Crocodile Games (maker of Wargods) Olympus Kickstarter

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**Grot 6**

Got in on the 165 level to go with a few more I'll be picking up come payday.

Where are the Achilles and Hector guys at though? Time to break out my 300 and Troy films and get ready for the dogs of war.

Anyone know where to get some good Greek type terrain, or where to look to scratch build some?

**Chris FitzPatrick**

We are in the final hours... Helen and the Hydra have now both been unlocked!

http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1820979427/wargods-of-olympus-mythology-miniature-battle-game

--Fitz

Upcoming:

**RiTides**

Wow, lots of stretches listed out for the last 6 hours! I'm not sure it will make them all but it's cool to see

and I'm very happy that the Hydra made it in easily.

Where's Alpharius

**Alpharius**

...huh?

I like the Mechanical Minotaur and the Hydra - what's the best pledge level for me?

**RiTides**

Well, unfortunately I don't think there really is a good pledge level for that. I'm getting the mechanical bull with a $20 pledge (as it's a $15 miniature, just like the demigods that that pledge level was set up for originally). I think that is the lowest pledge level that you can put add-ons in addition to.

The mechanical minotaur is a $20 add-on, and the hydra is a $30 one. However, they'll be done at quite different times (the first at the end of this year, the hydra is at the end of the queue and not available until late next year). So... it might not really be a good fit for you.

It's blowing past stretch goals, though! Just passed $145K, which was "Reinforcements 2". I don't know what that is, but it sounds good

. About 50 minutes left to go.

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And it's done! $147K, with 544 backers. What I've pledged for is listed as October... hopefully this KS bucks the trend and delivers on time, in which case I will of course take pics and post them up

**jah-joshua**

well, that went quite nicely...
congrats, Fitz!!!

nice to see your sculpts back in the limelight...
i love your style

...
best of luck with all the work ahead...

cheers
jah

**RatBot**

Well, I'm chuffed to bits that this was so successful. I do hope we'll see the Medusa and the Cretan Pirates somewhere down the line, but the stuff that got funded all looks great, and I'm super excited for WGO's release.

Hmmm, Corinthians, or Spartans?....

After I get my Aegyptus Typhon and maybe Heru, too, that is.

**Azazelx**

Alpharius wrote:
...huh?

I like the Mechanical Minotaur and the Hydra - what's the best pledge level for me?

Retail @ 2014!

**RiTides**

This ended up here fast!

**silent25**

RiTides wrote:
This ended up here fast!

Well of course, we can't have all this Kickstarter filth continue to clutter up the News & Rumors section.

So we'll see when we get the "official" End of Kickstarter Update. Curious to see how the Automations come out. Don't recall seeing Fitz doing much in the way of mechanical sculpts.

**silent25**

New update #26:

The Kickstarter has been over for a few weeks and we are busy as bees here at the Croc HQ -- We just got back from Historicon last week and we are hard at work on the Kickstarter stuff.

As you know, everyone should have sent in their surveys by now, if you haven’t; check the kickstarter program page and there should be a notice for you to fill it out. Please don’t delay; we need this information to produce the miniatures.

Debs is busy compiling all the information from the Kickstarter surveys. This is a huge job because there are a lot of backers and a lot of options. She is slowly working her way through it and as soon as she has got a comprehensive list, we will be contacting you if we need any clarifications or additional information that we may need.

Chris has been sculpting away and is making steady progress on the miniatures. He’s putting the final touches on the Demigods and cutting them into their separate parts to be sent to the mold maker. He has also nearly finished one of the Bronze Automatons… the Bronze Minotaur!

Check out these in progress photos – there are still a few more things to clean up and little details to add, but the Bronze Minotaur is nearly done and stands 2.75 inches tall, so he is going to be an impressive miniature on the battlefield!

Thanks again for all of the support. Tune in next week for another update.

--Chris & Debs Crocodile Games

And pics!

**silent25**

Not an official update, but the sculpt for Hecate was posted up at the CG forums:
Hidden for NSFW boobies.

Spoiler:

**RiTides**

silent25 wrote:
Curious to see how the Automations come out. Don't recall seeing Fitz doing much in the way of mechanical sculpts.

I like the bronze minotaur, but I really want to see the bull... hopefully he'll put it in an update soon, as maybe it's already done?

**Mr Morden**

silent25 wrote:
Not an official update, but the sculpt for Hecate was posted up at the CG forums:
Hidden for NSFW boobies.

Spoiler:

Makes me glad I ordered her

thanks

**silent25**

New update, now with metal models

Update #28 · Sep 8, 2013 · 4 comments

Hello again from the Land of Olympus!

It's been a busy couple of weeks here at the Croc HQ. Todd Harris has just completed the first of his sculptures for the kickstarter project, a set of Greek Archers. We have done this pack with universal warriors that work with the following city-states; Sparta, Athens, Corinth and Mycenae. Each unit will have a captain that is specific to the city-state, and the basic warriors will all look like athletic Greek youths, check out the pictures below!

And here's the latest news on production, we have gotten the first batch of master castings of the Demigods, and they look spectacular! Our masters are done by Brian Hitsman at Majestic Mold Making, a long-time veteran of the mold making business, and he has done an amazing job of capturing all of the detail in these complicated models. We're spending the next week getting these masters prepped for their production molds, and then we can start making miniatures!

