As I sat down to begin writing this weekend's edition of the R&R (focusing on another 'mega-dungeon' for the month of October), I decided to check on the progress of the latest Kickstarter I cave on. As some of my readers know, I recently took part of that mega Reaper Bones Kickstarter project and spend a bunch of money on an aspect of the hobby that I had previously not really delved in. The KS that Reaper has done was simply fantastic and everything seems very well in hand. Always nice to see -- especially if you pledged much in terms of hard earned cash.
It was a fellow gamer that suggested I check out another Kickstarter effort for some miniatures which was a line that focused on demons and devils. It certainly caught my attention and I did do a bit of research but, truth to tell, I initially resisted it. I mean, I'm already getting over 500 miniatures in less than six months from now which will require many other months of painting and necessary supplies.
Storage for these is a whole other issue I haven't a clue how to best resolve either.
That said, I really liked the subject matter so I kept tabs on it during their run. We are approaching the 24 hour mark and, while it's easily met the initial goal, is still about 10k from its final set of bonus goals. Of course, the amount raised is a fraction of what Reaper has managed to pull in and there are probably a few reasons for that.
- Aside from a handful of models, there is still not a lot to go on for as far as what some of these might look like. Many don't even have concept sketches.
- They are still a tiny company who doesn't have the same sort of reputation and following as Reaper does and KS is technically a gamble anyway you slice it.
- People who might be interested may still be recovering from the Reaper KS and whatever additional money they spent additionally when the post-KS Pledge Manager went live.
- I don't think people realize the size of these miniatures and what they are getting for their money which may seem expensive if you compare it to the Reaper one.
That's one big miniature and by the sound of things... there will be more big ones in this bunch fully making this KS of interest to at least check out and consider. Of course, I think the great thing about this particular KS project is a bunch of mini's can be added even if pledging at the most basic level. Even the $5 pledge gets you a couple of adventurers. On the other hand, maybe you just want a really big mini... though at this point, maybe model might be a better word since there is nothing 'mini' about this. A 5 headed dragon 'king' of evil dragons (let that one sink in for a bit) which can be gotten for $75.
Bottom line: $75 is a hell of a bargain compared to the eventual, final price. You don't mess with the 'king'.
If you want to check them out, you can go to their KS page over HERE.
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Since your on a miniature kick, I'd like to draw your attention to the latest offering from Indigogo. So for your consideration, I present to you the Otherworld Miniatures Dungeon Adventurers. Here is the link...
ReplyDeletehttp://www.indiegogo.com/otherworldDA
Otherworlds takes an Old School art approach to their mini's and have captured some of the iconic images found in D&D like pig-face orcs and stone giants made them into some really great minis. Anyway, 'nuff said on my part, here is the blurb from the project:
"Since 2006, Otherworld Miniatures has been producing 28mm fantasy miniatures for gamers, painters and collectors, inspired by the iconic imagery of the early roleplaying games. So far, we have just made the monsters, and with a range of nearly 400 creatures in our catalogue, we think that the time has come to introduce some player character models.
We could grow the range slowly, making a couple of figures a month for a few years, but we’d really like to be able to release a substantial range into the marketplace from the start. Unfortunately, the costs of such a project are significant, so we’re asking for your help. With the aid of our backers, we plan to release this range, initially with a boxed set of 12 Human adventurers, quickly followed by sets of demi-humans, female adventurers and hirelings and henchmen, over the course of the next few months. The range of boxed sets will be complemented by individual blister-packs featuring variant models with different armour, weapon and equipment options.
The figures will be sculpted by a variety of talented sculptors, including Kevin Adams and Patrick Keith, with others joining the project later. The miniatures will depict archetypal fantasy adventurers, human and demi-human, male and female, wearing practical clothing and armour and carrying realistic weapons and equipment. They will be posed for exploration, not combat. And these characters won’t be muscle-bound superheroes waving Vorpal Swords in the air - they’ll be grim-faced dungeoneers, a little bit down on their luck, and ready for action on your table-top!"