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Miniatures Adventure => Pikes, Muskets and Flouncy Shirts => Topic started by: THE CID on October 12, 2020, 05:34:31 PM
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Anybody in the UK received their FIW Kickstarter pledge yet ?
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Not yet! Not even had a shipping update. I did see a message saying hes a one man band so it will take a while. Dreading the cost of customs :'( but I wanted so I will build a bridge and get over it haha ;D
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I haven't received a shipping notice either. Looking at the responses on the Kickstarter page, it looks like Lon is shipping the US orders - or at least some of them - first. Europe will be next in line I guess.
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Just received email, it's on it's way, yihaaaaaaaaaaargh.
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If you swing by Paul Hicks's Facebook page, you can glimpse some of the next Brigade Games FIW figures - namely some Compagnies franches de la marine in advancing and firing line poses.
They can be made out in the top right hand corner of the pic showing a WW2 Mosquito model. Here's a blurry close-up of the lot :
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Just received email, it's on it's way, yihaaaaaaaaaaargh.
Great to hear, but no emails North of the wall yet...........
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Chaps, don’t want to depress you but I received a parcel today from the US. £41 Customs Charge with no real explanation. I had to pay before Parcelforce International would deliver.
Bummer!
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Chaps, don’t want to depress you but I received a parcel today from the US. £41 Customs Charge with no real explanation. I had to pay before Parcelforce International would deliver.
Bummer!
Oh that is sobering-still looking forward to the figures and no email yet........
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I bought figures via Brigade Games' recent AWI Kickstarter and I was taken- aback by the cost of shipping and taxes.
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It seems that shipping costs from US to UK have risen substantially in the past few months. A £41 import tax for a package that had its value on the paperwork stated as $100 seems horrendous.
Caveat Emptor!
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It seems that shipping costs from US to UK have risen substantially in the past few months. A £41 import tax for a package that had its value on the paperwork stated as $100 seems horrendous.
Caveat Emptor!
Oh my goodness that is steep-I knew it would be expensive but I could not resisit the KS........The postage was also high but hey ho will igonore the financial pain.
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If there's one thing I've learned from this kickstarter (which was great in many cases) in future I wont get swept up in all the excitement. I'll wait till its on general sale and hopefully take advantage of the $15 International shipping. This KS set me back $96 shipping plus whatever customs will be. But like I said I wont let it get to me. Just a lesson learnt. I'm still as excited for new toys lol
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The US postal service raised the rates a couple of months ago. https://online-shipping-blog.endicia.com/usps-rates-increase-for-international-shippers-using-consolidators/ https://www.inc.com/laura-behrens-wu/unpacking-us-postal-service-international-rate-hike.html
Mark
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Chaps, don’t want to depress you but I received a parcel today from the US. £41 Customs Charge with no real explanation. I had to pay before Parcelforce International would deliver.
Bummer!
. Don't want to go political, but so much for Brexit, daylight robbery.
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I’m not sure it is a post-Brexit issue. I sense a tightening of already existing rules. I’ve heard horror stories of import duties for several years, particularly for stuff from the US. I guess that would be true as the US is probably the biggest market/supplier for Wargames products outside of the UK.
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Arrived today and guess what ? NO customs charges, yihahhhhhhhhhhh.
Figures are top notch Paul Hicks sculpts, loads of character.
Especially like the Indian command and Scots command.
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Arrived today and guess what ? NO customs charges, yihahhhhhhhhhhh.
Figures are top notch Paul Hicks sculpts, loads of character.
Especially like the Indian command and Scots command.
Lucky sod, I have had a couple of 'breaks' with KS stuff coming from the states but not even an email yet to say it is on it's way grrrrrrr.
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Still waiting on mine but i know Lon will get it sorted :)
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Mine apparently isn't in the post yet as I haven't received a dispatch confirmation so far.
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Still waiting on mine but i know Lon will get it sorted :)
Yours went early this morning.
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Yours went early this morning.
Hi, also in Glasgow wondered if my pledge is on it's way-.....(William) Stephen Brown
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Just got an email from Brigade saying my order has been shipped, yippee!
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Still no word on mine. But as long as they arrive in time for me to paint up for a demo con game in February I'll be happy.
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Has anyone compared them to Conquest/Warlord or NorthStar?
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My email from Lon came at the weekend they are winging there way to Glasgow-oh joy.
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My pack was sent on 30th October from USA to Spain, and I have received it today, without Custom Fees. A great mail service from Brigade Games, better that many other here in Spain. About the figures, very nice, small characters all of them.
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My parcel was shipped from the US on October 30 too and arrived today (in Paris, France) without customs fees as well. I am very pleased with the figures although I noticed one of the packs included in my pledge is missing (I have just sent Lon a message about it).
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My figures came today, no customs charges and they are great-very happy.
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Any chance of some unboxing photos from the happy recipients? :P
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Hi will post images of the packs later today if that helps?
Cheers
Stephen
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I've painted some of the figures up. Will post later today!
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Did someone from Canada receive his order/pledge? Just checking, really. I have plenty of figures to paint right now, but I’m eager to see what the little men look like... ;D
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Any chance of some unboxing photos from the happy recipients? :P
Ask and ye shall receive :
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Back when this was running, I wasn't sure if I needed more FIW figs. Well one can always use more; I wasn't sure which ones particularly I might want to add. As I've been working on that corner of my lead mountain right now, I went and had a look at Brigade's offerings.
They did have some that would help with particular fill-in needs, and fortuitously the late-backers option was still open to jump in.
Build the mountain higher!
: 3
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Michel: how long will it take you to paint that lot?
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No email for me so far...
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No email for me so far...
me either... where are you located?
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me either... where are you located?
USA
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same for me in the USA
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I’m in Canada, but to be fair, I did asked Lon to put a blister that was missing from my last order with the figures from the Kickstarter and I was thinking that could explained the delays.
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Michel: how long will it take you to paint that lot?
For the time being, these are going straight into the lead mountain as I need to order more figures to complete units (my Béarn regiment needs an additional couple of packs to reach its intended size of 30 rank and file plus separate command figures, and i'll also need one more pack of Canadian militia).
I remained deliberately reasonable with my Kickstarter order (about 80 miniatures all told) in order to evade customs taxes - successfully as it turned out - and I'm not planning a large FiW project anyway. So I'll wait until the range gets officially released and Lon has one of his periodical sales to order eight more packs, which should not happen until well into 2021. In the fullness of time, I'll also add from the upcoming second BG FIW Kickstarter as I want a small battalion of compagnies franches de la marine as well (these are already under way and can be glimpsed in the background of one of the pics on Paul Hicks' facebook page).
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No email for me so far...
Lon has just posted an update on the KS page : you may have seen it already. The bottom line is that he is still ploughing through his list of backers and has dispatched about three quarters of the orders so far. In a sense, this particular Kickstarter was perhaps a little too successful for its own sake.
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Mine arrived yesterday. Must say miniatures are cracking. Paul Hicks is an artist! However at first I thought I was only missing 1 pack on closer inspection im missing 3! All the freebie packs for pledging over $235. I'm missing the Family frontier pack, the British officer with sisters pack and Huron! I'm sure Lon will sort it out.
But I believe its like Arthur said maybe it was a little to successful. also the current way the world is theres going to be delays on alot of thing too.
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Mine arrived today (Finland).
Damn they are nice and characteful!
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Received my shipping notice today in the eastern US. Can't wait!
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I just got my first set,The last of the Mohican set and they are very nice.Will be getting more. :D
Mark
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Just ordered a few more. :D
Mark