Orcus is almost finished
Update #46 · Aug 2, 2013 · 9 comments

Well, Orcus is almost finished. After Orcus Paul should be working on the Abbat-Dol Warrior and a couple more Dretch. Hopefully after that Demogorgon will get finished. Pictures of Orcus below. This week I will get out the spreadsheets to everyone. It looks like only one person only hasn't filled out their survey so I have everyone elses email addresses.

Project Update #67: Type V Demon Finished

Paul finished the Type V Demon today. I think this might have been one of his least favorite to do so far...... anything with multiple arms can be a real pain in the ass. The great thing about these is that the lower snake torso is a separate piece so it can serve as a basis for further miniatures (Yuan-ti, Greek style Gorgons, and Giant Snakes of one kind or another).

Lots of variations possible with these. Essentially 7 different arm variations (3 left, 3 right, and the spear) with the ability to put the single weapon arms in any of their respective sockets. So the 3 left arms can go in any of the 3 three slots on the left side of the body and the 3 right arms can go in any of the 3 three slots on the right side of the body.

Below is the first variant torso and head.


Below is the second variant head and torso.

Belial is coming along. Belial will also come with a second arm that is holding a wand and 2 shield options. You can also see some of the work on the Bodakk head though it is not finished.

I thought some finished pictures of Belial would be nice.......

Obviously he has been changed from his concept sketch and given a completely different look and some weapon options. He has options for two different shields, holding a spellbook, javelin, and wand. I decided to go for more of a warrior necromancer look. Originally I wanted most of the greater devils to have a classical Greek look to them but frankly I found the original concept a little boring and wanted something more than a devil dressed as a hoplite. This turned into a devil based on a celtic chieftain and given some magical items and a cloak made from flayed skin.

Bael is almost finished and hopefully some clearer pictures for you guys later this week. I am really liking what Paul cooked up here. As usual let me know what you think.

Just a quick update to let everyone know the current situation.

Right now Paul should be finished with Baphomet this weekend, possibly even tomorrow. After that we have Asmodeus, Baalzebulb, the Stink Cow, and the Bearded Devils to finish. I am going to have him do the three Bearded Devils next and most likely Asmodeus though I am still thinking about Baalzebulb.

I should have masters finished of most of the models in the next 2-3 weeks so that should put us in a good position to have production molds finished by the end of May / Early June. Once that is done we can start shipping stuff to everyone.

Here are some pictures of Baphomet completely finished. Off the top of my head as I write this I believe he stands about 56mm tall. Hope everyone likes him.

 Alpharius wrote:
I like it - a lot!

I missed out on this Kickstarter, so I now REALLY want to be able to buy a lot of these at 'retail', ASAP!

 Pacific wrote:
will see if there is some way of contacting the guy.

I hope everyone is doing well. I am recovering from a nasty stomach bug that had me down and out for about five days. But on to more interesting things. Paul sent me some pictures of the first bearded devil no Friday.

They have been reimagined a bit from the concept art. I was thinking that the heavily armored plate armor didn't really fit in with the rest of the devils so I thought this would look more interesting and a little more true to the inspiration.

Project Update #89: Mostly Finished Bearded Devils
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A quick picture of the mostly finished Bearded Devils. Hopefully Asmodeus will be finished by the end of week. If I get some work in progress pics before that I will post them up!

It has been a while since I put up an update about the time schedule to get this all finished. I should have the remaining sculpts (minus Baalzebulb and the Cow) in the next week or two. Once that is done sculpts will be sent to the mold maker to have the masters made and then we will go right into production. I am expecting to start shipping in around a month and a half.

There are still some possibilities for delays as the process continues. You guys have been really patient and I appreciate that. Hopefully we are looking at the end of the line coming up!

Got some questions from the previous update I thought would be best to answer through another update!

1. Baalzebulb and the Cow will indeed get done they just aren't going to be done before the end of this week. They also are both so large that they will have their own production mold so there is no need to wait for them to be finished before starting the process of getting production molds made.

2. A couple of people have asked about adding stuff to their order. No problem at all. Just send me an updated excel document (if you need another one just let me know) and I will send you a paypal invoice.

Project Update #94: Where we are currently
Apologies for going so long in between updates. I will be posting a large number of updates tonight instead of 1 overly large one. Due to GenCon requirements the mold maker was completely booked but we are back on track and master and production molds should be done in the next 2-3 weeks.

