Hello backers!

This is just a wee bitty update to let the folks with add-on items know that we have exported the data from BackerKit, and we're getting it all sorted.

As soon as we have the packing slips generated we will begin shipping the items from our standard catalog. I hope to have that rolling in the first week of November. We'll start prior to that if we can get the data worked out. It just so happens that using a mail merge to create packing slips on hundreds of orders is a bit tricky. Who knew?

I also have word from the factory that they're shipping me six new Scrap Yard test shots on Friday!

Stay tuned....

 Snrub wrote:
Dude, Breotan. Don't put the backer only updates up. They are for backers only.

 Baragash wrote:

 Snrub wrote:
Dude, Breotan. Don't put the backer only updates up. They are for backers only.

Backer-only updates are generally backer-only because they aren't relevant to non-backers, not because you joined Fight Club

Update #83

Oct 25, 2013
Final Renders - Urban Streets - Damaged
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The damaged Urban Streets tiles are making their way to the factory -- and I thought that you might like to see a couple of views of the finished product.



And here's a link to the full image: http://www.secretweaponminiatures.com/images/KS/photo.JPG

For the damaged set we replaced the security barrier and lift gate tiles with another foundation and straight street -- both of which have very large rubble piles on them.

The foundation tiles have rubble in a more centered position than we'd originally planned -- but after much thought we realized that the purpose of these was to allow folks to put building ruins on them, which means that having centralized rubble makes more sense, and makes them more usable.

And now I'm off to the bank to send another payment to the factory. WOO HOO!

 Snrub wrote:

Update #83

Oct 25, 2013
Final Renders - Urban Streets - Damaged
11 comments
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The damaged Urban Streets tiles are making their way to the factory -- and I thought that you might like to see a couple of views of the finished product.



And here's a link to the full image: http://www.secretweaponminiatures.com/images/KS/photo.JPG

For the damaged set we replaced the security barrier and lift gate tiles with another foundation and straight street -- both of which have very large rubble piles on them.

The foundation tiles have rubble in a more centered position than we'd originally planned -- but after much thought we realized that the purpose of these was to allow folks to put building ruins on them, which means that having centralized rubble makes more sense, and makes them more usable.

And now I'm off to the bank to send another payment to the factory. WOO HOO!

I'm so glad I got the ruined tiles as opposed to the clean. The ruined ones looks so damn good.

Update #84

Nov 5, 2013
Add-On Shipping Update... And BIG NEWS!
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Hello backers!

First, an apology on the delay for add-on shipping items. This has turned into a much bigger data aggregation project that I had expected it to be. Because of limitations on how the data was exported we're having to do a lot of work to sort the orders. We're on it though, and I'm desperately hoping to start shipping by next week.

It turns out though that a LOT of folks that paid for early ship add-on items did not pay for the early shipping -- and those orders will ship with the Kickstarter funded items, because we simply can't afford to eat that much on shipping, on top of everything else.


And now... BIG NEWS!

I have all 16 finished "Scrap Yard" tiles -- the test shots anyway -- and I made it to the warehouse today to put them into our game table and take a LOT of photos. I'll need a day or two to process those photos, but I'll have an update this week that includes photos of the actual, finished tiles on a table. We also got some shots with the walls in place, and whatever models I happened to have sitting around in the shop... which turned out to be a lot of tanks. Go figure, right?

I also got word from the factory today that the "Urban Streets" tiles are still on schedule -- which is more good news!

As if that weren't enough, I talked to the designer last night, and he's finalizing the "Rolling Fields" designs as I type. He wants to make the creek beds a bit more interesting, and improve on the dirt patterning, and then he'll send them on for touch-up and milling.

EVERYTHING IS AMAZING!

-- Justin "misterjustin" McCoy

 kronk wrote:
I forgot what I ordered...

ironicsilence wrote:

 kronk wrote:
I forgot what I ordered...

im in the same boat

RiTides wrote:I'm getting a display board of the ruined temple... so, yeah, no news for me for a long while. Looking forward to seeing progress made on all the others, though, as that brings mine that much closer

Update #85

Nov 7, 2013
Scrap Yards - Complete Table IN PLASTIC!
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Here it is, a complete 4x6' table made entirely of injection molded plastic Tablescapes Tiles ™ -- of course the factory didn't bother to send me tile clips with the test shots, so there are some gaps between the tiles. Otherwise this was set up on the gaming table we have in the warehouse... and it's awesome.

Remember to "view image" to see the full thing -- there's a lot to see!



(Right - KS resizes the images - here's a link)

http://www.secretweaponminiatures.com/images/KS/ScrapYard01.jpg

And then I realized that I have some of my old armored company models sitting around in a box... and we have lots of the Scrap Yard walls cast up and ready to go... at which point I couldn't stop myself.

There's plenty of room for models, walls, buildings, and anything else that you need to put on the table -- and Scrap Yard is the busiest and most crowded of the four sets we have in the queue.



http://www.secretweaponminiatures.com/images/KS/ScrapYard02.jpg

The factory is going to send me some clips with the next round of test shots -- and I'll get to work painting the table, and the walls, and posting some proper "table in action" shots for everyone.

In the interim... hey... this is really happening. Those tiles are plastic, and I have them.

Thank you all again for your support, and enthusiasm.

-- Justin "misterjustin" McCoy

Update #86

Nov 8, 2013
Display Board... IN ACTION!
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So there I was, on Skype with the factory, when my rep stepped back from the camera to show me this.



That, my friends, is the Display Board frame -- which now has a placquard piece that snaps on, so you can put it wherever you like, or leave it off.

We are rocking this!

But I'm still in the conference, so I should go back to paying attention to what he's saying about the milling progress on the Urban Streets tiles....