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So... any update? :(

Really glad you're taking your time. Demand looks to be high, so get it all set first! I'm actually more interested now that you took this step.

Thanks also for your excellent communication on Dakka... we all appreciate it here, of course, and I think this will be a real hotspot for discussion, and people actually joining your campaign

Just don't restart it between the 17th and 20th, since I'll be in the bush with no internet/wireless/cell phone connection...

Well, there's your launch window right there

 Azazelx wrote:
Just don't restart it between the 17th and 20th, since I'll be in the bush with no internet/wireless/cell phone connection...

Arent we always?
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I always assume you lot are crammed together in a jeep / rover with a dish on top when posting anyhow

ritides, don't forget that they are surrounded by everything that is deadly, vicious, and trying to kill them. spiders, snakes, octopi, great white sharks.........koala, kangaroo, platypi

I thought they had to sit in a summoning circle and have a shaman type play a didgeridoo while they enter the Dreamtime in order to have their message come into existence through those mystical series of tubes...

Theophony, I don't think "the bush" usually includes coastland, so Azazelx should be safe from the aquatic dangers at least

Back to the topic at hand, I've checked out the Creature Caster blog and will be eagerly watching for updates on this

 RiTides wrote:
Theophony, I don't think "the bush" usually includes coastland, so Azazelx should be safe from the aquatic dangers at least

Back to the topic at hand, I've checked out the Creature Caster blog and will be eagerly watching for updates on this

Sorry to go off topic, but...

Just cause he's not on the coast doesn't mean that he's safe.

On topic, can't wait for this to hit retail, afraid I'm kinda out of kickstarter, funds are tight and I need the immediate gratification when I buy stuff.

 Theophony wrote:
ritides, don't forget that they are surrounded by everything that is deadly, vicious, and trying to kill them. spiders, snakes, octopi, great white sharks.........koala, kangaroo, platypi

HEY CREATURE CASTER, can we get a massive Platypus deamon as a stretch goal??? Please?



Or maybe a Koala demon... pretty please?

What about a drop bear?

Good old Australia...where the wildlife is described by the categories "Lethal" and "Less-Than-Lethal."

barnacle111 wrote:
What about a drop bear?

Koala - Demon.
Drop - Bear.


I'm really not seeing a difference there.

we're pretty safe against everything but the giant bats. don't forget, we are immune to all venom, because of all the spiders and scorpions we eat by accident.

 the shrouded lord wrote:
we're pretty safe against everything but the giant bats. don't forget, we are immune to all venom, because of all the spiders and scorpions we eat by accident.

Giant bats?!!! Hell, even our little bats give you rabies...

(No, not exaggerating about the rabies...google "Australian Bat Lyssavirus"...looks like one hell of a way to die!)

Getting a bit off topic aren't we?

Yes, some Creature Caster news would be very welcome

For those who didn't watch the Q&A, I'll post some of the more relevant information (from what I remember anyways... it was late when I watched it).

It seems like the demon models are going to be around the $100 range, while the Emperor Dragon is going to be more around the $200 range (no real knowledge on the Mountain Dragon). This price is indicated to be in USD.

There was a lot of worry regarding shipping costs being that Creature Caster is in Canada, but Jeremy seems to be trying to work around that by distributing out of the US and possibly overseas as well.

Stretch goal-wise, it seems like they're backing off on doing models for stretch goals. I.e., it's not likely that we'll see the Tree lady, Chaos Dragon, or any other of those previewed models. On the other hand, it seemed like the Zombie Dragon has a possibility of showing up. This means the catalog for the Kickstarter will have the Spider Demon, Vulture Demon, Warrior Demon, Pincer Demon, Mountain Dragon, and Emperor Dragon. I don't recall if the Plague Demon will be back in time for the Kickstarter, but I truly hope so!

Instead of doing models, they're planning to do some really cool Kickstarter exclusives as stretch goals. No word on what exactly those are, but they're aiming to make a lot of them free exclusives that come with each model. My guess is this would refer to the armor scales for the dragon (so they don't need the howda or seat) or alternate heads for the demons.

In order to counteract the lack of new models as stretch goal, Jeremy confirmed there will be a wave 2 Kickstarter at some point in the future.

