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 BobtheInquisitor wrote:
Yes, but will the campaign make it that far without a boost?


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Yes, but will the campaign make it that far without a boost?

We're still 30+ days out on this one, it is very common to see this sort of slowdown, if you want to call it that. Lots of people are waiting to see what happens next, and many also don't really understand how pledging works, so they wait till the last second to pledge to make sure they get a good deal. The kickstarter has already hit one and a half times its goal, and already gotten a stretch goal, so Id say its safe to say we'll see it pick up again toward the last two weeks or so.

The way its tracking, I'm expecting 60-80k, maybe more depending on how soon the Hunter and adult Angel appear, as I imagine they'll be the two big hits. I would also expect the numbers to go up if the drones are available separately, just due to the large demand people have for plastic Sci fi drones.

Are the Hunter sprues already set in stone? Is it too late to give it a second hand?

It takes about 2 years to create a plastic model from start to finish, so yes they are set in stone. Just doing something as simple as adding a second copy of a part is a (best case) 3 month delay and is only possible if the tool has not yet been cut.

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 Barzam wrote:
Thanks for putting out the full body pics of the Hunter, guys. Too bad it won't actually be articulated though.

Not articulated? You dont know how awesome our tooling is yet

The hunter has:
- ball joints on the hips
- 180 degree joints on the feet
- partial ball joints on the shoulders (easily extended)
- 80 degree joints at the elbows
- rotatable hand
- 3-5 alternate guns depending how you count it
- 2 alternate rocket pods

The hunter is extremely pose able, though we do seem to keep assembling it the same way. You can have it crushing stuff underfoot which at the end of the day is all we really want from big robots.

It's like heaven - Gundam-style model kits in a Wargame *giggles happily*

I am impressed! This hunter sounds awesome.

I am going to have to buy a few of them, just to enjoy building and posing.

((And if they are cheaper then Tau battlesuits, I'll substitute them in for XV8s))

Hopefully pics are coming soon

Wow, the possibility of the Hunter sounds very impressive. Really looking forward to converting these lovely minis up!

Is there a single page Flyer out for the game yet?

Something I can take to my FLGS and hang up on the announcements board?

If not I could slap something together with duct tape and HTML.

For the kickstarter campaign, when are you going to post a gameplay example?

Also, is there going to be a media push with the various miniature gaming websites?

We had one at Salute, but I'd love to see something made by a fan if that is not too much trouble? New stuff is being shown tomorrow so you might want to wait until then!

 legoburner wrote:
We had one at Salute, but I'd love to see something made by a fan if that is not too much trouble? New stuff is being shown tomorrow so you might want to wait until then!

It's odd that no one posted pics of it at the booth. I saw a couple of pics of the booth and didn't see it there (although they weren't the highest res nor zoomed in admittedly). Was it a behind the curtain insider only thing?

We'll have plenty more about the Hunter tomorrow, but today's update is a bit more about the novels - some of you will probably have read the excerpt I posted on my website a few weeks ago, but if you haven't it's on the Kickstarter page now too.

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/medge/maelstroms-edge-a-next-gen-sci-fi-miniatures-warga/posts/1219185

Keep an eye out for our update tomorrow - it'll be a big one!

5/5/2015 - Big day for Dakka Dakka!

Massive update for MEdge's kickstarter.
Mod Cube Launches their Kickstarter
And Darrkespur get's a coffee!


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PS: what is Sliding-Core Sprue making Technology?

 Vanguard-13 wrote:
PS: what is Sliding-Core Sprue making Technology?

I believe it means that instead of just two mould halves you use more sections that come in from the sides, to allow what would normally be undercuts.

Indeed; a sliding core makes what's ordinarily a 2 part mould into more. Rather than thinking of it as allowing undercuts, think of it as having multiple 2-part alignments on the one piece, allowing detail to be placed (for example) both on front, back and sides of a single piece component.

Whoa...it sounds pretty blooming impressive. I look forward to inspecting the sprues and components in detail...in December...damn

Out of curiosity, is the KS generally being updated during UK business hours or US? I'm just wondering what time to expect the updates (especially the hunter one).

 warboss wrote:
Out of curiosity, is the KS generally being updated during UK business hours or US? I'm just wondering what time to expect the updates (especially the hunter one).

