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Miniatures Adventure => Fantasy Adventures => Topic started by: robh on 18 April 2013, 05:46:51 PM
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Itar's workshop have just launched their Resin Dungeon set on Kickstarter.
http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/554948184/itars-workshop-dungeon-terrain?ref=live (http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/554948184/itars-workshop-dungeon-terrain?ref=live)
Great looking pieces at very reasonable prices and most importantly without the excessive shipping cost for those of us outside USA.
These are working out only marginally more expensive than dungeon tiles done in high quality printed card stock.
This is the basic $45 (34 euro) set:
(https://s3.amazonaws.com/ksr/assets/000/490/272/cf0a1347a39b154cfc04f92f879c7f1c_large.JPG?1365022745)
Pledges come in double size (2X) or double double size (4X) with fully painted options.
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very nice! I also like the orc and cyclops/fimir skulls as an addon:
(https://s3.amazonaws.com/ksr/assets/000/523/491/d5a47a584363a215c2d9b8d746c0c34f_large.jpg?1366244991)
Even if I don't need a dungeon, I might just pledge for some of those sweet, sweet skulls. Hopefully they might be useful to make orc skeletons?
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I've ordered from Itar and got great service and quality (plaster) castings. I wish them success on this but speaking as someone with lot of dwarven forge stuff I would rate the utility of that selection of pieces pretty poorly. What you need to build most dungeons, honestly, is a crap ton of 2" straight walls, and about half as many corner pieces. The corridor pieces have much more niche utility. They have a bit more utility here than the dwarven forge model as these walls are fully 1/2" inch and so you can, in theory, more easily make use of both sides of a corridor wall, but still pretty niche. ESPECIALLY if you are trying to replicate a map in a module.
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I agree absolutely on the need for more walls, actually I suggested exactly that (and some trapped floor sections) on the KS comments earlier this morning.
I like the corridors though, much more resistant to being displaced by gamers fat fingers while moving minis.
My concern on these is how flat/smooth are the undersides going to be? especially the plain floor sections. Hopefully the fact that these will be spincast resin should make them better.
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http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/554948184/itars-workshop-dungeon-terrain (http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/554948184/itars-workshop-dungeon-terrain)
This project passed its funding a couple of days ago and is now pushing through the stretch goal add ons and extras. Collapsed sections, stairs and 45 degree corridor turns are now listed along with selections of coffins and tombstones.
A new pledge has been added for people just wanting accessories to fit with other ranges of dungeon pieces or for use with 2D floorplans or general gaming scenics.
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The only thing I don't like about this is the low walls. They seem to reach only half the height of a door.
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http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/554948184/itars-workshop-dungeon-terrain (http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/554948184/itars-workshop-dungeon-terrain)
A lot of new accessories have been added to the list. A temple/shrine interior set, a torture chamber set, heavy iron chests, various statues and the "Basic accessory set".
Basic Accessory Set Pledge Level ($25)
The set contains:
3 long crates
3 square crates
3 open crates
3 closed barrels
3 open barrels
3 small barrels
6 wooden chests
4 grain sacks
2 open grain sacks
1 stack of grain sacks
6 urns
2 fire stands
1 brazier
1 campfire
1 burned out campfire
4 crystal formations
2 open coffins with lids
15 tombstones
1 sarcophagus with lid
1 mummy
Plus there are extra wall and corridor sections for the dungeon piece pledges.
@Arthedan: I know what you mean (although to be fair, Hirst Dungeon doors are of fairly gigantic proportions).
I was considering adding an extra block to all the wall tops to suit my slottabased figures but having made some card mock ups of the pieces at the actual 1" height plus 1 1/2" and 2" high walls decided to leave the corridors as they are. Trying to get fingers into the narrow space to move small figures like rats, kobolds or gnomes gets much harder as the wall height increases.
I will probably still do it for the room walls though.
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I haven't convinced my better half to let me pledge for the big package but I'm working on it. When asked if she'd mind me spending "a lot of money for nonsense", she replied (after having heard the amount) "that's not even three pairs of shoes. I thought you said 'a lot of money'."
However, when I opened up the page and was seriously contemplating pledging, I got a something like "well, that's actually too much". A kingdom for a definite answer... ;D
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Hey, just want to stop in and take back that reservation I voiced earlier. Didn't notice the room set, which is just corners and walls. You could potentially get as many of those as you needed. I'm still not sure why the 3" wall rather than 2". All the modules I have are built on a 10' grid.
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New sets of statues and gargoyles have been added to the accessories and a modular inn/tavern bar set has been added as the next stretch goal ($25k....about $1500 away) to work with the tables and shelves that are already available.
Also a new goal of extra free dungeon wall pieces (at $28k) which if reached brings the 4 "set" pledge to 204 pieces for $180.
http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/554948184/itars-workshop-dungeon-terrain?ref=live (http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/554948184/itars-workshop-dungeon-terrain?ref=live)
That makes it a complete modular dungeon set, cast in brown or grey coloured resin, including the $20 shipping to Europe/UK for less than $1 per piece.
