, I was not very awake