UK time. All the update stuff is funneled through Legoburner to post (and he's in the UK).

Cool, thanks. It did seem like there was usually a morning surprise in the US so figured I'd ask before the big day.

Looong time reader, this game prompted me to sign up. I think it's absolutely fantastic what you are doing and am more than a little surprised at some of the nitpicking going on.

Thank you for making the Kickstarter last as long as you have, I would have no chance to jump in if it had only been 30 days. And thank you for getting the project to such a completed state before showing it to the world, makes a nice, refreshing change (I will never again back a project based on CG renders - disappointed every time). This Kickstarter is more professionally presented than the vast majority that come from established companies.

Thanks, your kind words are really strong motivators. We are really glad when we see people confirm our beliefs and gaming preferences and look forward to delivering a game which surpasses expectations and a universe which grows into a massively deep and broad IP

 yakface wrote:

 warboss wrote:
Out of curiosity, is the KS generally being updated during UK business hours or US? I'm just wondering what time to expect the updates (especially the hunter one).

UK time. All the update stuff is funneled through Legoburner to post (and he's in the UK).

Do you and Lego look up at the sky sometimes and Somewhere Out There?

Excited about tomorrow or later or whenever these time zones intersect.

 Vanguard-13 wrote:
5/5/2015 - Big day for Dakka Dakka!

Massive update for MEdge's kickstarter.
Mod Cube Launches their Kickstarter
And Darrkespur get's a coffee!

I get a coffee? Wahoo!

 Lost Egg wrote:
Whoa...it sounds pretty blooming impressive. I look forward to inspecting the sprues and components in detail...in December...damn

It's one of those things that isn't immediately impressive until you think about it for a bit, as you tend to be looking at the model 'as designed'. The usual workaround for a 2 part mould is to split a component in two that requires detail or recesses on perpendicular axes; with the sliding core method you don't need to do that. For example, the Angel Minnows are 3-part models (pairs of wings that slot into the body on either side). With a 2 part method, you'd either get some nasty flats to have to align parts on and/or lose some detail to 'flats' and/or have to split the body up (separate 'face'). No need for that here, assembly becomes very simple and detail is preserved without kludging on all the wing surface (which on a couple of them is basically a hemisphere).

It was really only after building and looking at the Minnows for a while I realised 'damn, they're pretty complex, and it really went together easily'.

That's what makes it impressive I think; not so much 'extra detail' compared to other kits, but a very significant reduction in the number of needed parts to get that detail, and thus the effort involved in building and cleaning up for painting.

Build pics? Or videos?

I almost cringe at the thought of piling even theoretical work on you guys at SAS, but in light of the "Year of the Space Game", I feel compelled ....

Has there been any thought to the potential of a space game tied in to MEdge? I realize this would likely be years out unless you guys managed to succeed beyond the wildest dreams of avarice, but the appearance of Hawk's DFC made me wonder. I like the thought of the smaller model count game that MEdge provides, but I'm getting the itch for a space game again too ...

What little rules ideas we've gotten from the DFC posts/videos provided some interesting theories due to the integration with the DZC concept, and it occurred to me that a MEdge space based game could work along similar theories. Maelstrom effects, objectives around making it to the outgoing cybel tunnels, or recovering people from the surface or what have you could be interesting.

Of course, I'll completely understand if the answer is "we don't want to be distracted, come back in a couple years" ...

I definitely would be interested in a space battle game with this level of thought and planning put into it.

I think that would be a horrible idea at this juncture. I don't want SAS to stand for Swiftly Abandoned Support which is what happens when you count your chickens before they hatch ala the protypical Spartan Games example. They need to flesh out THIS game with more factions before they listen to folks clamoring for something else.

Absolutely. We're just spitballing for 4-5 years down the road.

I could see that working, some ways down the line of course. It would be interesting to see a game working with smaller ships. War Rocket by Hydra Miniatures is very good and could work as a good proxy till then though the ships are retro so you'd need to find alternatives (em4 do some plastic ships); the game play is fast and fun.