To give you an idea of how big this job is. we have something like 50 individual molds remaining to produce for the first wave, a huge task but we're making great progress. Watch for more updates as the molds are completed.

As soon as we have all of the production molds finished we are going to be closing the paypal pledging once and for all, so if you have any last minute additions now is the time to add them.

Thats it for now, thanks to everyone for their support, and we'll see you soon in the next update!

--Chris & Debs

PS: If you haven't seen her already, check out the latest pictures of Hecate on the Croc forum here -- https://www.crocodilegames.com/forum/msgView.cfm?postID=6508&boardID=40&rowStart=65

Looks like the Hecate model will not officially be shown via KS Updates. Suspect the nudity goes against KS policies.

**silent25**

Little "Pre-update" blurb on the CG Forums:

The sculpture of the Oracle is close to being finished, if things go we'll I'll be able to show her off in the update this weekend.

The last of the Demigod molds are being pressed this week, and I'll be going out to inspect the master castings for the last 2 (Hecate and Dionysus) on Friday. If those look good we'll be able to start production castings for the Demigods next week. Fingers crossed they came out OK!

Eager to see what the Oracle looks like

**silent25**

And WIP of the Oracle is up at the CG Forum. Taking a bit longer than expected.

Spoiler:

**RiTides**

The oracle is looking cool! They should post that on the kickstarter page.

The lack of updates on this (particularly on KS) has been disappointing.

**silent25**

Well it is a WiP and he said he was aiming for a weekend update this weekend. Though he did say that a few weeks ago as well....

Has been nearly three weeks, so yea, agree he should be doing a bit of a "I'm still here" update at least.

**Chris FitzPatrick**

Oracle of Delphi, completed:

--Fitz

**silent25**

Looks great! Great job Fitz!

**silent25**

New update is out:
http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1820979427/wargods-of-olympus-mythology-miniature-battle-game/posts/665292

Painter Rewards Shipping!

Greetings backers, we're back again with great news from the Croc HQ! The Demigod miniatures have arrived, they look fantastic, and the Painter Rewards are shipping this week!

If you chose any of the "Painter" rewards (x1 through x8) and did not add any Add-Ons or substitutions, then we should be shipping your miniatures this week. If you paid for Add-Ons or items other than the Demigods included, these rewards will be shipping a little later as we get the other molds completed and castings made.

Debs is hard at work packing and shipping the Painter rewards, and we have photographic proof!

Debs gets the Painter Rewards ready for shipping!

As for the rest of the rewards, we are making great progress on the molds for the Trojans, which are next in line. The last of the Trojan greens are at Majestic Moldmaking now, and we should be getting the master castings back for these in the next week.

New Trojan Greens!

Click the link above to see more of the latest Trojan sculptures, including the Musician and the Swordsman!

Thanks to everyone for their patience with us so far, this is a huge assortment of miniatures, and we're doing our best to get all of these completed as soon as possible.

--Chris & Debs

Here is the image from the link:

**BobtheInquisitor**

Those look great. I'll probably end up picking up a lot more Wargods minis .

**RiTides**

I agree, but it's gonna be so late :-/. They are going to be pretty off schedule at the current rate, and haven't gotten into most of what they committed to sculpt yet.

**silent25**

Another non-Kickstarter update via the Croc Forums. Helen is pretty much done.

OK, she's about 99% complete, so let's show her off! All that really remains are her slotta-tab, the straps on the rear sandal (I need to remove her from the cork to get in close enough to sculpt them) and few clean-ups here and there.

Beauty is a very subjective thing, and to sculpt 'the most beautiful woman in history' that pleases everyone is probably an impossible task. I've tried to stick closely the Des' concept design. We loosely based her appearance on a young Sophia Loren, and for the sculpture I tried to give her something of an otherworldly air with her pose and face, as if her physical appearance closely resembled the stylized form of art that the greeks used - that would be the standard of beauty for the day. Hopefully this is a subtle effect, and I'm looking forward to seeing her painted - after looking at her in green for so long, seeing her in color will be a welcome change!

Thanks to everyone for their patience with me as I worked on this mini. Some figures are very challenging, I could probably have sculpted half a dozen rough-and-tumble warriors with swords and spears in the time it to to make her! I'll be cleaning her up and taking some more photos on a base to send out in a general update this weekend.

Hope you guys like her!

Agree with the face being highly stylized, but still like

**BobtheInquisitor**

Jake Sully would hit it.

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I really enjoy Fitz's style and the Wargods line. I'm also glad to see an exclusive miniature getting a lot of attention. However, I'm still really glad he's almost done so he can move on.

**cincydooley**

When are these things supposed to hit the market?

**BobtheInquisitor**

cincydooley wrote:
When are these things supposed to hit the market?

September?

(of 2013)

**silent25**

cincydooley wrote:
When are these things supposed to hit the market?

FYI, Helen and the Oracle were KS exclusives and these versions won't be available for regular sale. Though Fitz has stated he may do alternative sculpts of these two for general release. Also, he is still taking pledges via Paypal till the end of the year if you want to get in.

**cincydooley**

silent25 wrote:
cincydooley wrote:
When are these things supposed to hit the market?

FYI, Helen and the Oracle were KS exclusives and these versions won't be available for regular sale. Though Fitz has stated he may do alternative sculpts of these two for general release. Also, he is still taking pledges via Paypal till the end of the year if you want to get in.

Ugh. That is a damned fine sculpt tho. How much was Helen?