Secret Weapon Tablescapes - Kickstarter ended @ $311k

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**Cyporiean**

My Portable Warfare (With a bomb logo) have no issues going through security.

**Salacious Greed**

RiTides wrote:
DaveC wrote:
Mathieu Raymond wrote:

Oh and please, make it plain. The last thing we'd want are gamers going through customs with bags clearly labelled "Secret Weapon."

Excellent!

Wow, good point . That would be the wrong things to put on the side of a large bag...

Actually, that might make going through customs fun. It's way less fun going through customs with actual guns...

**MajorTom11**

Lol, I am sure Justin is more than aware of the financial implications guys, he did used to work in finance after all. Battlefoam is not for everyone, not is a labelled bag, but he is offering what he is offering as most people tend to like it, if you want a super cheap, uncustomized bag with no branding on it you can get that elsewhere right?

It's an optional luxury add on for those interested guys, if you aren't, no harm done! Frankly the SW logo icon is certainly nicer to look at than most company logos in the industry if you ask me lol! (No I didn't do it before that comes up lol)

I am getting pretty interested in some of the scatter terrain in the next few options, and a bit tempted by the urban boards too if I am being honest. I think I am going to have to stop looking at this KS or have to expect a hurricane kick in the stones from my wife when she see's another bloody board I don't actually use much being worked on lol!

**RiTides**

Tom, the point about the branding was the idea of having a bag labelled "WEAPON" going through security... not wanting to go cheap

**Kanluwen**

RiTides wrote:
Tom, the point about the branding was the idea of having a bag labelled "WEAPON" going through security... not wanting to go cheap

Oh come on.

If you were going through security with a bag labelled "SECRET WEAPON" you'd get waved right through.

**Alpharius**

Agreed - what a goofy tangent we've home off on

I think RiTides hates Kickstarters now...

**shade1313**

I met a dude who went to a local tactical web gear manufacturer which would do custom orders (I myself got some mag pouches for my SVD), and got them to do a heavy duty bag, complete with MOLLE webbing on the exterior, for his RoB tiles. I could sympathize with him, as I've never truly trusted the durability of the Citadel bag.

**kronk**

MajorTom11 wrote:
You guys should pay more attention, The SW board bag by Battlefoam will be at Adepticon and added to the optional add-ons of the KS shortly... you're covered!

I looked through the KS page and didn't see it, so, as you say, it will be an add-on soon?

**RiTides**

Actually I love this KS! Just clarifying what the discussion was about.

**Makaleth**

I'm asking the same question of this as the last one.
Are there any tables that have a grid pattern on them?

**Cyporiean**

Makaleth wrote:
I'm asking the same question of this as the last one.
Are there any tables that have a grid pattern on them?

Just get one of these: http://www.litko.net/categories/Stencils/

**Snrub**

New update

NEW STRETCH GOAL - 4 Tile Display Boards

You have been demanding it, and I found a way to make it happen!

If we can hit $120,000 I will unlock 4 tile display boards both as a pledge level AND as an add-on item for the Kickstarter.

The pledge will be $50 and you will be able to select from any of the unlocked themes. The add-on cost will be $45, reflecting the 10% savings available for all of the add-on items.

I will work with the designers to select 4 tiles that represent each theme distinctly, while allowing for plenty of open space to display your army. As we finalize these sets renders will be provided from among the existing tiles in that theme.

And now I'm going to close Excel for a bit and have some dinner... before I get back to crunching numbers and trying to find new ways to make more options available to you.

Thank you all for your continued feedback and support -- this has been an amazing ride... and we're only on day two!

**chris_valera**

These are great, but it would be better if they were compatible with GW's stuff. I liked the idea, but then I saw the video, with the molded in techy bits. Pass. The stuff being in the same position all the time is lame and the techy terrain that matches isn't that impressive. I also don't see why the tiles are tall/deep, so they can add trenches later. All the lines are a turn-off too.

Alfndrate wrote:
MajorTom11 wrote:
Guys, you can look forward to multiple themes, with transitions and more... Full reinforced 12" plastic injection molding, scalable, with tons of other goodies too... Those two tiles in one theme you've seen so far? Tip of the iceberg!

Keep your an eye on this space, things are gonna start moving and shaking soon!

Seriously, you're gonna be impressed

They said that about the finecast! and now...

Finecast is nothing, Mongoose Publishing says it about everything...

Valhallan42nd wrote:
Theophony wrote:
I could definitely go for a generic spaceship decking sort of tile. Use it for necromunda o space hulk. Also wouldn't mind ones set with. Grassy field and dugouts for bloodbowl.

OMG this. Justin, if you make space deck tiles similar to your sci-fi ship bases, you will have all my money.

Maybe they could make smaller tiles, with sci-fi bits...

Alpharius wrote:
Cryptek of Awesome wrote:
I probably missed this in all of the discussion, but are these designed to clip together?

Anyone know how "tall" they are when set up next to a RoB board?

They are indeed going to attach together somehow - but I've no idea on how 'compatible' they are with... that other product!

This is a shame. No confirmation on how tall the times are, how they clip to GW's stuff?

--Chris
www.chrisvalera.com

**plastictrees**

Damn, I guess I had assumed the Urban Street was something a little different...that looks like exactly something I could use.

**Snrub**

Project just hit 100k. Took less then 3 days.