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Only 5 days remaining on this dungeon terrain KS now.
Total is approaching $34k and more extras (secret doors and 2" and 1" room wall sections) are included with the dungeon sets, the $180 pledge now gets 224 pieces of resin dungeon walls, floors and doorway sections. (62 cents per piece for European buyers and all shipped for only 15 euros!). Or put another way the whole dungeon delivered to you for less than the DF Kickstarter added for shipping cost alone.
Also available now as add ons are tall staircases, archways and several different sets of pillars including 2 different Egyptian styles.
http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/554948184/itars-workshop-dungeon-terrain?ref=live (http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/554948184/itars-workshop-dungeon-terrain?ref=live)
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Final 36 hours on this Kickstarter.
The $52K stretch goal has been reached so now each basic $45 dungeon set contains 77 pieces rather than the original 37. Cast in coloured (brown or grey...your choice) non brittle resin and including US shipping. So works out at only 58 cents per piece.
The ultimate set has a massive 308 pieces for $180 shipped in US (and only $20 extra to ship worldwide)
If you have ever considered picking up a 3D modular dungeon set and baulked at the price per piece and/or shipping costs this is the best chance you are likely to see. You cannot print fold up card dungeons for this price.
There are loads of accessories and further floor, wall, stair and corridor tiles that can be added too.
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I failed my resistance roll last night. So in the distant future I'll hopefully be buried underneath a massive dungeon... Dungeon crawling in Middle-Earth... I see another project raising ist ugly (yet irresistable) head...
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Final 36 hours on this Kickstarter.
The $52K stretch goal has been reached so now each basic $45 dungeon set contains 77 pieces rather than the original 37. Cast in coloured (brown or grey...your choice) non brittle resin and including US shipping. So works out at only 58 cents per piece.
The ultimate set has a massive 308 pieces for $180 shipped in US (and only $20 extra to ship worldwide)
If you have ever considered picking up a 3D modular dungeon set and baulked at the price per piece and/or shipping costs this is the best chance you are likely to see. You cannot print fold up card dungeons for this price.
There are loads of accessories and further floor, wall, stair and corridor tiles that can be added too.
I might be missing it, but is there an image of all the pieces you get in the set? I saw a list, but I'd rather see it in a picture, so it's easier to grasp. But I'm REALLY interested...what an excellent deal!
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There is:
:-*
(http://www.gamedecor.com/itar/Ultimate-Set-52000b.png)
This is from the Sketchup file which can be used to plan/design modular layouts with the exact Itar pieces.
It is the $180 full set including the free extras but not the optional tall staircase sets, Alcove/Archways or Wells which are "paid for" add-ons. Seriously, too good to pass up. ENDS tonight.
Interesting discussion on the comments page currently about the properties of the shatterproof resin.
http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/554948184/itars-workshop-dungeon-terrain?ref=live (http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/554948184/itars-workshop-dungeon-terrain?ref=live)
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Thanks for the quick reply...but I wasn't clear in my reply. I meant the $45 set. I saw a sketchup foto of a setup...does that one uses all pieces? Sorry for the mixup!
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Oh, sorry. There is no single picture of the whole basic set unfortunately, and trying to show it gets complicated.
This was the starting point:
(https://s3.amazonaws.com/ksr/assets/000/490/272/cf0a1347a39b154cfc04f92f879c7f1c_large.JPG?1365022745)
Although it turns out that is not correct as it has extra 3" corridor and misses out 2 of the 2" corridor
Then the free extras are shown here up to 36 hours ago:
(http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-EyhVjrmyws8/UZMDyOtNHtI/AAAAAAAAAOM/fXYUq-U0d74/s1600/ItarStretch.jpg)
But things have changed so fast since then as stretch goals have been passed that the pictures have not kept up. There are also now
2 extra 3" corridors
2 extra 1" corridors
and an extra 8 floor tile sections (2x 3"x1", 2x 3"x2", 2x 3"x3" and 2x 2"x2")
These are all the same as those in the original dungeon picture.
At least, I think that is where we are at the moment o_o
12 hours to go, not sure if there will be any more free bits added but there are only a couple more of the current stretch goals to go so there may be more extras to come.
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SOunds really interesting. Especially when you know (like me) the time needed to cast a homemade dungeon. I'm currently working on mine (there is a topic here on the forum) and believe me, it's an huge work.
In this project I also like the fact you can buy grey or brown pieces. An huge time gain too.
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Okay, I don't need any dungeon stuff but some of this stuff would work with my 1840's North Mexico Pueblo project, historical with VSF and Horror potential.
If my math is correct per the calculator linked on the Kickstarter page:
Posting to the USA from the USA - Free? Or did I miss that?
$54 pledge:
$25 (saves $1) for basic Accessory Set (Barels and Crates, Wooden Chests, Grain Sacks, Urns, Fire Sources, Crystals*, Open Coffins, Tombstones, and Sarcofagus** sets.