I have finished pictures of both Asmodeus and Baalzebulb (see next two updates). I also have pictures of masters for some of the miniatures which will again be in another update that will be posted tonight.

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Due to money and time constraints I have decided to go with the Sandy Garrity sculpts (pictures out tonight in the last update of the night). It simply was not feasible to get all new sculpts and it would probably take another 3 months minimum to get them sculpted and produced and to be honest this project has dragged on longer than expected as it is.

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Again I would like to thank everyone for their patience and their continued support. Over the next 3-4 days I will be following up on all backlogged correspondence. If you haven't heard from me by the end of the week please drop me another note!

Some quick picture of the finished Baalzebulb pieces and a couple more work in progress shots that give a much better idea of what he is going to look like when he is finished. Stands roughly 56mm tall.

Finshed Pieces:

Project Update #96: Finished Asmodeus
And finally the finished Asmodeus. He has become a more complex model with the addition of hand options. He can have his staff or a mace in his right hand (as well as the mace attached to the chain on the left side of his body if you don't want him holding it) and he has the three options for his left hand: empty, flame, and book.

Project Update #97: Kickstarter Only figures
Here are some quick pictures of the kickstarter only figures.....

#98 Master moulds finished

Hello everyone, got the good news last night that all of the master molds, with the exception of The Great Beast, Stink Cow, and the wings for Orcus. They have been shipped to me by the manufacturer and I should have them by the end of the week. Hopefully, will have pictures up of the physical product this weekend.

I have asked the manufacturer to start on the production molds and should have more information in the next couple of days on a more concrete time frame for completion.

Some pictures of the finished Stink Cow. He comes with two heads, one is the stink cow head with a little grimace and the other is a realistic buffalo head. So you can actually use this guy as a real correctly sized buffalo if you are into Cowboy games.

Roughly 38mm tall and 70mm long.

Picture 1 and 2 have the "stink cow" head while picture 3 has the realistic head.

I got the masters in on Friday and have been assembling and basing them. I will hopefully have some pictures up tomorrow! I will do pictures with a rule so you can get an idea of absolute size and I will also try and get some pictures next to some well known miniatures to give you an idea of relative size. I was considering using a space marine but will probably go with a Reaper miniature.

#106
A picture of both head and weapon variations that come with the Bodakk. You will have to snip off the axe head to put on the hammer head.

#107
Pictures of the finished Stink Cow. Ended up being very large. He comes with two head options, one for the Stink Cow variation and another you can use as an American Bison (aka Buffalo) if you are into the Wild West.

I don't usually do this kind of thing and I am / was a little hesitant to even touch on another Kickstarter project / company, but some of the backers are starting to question my friends intentions so I think it is appropriate at this time to speak up and support someone I know as a good and honest man.

As some of you know there have been some pretty serious issues with the three Center Stage Miniatures kickstarters. While I do not know all of the specifics things look pretty bad right now. My understanding is that the current management will not be able to fulfill their obligations with concern to their backers. Enough said about that I think.

Enter, Mortal Arrow, to try and buy up the greens and offer what he considers to be a fair path forward. Now I am not going to offer my opinion on his plan, I am not a backer and it will be up to the backers to decide if his plan has merit or not. What I do want to talk about is the man himself. I have known Mike, yes his name is Mike and he is certainly not Matt, for about a year and a half now. I met him through this Kickstarter. I have to admit I was reluctant to meet someone who I met over the Internet.... thoughts of being kidnapped and having bad things happen to me where in the front and back of my mind. Regardless, I met him and we instantly hit it off.

I have had the pleasure of spending time with Mikes family and he has been gracious enough to have my family over to his house. He is a passionate old school gamer and miniature enthusiast. More importantly he also runs his own business, non-gaming related. I can't guarantee that Mike will be successful running a miniature company but I can tell you that he is an experienced businessman as well as a good man. Other than that I will let each and every backer make up their own mind. Hopefully, this update can at least lay to rest anyones misgivings about Mortal Arrow.

#109
Been a while since I posted a state of the Kickstarter. Things are chugging along and I finally have confirmation that the production molds should be finished this week. Once this is done we can start getting the final product made and in my hands. Looks like the end is getting closer. Thanks for the support and the patience!