**Kroothawk**

Mathieu Raymond wrote:
Oh and please, make it plain. The last thing we'd want are gamers going through customs with bags clearly labelled "Secret Weapon."

No problem, it comes with a free "Absolutely no" sticker to attach above the logo

**Azazelx**

Kroothawk wrote:
misterjustin wrote:
@Kroot -- some combination of Ruined Temple and Alien Temple is also possible, as they have a lot in common.

If done the right way, you could make High Elf, Dark Elf, Eldar, Dark Eldar, Necron, Tau plus maybe Infinity (Aleph) and Sedition War gamers happy, as all those are longing for terrain like that. Just saying.
Imperial troops can play in the scrapyard and trenches.

Kroot has a point. When I first saw your Alien Temple bases my first thought was "Dark Eldar".

**H.B.M.C.**

The extra full barricade set is listed as $158. That doesn't sound right.

Has there been an update for this?

**darefsky (Flight Medic Paints)**

So I really like this kickstarter but I cant spend $150 right now cuz the wife will kill me.

However......$50 on for a few display tiles.....hmmm

**Swara**

"And so if we hit $120,000 I will unlock the display board pledge level, and add-on option, but ALSO unlock the clean "Urban Streets" tile set.

That's right - we're so close to unlocking the first part of "Urban Streets" that you can taste it... AND IT IS DELICIOUS!

I'll ask for some revised, clean only "Urban Streets" concept this morning - as we won't be using the 90* turn and I'm sure you'd like to see what's coming.

You wanted it, and you got it - so let's make this happen!"

**Commander Cain**

I am tempted to switch out my earlybird skirmisher and get two 4 piece tile sets instead. That way I can have a temple display board for my marines and a trench one for my IG.

Probably best to wait to see the artwork but if I do go ahead with it I will let any dakka backers know when I am going to drop my initial skirmisher pledge if you want it!

**Hulksmash**

Seems like he's only breaking the urban streets up because he was going to do an even split between clean and broken. I wouldn't expect a split on trenches or the temple.

**Commander Cain**

I will work with the designers to select 4 tiles that represent each theme distinctly, while allowing for plenty of open space to display your army.

Unless I am reading this very wrong, all the sets should get a mini version not just the urban set...

**Lansirill**

Commander Cain wrote:
I will work with the designers to select 4 tiles that represent each theme distinctly, while allowing for plenty of open space to display your army.

Unless I am reading this very wrong, all the sets should get a mini version not just the urban set...

That's how I understand it as well. Every set will have a 4 tile display board option. The city board will be divided into 8-tile clean and 8-tile broken sets in addition to having a 4 tile display board option.

**Hulksmash**

Oh, I misunderstood. You're talking about getting 8 tiles total and not 2 8 tile sets. Sorry, the way you wrote it made it seem you were going to drop to two 8 tile sets. My bad

Yes, you could do two 4 tile sets for army displays. I'm hoping he's working out the framing for them too. I'm doubly hoping the framing is purchasable as an add-on for those of us already getting a 8x4 so we can also have a cool display that changes

**d-usa**

Just saw this KS.

Will have to wait until I get a better idea of how the street section will look when everything is done, but I think I may have to jump in and get an infinity table there.

**Alpharius**

d-usa wrote:
Just saw this KS.

Will have to wait until I get a better idea of how the street section will look when everything is done, but I think I may have to jump in and get an infinity table there.

That's why I'm in on this one - plus the fact that it can (and will!) double as a 40K table is a bonus!

**RiTides**

I'm interested in the display board pledge level- I might actually sign on for that! Most interested in the temple one (if geared towards fantasy).

**odinfellhammer**

To kind of get the deal for 4X4 board, Pledge the 4 x8 (250) and divide the cost with someone else and split the tiles.

**Cyporiean**

I'm honestly beginning to think that I'm addicted to updates. Maybe the trip to Adepticon will help me detox, because it's going to be a lot harder to update from my iPhone or Kindle!

As we sneak up on the next stretch goal, and I wait for new concept art on the clean "Urban Streets" tiles, I got the "final" renders on the "Scrap Yard" table!

Four flat tiles that allow for easy model movement, and terrain placement, while still providing you with PLENTY of physical detail in the tile itself. How much detail? Check out this close-up!

Of course not every tile is going to be completely flat. Here we have a set of four tiles that include 10% raised detail -- meaning approx. 10% of the individual tile includes some degree of raised detail.

That dirt scheme is universal to our tiles and will make it possible to mix-and-match from among the unlocked themes -- and later releases -- as much as you like!

These tiles include sections of 3/4" - 1" height variations, so that while you have plenty of flat tiles to work with, and lots of available scatter terrain, you also have some times that include physical detail so you can have low cover in a snap!

As you can see, most of the tiles are reasonably flat and simple - at least by comparison to beasts like the scrap hill! Of course I hope to see an emplacement or tower perched atop that hill -- or possibly two of them behind a section of wall, used as firing points!

And I did mention that these tiles are PACKED FULL of detail. Or they will be, now that we've fully funded the "Scrap Yard" set!

Thank you all for the continued support and enthusiasm. Remember, I will be at Adepticon this week and I'll have tiles on display -- with some help from my friends at Mantic Games, On the Lamb, and Battleroad Games & Hobby!