Forum adverts like this one are shown to any user who is not logged in. Join us by filling out a tiny 3 field form and you will get your own, free, dakka user account which gives a good range of benefits to you:
No adverts like this in the forums anymore.
Times and dates in your local timezone.
Full tracking of what you have read so you can skip to your first unread post, easily see what has changed since you last logged in, and easily see what is new at a glance.
Email notifications for threads you want to watch closely.
Being a part of the oldest wargaming community on the net.
If you are already a member then feel free to login now.
Constantius is in, next up is ANOTHER Belit figure, I think it looks good, can't bring picture over right now. Also to note the stretch goals are getting further apart. I think we are beginning to get close to their max out point. The first stretch goals were $25K apart, the last few have been $30K apart this next one is $35K away.
LOL, Theo your mind is an amazing place, never change.-camkierhi 9/19/13
I cant believe theo is right.. damn. -comradepanda 9/26/13
None of the strange ideas we had about you involved your sexual orientation..........-Monkeytroll 12/10/13
I'd put you on ignore for that comment, if I could...Alpharius 2/11/14
I'd really love to see a kickstarter that goes berserk say "okay guys, too much, were stopping HERE! No more stretch goals as we want to get this out on schedule. We'll start a second KS for this next month with a delivery date of XXXX for those who haven't pledged yet." The closest I've seen was creature caster, who said to the extent "I'm only doing X many items so I can be on time because that is paramount" he stuck to it, but is still late .
Basius 2 essentially did that. They had the initial set of base molds as goals, and once they reached them, no more were added to unlock. The did have a final stretch goal which helped subsidize shipping with the extra money that would have gone towards mold making, which was nice.
Daft question which is ominously missing from the KS page .....anyone know what the minis are made of - sprue less plastic, hard plastic, ready assembled like zombicide..... .?
This message was edited 1 time. Last update was at 2015/01/17 20:55:54
TwilightSparkles wrote:Daft question which is ominously missing from the KS page .....anyone know what the minis are made of - sprue less plastic, hard plastic, ready assembled like zombicide..... .?
As Alpharius said, and despite what the main kickstarter page says it will be PVC like Sedition Wars and Relic Knights. Apparently they have fixed all the problems with the material. Not sure if it will be preassembled.
This message was edited 1 time. Last update was at 2015/01/18 00:25:56
corgan wrote: After the Beasts of War video, I wait to see some comments on the PVC models they showed, regarding Conan game and in general.
If the Conan figures look as good as the examples in the BoW video I'll be very happy. He alluded to possibly having some Conan figures before the campaign is over. That would go a long way to increasing my confidence.
BlaxicanX wrote: A young business man named Tom Kirby, who was a pupil of mine until he turned greedy, helped the capitalists hunt down and destroy the wargamers. He betrayed and murdered Games Workshop.
TwilightSparkles wrote: Daft question which is ominously missing from the KS page .....anyone know what the minis are made of - sprue less plastic, hard plastic, ready assembled like zombicide..... .?
See Jamie, what did I tell you?
Kirasu: Have we fallen so far that we are excited that GW is giving us the opportunity to spend 58$ for JUST the rules? Surprised it's not "Dataslate: Assault Phase"
AlexHolker: "The power loader is a forklift. The public doesn't complain about a forklift not having frontal armour protecting the crew compartment because the only enemy it is designed to face is the OHSA violation."
AlexHolker: "Allow me to put it this way: Paramount is Skynet, reboots are termination attempts, and your childhood is John Connor."
Cheers, had enough of that material so saves me some money, I'd rank dealing with that stuff as the most painful hobby experience ever. Guess that explains why so much is being offered.
As Alpharius said, and despite what the main kickstarter page says it will be PVC like Sedition Wars and Relic Knights. Apparently they have fixed all the problems with the material. Not sure if it will be preassembled.
OrlandotheTechnicoloured wrote: so the best guide is the factory making them and what they've done before (in this case we've been told it's the place doing Dust)
Yep, they are also doing the current Zombicide Season 3 and Journey models, which are supposed to be much crisper than previous editions. So in terms of material, I'm happy with it
This message was edited 1 time. Last update was at 2015/01/18 12:47:01
I could do without a dice bag, it's the first stretch goal I think is a true padder.
The swamp demon though I could go for ranks of those
LOL, Theo your mind is an amazing place, never change.-camkierhi 9/19/13
I cant believe theo is right.. damn. -comradepanda 9/26/13
None of the strange ideas we had about you involved your sexual orientation..........-Monkeytroll 12/10/13
I'd put you on ignore for that comment, if I could...Alpharius 2/11/14
Definitely adding the campaign book. If it's a popular choice it should give a nice surge to the next stretch goals.
BlaxicanX wrote: A young business man named Tom Kirby, who was a pupil of mine until he turned greedy, helped the capitalists hunt down and destroy the wargamers. He betrayed and murdered Games Workshop.
