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pretre wrote: Anyone else not get the pledge manager yet? Latest update said to fill it out?
If you're waiting for them to send you a link to it... it's been up since during the campaign. Just go here and fill it out. They'll plug in the payment part when they're ready and you'll be able to checkout or something.
A lot of people are wondering when the Pledge Manager will allow people to lock in their final reward selection - including adding additional funds for additional rewards. We're almost done going through everything, checking the code, and matching it to Kickstarter's data. Right now, we expect it to be ready by Thanksgiving (as observed in the US - about two weeks from now).
We'll be rolling out the full manager to only a few people at first - to make sure the system can handle the load and has no major bugs, so be patient if you're not in the first group.
This week we're also sharing the updated pictures of several models for which we showed concept art during the campaign!
First up - we've got the completed Burrowing Horror - which is part of your Core Set rewards.
We also have the Shadow Demon, which is part of Expansion Set #2 - the original shown here is opaque, but the final version will be made in translucent smoky purple!
There's more art to come, and we'll have another update when the Pledge Manager goes live to all backers.
Remember - ALL BACKERS must fill out the Pledge Manager by December 31st! Unless you do that we don't know your reward selections OR your shipping address. Without both of those pieces of information, we cannot fulfill your rewards!
Revised burrowing horror looks a lot better, I'd actually like one now! Always loved the face of it, and now the scales aren't distracting from it nearly as much.
Yep, burrowing horror does look a lot better for sure. Shadow demon seems pretty cool but I elected to skip that one.
I think I may go crazy by the time the manager is ready for me and double up on expansion 3. The terrain is all solid, especially when you get doubles of them, and most of the sci fi models should find a home in my scifi collection. The bathalians and kulathis may show up on my deadzone tables as homebrew mercs or misc baddies, and the greys will make for acceptable scientist/civilians to be rescued or mercilessly devoured. The saucers will be getting re-fitted to join my mars attacks collection, and the IMEF guys will make decent mercs/soldiers/guards etc.
Hope I don't get pinged for Threadnomancy, it's been a long time since we had an update
Update #78
Dec 6, 2013
Pledge Calculator update! More Art!
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Spoiler:
First some not-so-great news - We're having trouble with PayPal, but we’re going to get it available as soon as we work some things out with them. We can still launch without paypal, however, so we will.
Backers will begin receiving e-mails this weekend notifying them that you may now lock in your selections. The e-mail will contain the link to the Pledge Calculator, or you can access it via the home tab of this project.
What this means for you depends on what you want, so let's break it down:
If you have no changes to make - that is, if you have pledged enough funds to cover the reward selection you have selected, including shipping and/or taxes (if any), then as soon as you receive your e-mail telling you you may Lock In your pledge, you may simply log in using the link in the e-mail or on the front page of this project, and lock in your reward selection. Remember, you may change your shipping address at ANY time until your rewards ship, using the same link. Please be sure to keep this address current, to ensure prompt delivery.
If you want to add more things to your reward selection - We will only be able to accept major credit cards through the Pledge Calculator at first. So if you select more things than your Kickstarter Pledge covered (or you need to add more funds to cover shipping or taxes) then once you receive the e-mail telling you you may lock in your pledge, you may follow the link to the Pledge calculator and add the items, and add payment via credit card. Remember, you may change your shipping address at ANY time until your rewards ship, using the same link. Please be sure to keep this address current, to ensure prompt delivery.
If you want to add more things but do not have a Credit Card, only PayPal - we will still be sending out the e-mail, but you will have to wait until committing the changes until we have the Paypal issue sorted out.
IMPORTANT REMINDERS: You can only lock in your pledge ONE TIME. Once you have confirmed your reward selection, using your original pledge or by adding additional funds, you cannot add to this. Please be sure your final selection is accurate.
ALL BACKERS MUST lock in a reward selection by December 31, 2013. We do not otherwise have your shipping information nor do we otherwise know what to actually ship to you.
Now, let's look at some more Art!
During the project, the water elemental was shown as concept art - here's the Green! Remember the model was sculpted in a green epoxy resin, but will be produced in a translucent blue, so the color and opacity will be different than shown here.
And the Peryton, featured in the Thank You Option!
There's still more terrific art to showcase in the coming weeks, so stay tuned!
I kinda regret going in on this one now. I'll have to add money for the postage since I didn't do that initially, and go through it carefully in a couple of weeks to work out exactly what to get.