There's still no estimation on when the Kickstarter will go live, but it's planned to be a short one, only 15 to 20 days. They're also going to rework the time of day it launches in order to try and accommodate more time zones. Additionally, the early birds will of course be a thing, and there will be multiple shipping tiers (or waves). Pledge-wise, there will be package deals on models, or you can simply pick the model you want, and then add the rest onto that pledge.

Retail wise, they are not planning to sell the first wave of models until all Kickstarter pledges are completely fulfilled. They're really looking to make the whole thing go smooth and not overwhelm themselves. I personally love this.

I'm still waking up and my memory of the video is a bit fuzzy, but if I remember anything else I'll update you guys, or if you have questions I can try to answer them (unless Jeremy does since he's quite good about doing so!) since I've been scrounging for as much information on this as I possibly can.

$100, huh? So more "boutique" stuff that your average gamer/hobbyist can't really afford. Oh well.

That's what you'd pay for a Warmachine Colossal, or most companies equivalently sized models.
I wouldn't consider that boutique pricing for the sort of models we're talking about here.

Colossals are USD 135,- RRP

http://privateerpress.com/warmachine/gallery/khador/colossals/conquest

USD 100,- would be rather spectacular for a Colossal.

 plastictrees wrote:
That's what you'd pay for a Warmachine Colossal, or most companies equivalently sized models.
I wouldn't consider that boutique pricing for the sort of models we're talking about here.

Yup agreed just logged in to echo that very sentiment. $100 is pretty standard....and they look amazing to boot

For what it's worth, Colossals can be had regularly for under 100 if you scour ebay. More like the 75- 85 range if you get lucky.

Not sure how big a Colossal would be in comparison to these. For a 100 bucks I sure hope to be getting quite a bit of bang for my buck!

I'm assuming we're talking the size of something like Mierce's giant pieces, right? Seems a fair price for a model of that size.

Cheaper is always nice though.

You can check out the size in the videos, they are big!

Considering the GW Greater Demons are $96AUS then $100 US/CAN isn't that bad for us. It really depends on how much shipping is going to cost.

Hi guys, sorry about the time away. Just been working hard on the exclusives. As posted above (thanks for filing the thread in) I went on Beeble Babble and talked a lot about the campaign. It really is better than ever.

Between getting the final cast samples back and finishing our exclusives, we will announce a launch date in a few weeks. We are working very hard, and are careful to throw a date out there. Any work we can complete in the front end is less time you have to wait in the back end.

We are doing our best to arrange worldwide drop-shipping from hubs in Europe and the States, NOT Canada. Exact shipping costs will vary, but you will know that you are getting it shipped from a country with a good shipping rate.

If you aren't on the Creature Caster Facebook then "like" us there and get consistent updates. Thanks for your patience and support. We feel these epic models are worth the wait.

Really pleased to hear that on the shipping front, did a little digging after people mentioned it and regular Canadian shipping is quite the hurdle.

Also very pleased to hear you're getting as much prep as possible done ahead of time. I've not been involved in many Kickstarters but I did pledge on Raging Heroes based on the quality of their past product, and from the Beeble Babble it sounds like you're also a fan of their work. They however gave a September shipping date for wave 1, this of course was not met and they still haven't even finished the render work in February, so I'd love to not have that happen to me again.

$100USD is about what I expected these guys to go for, so I'm in for a couple. Especially knowing that I have a few weeks to save up. Just be aware that you're getting ever closer to the Darklands 2.5 KS, which will undoubtedly drain my funds as well. At least Drake 2 hasn't shown me anything I want to chip in for...yet.

 highlord tamburlaine wrote:
For what it's worth, Colossals can be had regularly for under 100 if you scour ebay. More like the 75- 85 range if you get lucky.

Not sure how big a Colossal would be in comparison to these. For a 100 bucks I sure hope to be getting quite a bit of bang for my buck!

I'm assuming we're talking the size of something like Mierce's giant pieces, right? Seems a fair price for a model of that size.

Cheaper is always nice though.

Mierce is about what I would expect, and like Angrislaug was $64. He may have been an outlier though. How do these rate size wise to something like Kull?

Why are they not doing the plague one? He looked awesome.