New Ancient Chinese Warring States / Qin Dynasty 28mm miniatures

[WatchfuliStudio]

April 8, 2015 Update

We have two weeks left in our Kickstarter and our goal has been reached!!!! We have been working diligently on making sure the production process runs smoothly so everyone can get their toys in a timely manner. This process has allowed us to reevaluate our budget for manufacturing and we were able to save some money. We wanted passed along these savings to the Kickstarter backers in the guise of lowering our Stretch Goal amounts.

Over the past two weeks we have posted pictures of painted miniatures, shown off work in progress of our Terracotta soldiers and hit 600 Likes on our Facebook unlocking some freebies for some of our backers. We hope you take some time and check out the Kickstarter and get in on the action before the fundraiser ends.

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects...qin-dynasty-mi


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The Warring States range will include the core elements of an ancient Chinese army including infantry equipped with a wide range of weaponry, light and heavy chariots, various types of cavalry and the officers to lead them. Building on top of the core range will be two more launches including a fantasy element and support troops such as animated Terracotta warriors, dragons, undead warriors, exorcists, war engines, siege bows, shield-bearers, and  war drums to name a few.

Product Briefing

Range: Warring States / Qin Dynasty (475 – 206 B.C.)
Wave 1: Core Product allowing players to build the mainstay of Chinese armies
1.    General including various head and arm options
2.    Infantry including unarmored, light, and heavy infantry with head and weapon options
3.    Chariots including light, heavy and officer’s chariots
4.    Cavalry including light, heavy and nomadic cavalry
Historical Origin: China
Scale: 28mm
Casting Material: Metal (Plastic depending on Kickstarter results)
Manufactured in the USA
 
Range: Warring States / Qin Dynasty (475 – 206 B.C.)
Wave 2: Fantasy Product Range as a possible supplement opened up in the Stretch Goals portion of the Kickstarter
1.    Fu Dogs
2.    Terracotta Soldiers
3.    Fangshi Exorcist
4.    Undead
5.    Hu-Hsien
6.    Fangshi Necromancer
7.    Dragon
Historical Origin: China
Scale: 28mm
Casting Material: Metal
Manufactured in the USA

No force would not be complete without the myriad of war machines and support options that make fielding armies unique. Adding a variety of support choices can turn your standard army into a potent offensive force or a immovable solid stone wall. The army support options maintain a more historical feel to the army and may be included in both historical and fantasy games.

Range: Warring States / Qin Dynasty (475 – 206 B.C.)
Wave 3: Army Support Product Range as a possible supplement opened up in the Stretch Goals portion of the Kickstarter
1. Shieldbearers
2. Alternate poses for archers and crossbowmen and repeating crossbowmen
3. Giant crossbows
4. War Drums
5. Siege bows
6. Catapults
7. Additional heroes
Origin: China Scale: 28mm
Casting Material: Metal

Watchful I Studio was created as a gaming company back in May of 2014 and will be producing all types of miniatures, card games, board games, and other gaming accessories for both the historical and fantasy markets. Their first product range will be 28mm historical and fantasy miniatures focusing on the Chinese Warring States and Qin Dynasty period. The company will be embarking on their initial Kickstarter launching Monday, March 23rd at 12pm EST.

[OSHIROmodels]

Well, they do look promising 

cheers

James

[Svennn]

Well, they do look promising 

cheers

James

They do.  I have even viewed the facebook page and I do not do facebook.

[Freelancer]

Looking forward to these 

[WatchfuliStudio]

Thanks guys for the support and nice comments. We have another update for you regarding the missing pieces that finally arrived and were cleaned. We added two dagger-axe arms that fit the armored, unarmored, and lightly armored warriors, a new more traditional looking Chinese shield and a curved sword for the armored warrior. We also added more arm options for the General giving you several combinations. The pieces are going to the caster tomorrow and we should have metal castings in the next 2-3 weeks.  Thanks and enjoy.

[Arrigo]

Question:

they are supposed to be metal or plastic?

[Dewbakuk]

Question:

they are supposed to be metal or plastic?

Answer :

The pieces are going to the caster tomorrow and we should have metal castings in the next 2-3 weeks.  Thanks and enjoy.

[WuZhuiQiu]

I wonder how they'll be packaged, then? All of the unused metal bits will contribute to both the cost and the postage...

[Steel fist]

I think they look very good, will also paint up well.

[Vanvlak]

Oh dear, this could prove to be expensive...

[Arrigo]

I am quite sure that, back in time they announced it as a plastic project.

[WatchfuliStudio]

We have recently posted a new digital pictures of our chariots on our Facebook page (also added to this post) and we also posted a survey concerning our Stretch Goals for our Kickstarter. We wanted your opinion on whether or not we should take a Fantasy approach to our Wave 2 or continue down the historical road and offer a support range to our core product.

Wave 1 and the product you will be offering your pledges for will be a 28mm metal core range of Chinese Warring States / Qin Dynasty miniatures consisting of:
General on foot
Unarmored, lightly armored, and fully armored infantry
Light and heavy chariots
General's chariot
Light and heavy cavalry
Nomadic cavalry

One of our stretch goals will be to convert the infantry, chariots and cavalry into plastic but those will be lofty goals. We want to offer a broader range of miniatures using smaller stretch goals to keep everything moving and give the army a more complete feel. Please vote, send us your comments and things you would like to see sculpted, and pass this along to your friends.

Here is the survey:
https://epoll.me/vote/ACcK7NhQr9M/watchful-i-studio/what-range-of-products-would-you-prefer-to-see-in-our-stretch-goals-for-our-upcoming-kickstarter

Here is our Facebook Page:
https://www.facebook.com/watchfulistudio

[elysium64]

If you produced some figures of the Water Margin heroes, I would be so sold.

[WatchfuliStudio]

If you produced some figures of the Water Margin heroes, I would be so sold.

Perhaps in the future but those stories take place about 1000 years after the range we are producing.  With a history as old as the Chinese we could produce stuff for a very long time. As long as people were interested.

Joe

[axabrax]

Red Cliff / Romance of the Three Kingdoms characters would be awesome. I'd also like to see some Wuxia Kung Fu heroes and possibly Tibetan Mandala style demons. Ok, now I will go look at the survey...