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Since, due to a shame display of negligence, i missed update 77 i will bring you update 78 instead.
Behold.... (also turn down your volume before watching the vid.)
Curse your sudden and inevitable... delays.
Update #78 · Sep 26, 2013 · 23 comments
As much as it pains me to say, I'm sure that very few folks out there in Kickstarter land will be terribly shocked to learn that our project will be delayed.
Word from Wargames Factory is that things are taking longer than expected, and they've brought in new machines to help with the load.
THERE IS GOOD NEWS (sorta)!
Scrap Yard, Urban Streets, and the Display Board frame will all ship in December.
So Scrap Yard is being delayed by about six weeks, Urban Streets will ship on time, and the Display Board frame will ship early.
I have confirmed this delivery schedule with Wargames Factory, and they assure me that they can do this. So what happened? Let's look at a video:
This is one of the tiles being milled. As you can see the mold is HUGE and it can take as long as five days, running 24 hours, for a single tile to be completed. They've brought in several new mills, with greater capacity, to help get through the project. They've also had to bring in more new computers, because we keep sending them super giant, ,multimillion polygon files.
I will continue to check in with the factory regularly, and keep all of you updated on any new developments.
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"Bryan always said that if the studio ever had to mix with the manufacturing and sales part of the business it would destroy the studio. And I have to say – he wasn’t wrong there! ... It’s become the promotions department of a toy company." -- Rick Priestly
darefsky wrote: I have adopted the "It'll get here when it gets here" attitude for all kickstarters.
That's why I haven't backed any KS recently. KS fatigue has really kicked in. Even the stencil one, which looks awesome... I just can't bring myself to endure the wait anymore.
-Loki- wrote:
40k is about slamming two slegdehammers together and hoping the other breaks first. Malifaux is about fighting with scalpels trying to hit select areas and hoping you connect more.
DaveC wrote: Ah no he's opening the backer kit at each shipping phase so we can add more stuff - this could get expensive!
Well, I'm down for ruined and non-ruined urban sets so far. If I'm as happy with them as I hope I'll be, I might end up getting more and more tilesets as the shipping phases roll on.
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Jimsolo wrote: Am I correct in assuming these will eventually be available for purchase from the store? Or is this limited to the Kickstarter?
Eventually they'll be available from SWM's store, as well as retailers who stock their stuff.
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It's going to close for now in the next few hours and charge in the next day or two - then it'll reopen later on (otherwise they'll never get to charge).
So I'll get my bases soon? Yay! Maybe I'll add more later, especially if my friends (who never expressed such a view until now) want to piggyback on my pledge.
My gaming group is such a bunch of whiners. I should have somehow assumed that they'd change their minds 3 months after the campaign.
GamesWorkshop wrote: And I would have gotten away with it too, if it weren't for you meddling kids!
Turn you're volume down a bit if you watch the vid.
Update #79
Oct 4, 2013
Pledge Manager & Milling Update
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Hello backers!
I have locked down the pledge manager, and will be charging those folks that added to their pledge later today. We will need some time to sort through the pledges, identify which have add-on items, and then we'll get started on shipping the non-KS portion of your order.
The factory tells me that we're still on track for a December delivery, and I'm hoping to have some test shots in the next couple of weeks. No, really! CHECK THIS OUT!
These are our mold blocks, all labeled and ready to go into the machines.
And THIS is a shot of one of the more detailed Scrap Yard tiles.
But wait, there's more!
The factory now has SIX of their machines running full time on the Tablescapes Tiles project, and they sent a video to prove it!
And THAT is a thing of beauty. Seriously.
Thank you all for your continued support, understanding about the delays, and your unbridled enthusiasm for the product.
I think this is the first kickstarter where I won't be getting any of the first wave stuff. I put in for two sets of the ruined streets so I guess I'll have to feel lonely while you guys talk about how nice your junk feels. ;P
Breotan wrote: I think this is the first kickstarter where I won't be getting any of the first wave stuff. I put in for two sets of the ruined streets so I guess I'll have to feel lonely while you guys talk about how nice your junk feels. ;P
My junk feels great! But I too am in one of the last waves.
DR:80+S++G+M+B+I+Pwmhd11#++D++A++++/sWD-R++++T(S)DM+ Ask me about Brushfire or Endless: Fantasy Tactics
The crew at Wargames Factory thought that folks might like seeing one of the tiles actually being pressed -- and so they put together another video for us.
Word is that they should have new test shots to ship me this week as well, which means that the approval process continues to move forward to keep us on track for December.
Alright you Mantic fans, Deadzone board is ready and raring to go.
Update #81
Oct 18, 2013
Deadzone ™ LIVES!
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Mantic Games approved the Deadzone ™ tile render this morning, so it's on its way to final clean-up, and then off to the factory. Word is that there will be no problem getting this in with the rest of the December deliveries.
And now we're moving on to the Rolling Fields tiles....
Turn you're volume down a bit if you watch the vid. 