I kind of just want to hit the submit button as soon as they let me. Any consideration will lead to indecision and potential extra spending... and I already threw down too much
I ordered no paint, however, I do quite like the reaper paint. Especially the high density stuff or whatever it is. Ash grey and concrete have been my go to bluish-grey and highlight for years and years.
I would have gotten in on the paint, but I just ordered the whole Minitaire set. It's a good thing too, gonna need my airbrush to even make a dent in all of the bones coming my way.
How well do normal Reaper/Vallejo paints work in an airbrush when thinned? Are they pretty good, or is it worth it to get special a.b. paints from Reaper?
Reaper has airbrush paints now? Been a while since I checked. You can thin normal paints out just fine. In fact, depending on what you're doing, you may have to thin out the 'airbrush ready' paints anyway.
I've put down a bunch of basecoats of ash grey down and it always works. I got the airbrush paint partly because I wanted to not have to thin it each time... but that's just part of airbrushing. If you are trying to work really close to the model with low psi to do details, pretty sure you gotta thin out your paints, airbrush ready or not. Somewhat of an airbrush n00b though, so take a pinch of salt with any advice I give
A lot of it comes down to how/what you use to thin down each kind of paint. Some people use rubbing alcohol for a lot of their thinning (wear a mask, lordy!), but certain brands don't do as well with that. It pays to do a little research and see if you can get a couple of good opinions on what works well with your chosen paint brand. Usually, you can buy the kind that company makes of course, although a lot of people will suggest their own mix.
Locked in at $20. Much as I'd love to add hundreds of random fantasy figures to my collection, I doubt I'll be using them much in the near future, so I just went with the two dungeon decor packs (never know when random knickknacks will be useful for a miniatures game) and the two cheap LE figures (Sophie and the trick or treating guy).
I'm actually kind of impressed I held off without dropping a pile on this, but I'm waiting on 3 big projects to come in yet, and should stop adding to the now massive pile of cash floating around with a shrug for a delivery date.
Dec 12, 2013
Pledge Calculator Extended to January 15, 2014!
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Spoiler:
We have extended the Pledge Calculator until Jan 15th 2014 because we were delayed.
We have also noticed people having problems seeing the correct pricing - if you have a valid pledge, you should be seeing exactly the price that was posted during the Kickstarter. If you are seeing a higher price, it is because the system does not see a pledge associated with the e-mail address you are using. There are two ways to fix this.
First - log out and back in. This seems to fix the issue in a majority of cases. You may need to close your browser after logging out, but not everyone has reported needing to do this step.
Second - check your e-mail for a message from no reply@amazon.com - it should have a subject line similar to "Your Payment to Hobby-Q / Reaper Miniatures has succeeded". Check what e-mail address that message was sent to, and when you log back in to the pledge calculator, be sure to use the same address. If it is different, our database will not see your pledge.
If you still have problems, send us an email at question@reapermini.com with your Operating System (Windows Vista, Mac OS 10.7, etc.) your Browser Firefox, Chrome, Internet Explorer, etc.) and include the e-mails dress with which you pledged.
I never received my first pledge manager e-mail... Kinda concerned now.
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I just went in for the $1 pledge and at this point I'm mainly considering the paint. I might do a few minis, but cash is tight and not much really jumps out at me.
As far as the minis go, I'm thinking that Beast Mode!, Pathfinder Villains and Hill Giants are the ones I'd be interested in, but I don't really need them, and might just wait for retail to pick up the ones I'd specifically want.
It's the Third Friday in December, and that means updates!
First, here's the digital rendering of TrollSlayer Sophie - included in your Core Set Rewards!
And next, here's 3 of the Highlanders in the Thank You! Set - Highland Warrior, Standing Stone, and Sergeant Piper!
Please note that we've left some of the sculpting tabs on for the image, these will be cleaned up before the final model is produced.
We will be sending out Surveys soon to remind everyone to please fill out the Pledge Calculator - unless you fill out the calculator, we do not know where to ship your rewards! If you are having problems, contact us at questions@reapermini.com.
And finally, we wanted to take a moment to wish all of you a few days of peace and joy as we enter the Christmas and New Year's Season. Whatever your preferred holidays and celebration styles, we hope you are all safe and happy these next few weeks!
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!
~Reaper
Really liking the look of the Highland Warrior. Sophie seems kind of meh, but maybe it'll look better as a mini and not a render.
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