$2 Bookcase with books
$2 Bookcase with Bottles
$2 Lanterns
$2 Treasure Sacks
$3 War Chests
$10 Altar, Basin and Benches
$2 Well
$3 x 2 = $6 Two Wheel Carts
* and ** originally I thought I might ask about swapping stuff out but after outting my old "Dungeon Master/Game Master" hat on I decided I have potential uses for these
* I can use these especially with the VSF, Horror, or even hostile natives aspect of the historic games.
** I expect I can work this in for the Horror aspect or even possibly a VSF aspect.
I really should not have done this but it does have potential outside of the Fantasy realm...
Gracias,
Glenn
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The only reason I don't pledge is the fact I'm currently making my own dungeon. If the offered dungeon was egyptian, or caverns, in one word more diferent than the one I'm currently building, I'd probably pledge this.
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The only reason I don't pledge is the fact I'm currently making my own dungeon. If the offered dungeon was egyptian, or caverns, in one word more diferent than the one I'm currently building, I'd probably pledge this.
There are loads of Egyptian style statues, urns, pillars etc in the KS and a lot more specifically for Egyptian themes on the Itar website that have not been included here. Like the Gothic crypts, Gargoyles, Coffins etc there is enough in the accessory sets alone to change the theme of a "vanilla" dungeon to Pulp, D&D or Gothic Horror.
@Glenn, you are correct USA shipping is included in the stated item price.
I just wish there were more oriental items to go with the Dragon Statues and Foo Lion.
A set of Caverns are due to follow in another project later in the year.
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The only reason I don't pledge is the fact I'm currently making my own dungeon.
Same case here, I'm making my own, not so nice, but tailed for my needs.
I will post some pics on the workbench when RL give some time, nothign specially nice but could give some ideas, or maybe not
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@Glenn, you are correct USA shipping is included in the stated item price.
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Thanks. Nice when that happens! :) :-*
Going Off Topic Alert o_o ??? (and no response on this thread please) but lately [besides essentially a pay freeze for the last three years] the "Big Buzz Kill" for me is postage between continents.
Back on Topic: Now to find storage media for this stuff. ::) I don't have a lot of resin (besides my Pueblo buildings) so I guess I better start thinking about that aspect.
Gracias,
Glenn
Edit: Ooh, tempting! http://itarsworkshop.com/catalog/wooden-barrels-crates-c-25.html?osCsid=vuegsavqkomcbedd90i89ntmk0
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@robh : I'll follow this company in the future, but for caverns or ancient specific dungeons (or even ice dungeons).
For the KS dungeon, I pass my turn, since I've got a similar homemade project (not that good looking, but an huge amount of work already done on it)
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I gave up on trying to build my own dungeon so I have a lot of admiration for anyone that can.
I also tried card fold ups, which while great looking are a lot of work (and no small cost in ink for high quality images off my home PC/Printer) so for me 3D modular was the way to go.
I was backing the DF one for a while until realising how much better this one is, not to mention the DF shipping cost alone being more than I have pledged here for what has become a larger dungeon set :-X
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I finally gave in for a couple sets... I figure I don't need more than that, and if I do, I have the hirst molds to make more lol
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With free shipping and about 50% off or more the prices in the shop with no minimum I couldn't help but jump in for a little over $50 worth of accessories. Got plenty of dwarven forge or I might have gone for the dungeon too.
70 minutes left btw!
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Well, I gave in lol I went for the $45 set. Even with postage to the UK it was cheaper than I could make it myself with the time I have available.
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I finally gave in for a couple sets... I figure I don't need more than that, and if I do, I have the hirst molds to make more lol
Ended up over $85k with the start of a whole new MesoAmerican theme being opened up, absolutely fantastic result, extremely well run project.
I maxed out on dungeon pieces and structural add ons, taking very few accessories as I already have a load of beaten up veteran pieces from decades of D&D gaming.
I am going to be using the Itar pieces for the often changing parts of the dungeon as the resin will stand up better to frequent abuse. I play a "reveal as you go" type game rather than preset the entire table.
I am working with Mark from Tabletop-Buildings www.tabletop-buildings.com (http://www.tabletop-buildings.com) (MarkieMark on LAF) to get some compatible Hirst specialist room pieces to use as occasional one-offs. Although based on Hirst masters the Itar pieces are not an exact match for Hirst.
The only glaring omissions on the ITAR kickstarter set are trapped tiles and corridors and some floating walls. Which will have to be made up.
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The pledge manager for the KS project is up and running.
From now until end June there is an opportunity for newcomers to get in on the deal via PayPal. Nothing different or excluded from the actual project...just the same amazing deal but can be paid via PayPal rather than going the KS Amazon payments route.
If you were tempted to get in on this project you still have the chance! Check out Update 15 on the KS page.
http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/554948184/itars-workshop-dungeon-terrain/posts (http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/554948184/itars-workshop-dungeon-terrain/posts)