The new Belit is rather awesome and perfectly befits the image I have always had in my head of her. Well done there Monolith.
I am scratchign my head at the swamp spirit. Looks liek agreat concept btu I am wondering how they will get all of those gapped spaces between the tendrils and branches without the sculpt being cut into a lot of pieces, btu I suppose that si a question for the sculptor who makes the thing.
If there were a pledge just for Belit and the Art book I woudl be in for those in a hear beat. I may be critical of the " feel " of the art work in so far as hwo it fits REH's Conan, bu tthe quality of the art is fantastic.
even though I have been critical of the project thus far in some regards I woudl also caution to say that there is not really a " special formula " for great PVC in so much as you have different operators working the process with different degrees of care and expertise. Everythign I have ever heard about Dust studios is great. I have exchanged emails with Paolo Parente on the subject of an RBG line of plastics and he seemed to have a very hands on kind fo mentality which i think goes a LONG way for the product he produces.
There are certain immutable limitations of plastic manufacturing but if you are goign to produce in plastics I think, based on what I have learned in my own research, Dust Studios is where to have it done well.
As far as the limitations of plastic production to illustrate what I am gettign at I think that the Belit sculpt and sculpts like the Picts and the early Conan, the Man ape, the Saber toother tiger, Shevas, will come through and look damned good, while other sculpts that have the detail just packed on will suffer from a bit more of those details kind fo " melting " together. Not that they actually melt together but that plastic production tends to round the edges of everything. The more edges there are together the more " melted " those details will appear because yo uare lookign at more of it together.
Tre, have a look at the Journey miniatures in the video above. These have masses of detail and have come out beautifully. These are apparently made using the same process and material as the Conan range
Campaign book is interesting, though I would prefer an expansion with the book, maybe a map and some figures for the expansion, even if the price was more.
Oh yeh I know the Journey miniatrues are amazing. Perhaps the Wrath of Kings miniatures will be the tell tale product for PVC. The models are detailed and dynamic and cast in PVC.
Karazax wrote: Campaign book is interesting, though I would prefer an expansion with the book, maybe a map and some figures for the expansion, even if the price was more.
Should be getting exactly that today or tomorrow as an add-on.
Really getting excited about this. I still haven't pledged yet, but my brother in law will be coming over in a little while and if he is interested in it then I'm going for the king pledge and all add ons. With the deal on figs I'm thinking of actually doing 2 king pledges .
What will really sink me is if they allow us to buy extras of the swamp demon or any of the models for that matter. I really like the look of it and the man-ape.
LOL, Theo your mind is an amazing place, never change.-camkierhi 9/19/13
I cant believe theo is right.. damn. -comradepanda 9/26/13
None of the strange ideas we had about you involved your sexual orientation..........-Monkeytroll 12/10/13
I'd put you on ignore for that comment, if I could...Alpharius 2/11/14
endtransmission wrote: Tre, have a look at the Journey miniatures in the video above. These have masses of detail and have come out beautifully. These are apparently made using the same process and material as the Conan range
They're also much bigger than the normal human models in Conan will be. The one Dust soldier they showed in the BoW video doesn't really tell us much, since you can't tell if it looks that way because it was designed to or because of the manufacturing process.
Don't get me wrong, I'm definitely coming around as the campaign goes on...but I want to see a basic, 32mm human model from this campaign, one of the ones with substantial amounts of detail, in the final material before I'm likely to pledge.
"Your society's broken, so who should we blame? Should we blame the rich, powerful people who caused it? No, lets blame the people with no power and no money and those immigrants who don't even have the vote. Yea, it must be their fething fault." - Iain M Banks
-----
"The language of modern British politics is meant to sound benign. But words do not mean what they seem to mean. 'Reform' actually means 'cut' or 'end'. 'Flexibility' really means 'exploit'. 'Prudence' really means 'don't invest'. And 'efficient'? That means whatever you want it to mean, usually 'cut'. All really mean 'keep wages low for the masses, taxes low for the rich, profits high for the corporations, and accept the decline in public services and amenities this will cause'." - Robin McAlpine from Common Weal
Alex C wrote: Z3, Dust, The Others and Journey are all FANTASTIC quality and are from the same place that will be doing the Conan figures.
I have no doubt they will be nice.
Not sure if Dust has shipped yet, but none of the other three have, so none of us know what the actual in-hand quality will be like. Sedition Wars looked lovely in pictures, too.
Automatically Appended Next Post:
tre manor wrote: Oh yeh I know the Journey miniatrues are amazing. Perhaps the Wrath of Kings miniatures will be the tell tale product for PVC. The models are detailed and dynamic and cast in PVC.
The Journey Miniatures are also twice the size of traditional 28mm figures. Their regular bull-headed guys will make for comfortable large Minotaurs in other games.
This message was edited 1 time. Last update was at 2015/01/18 21:52:23
.
(more)
(building)
(less)
