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Miniatures Adventure => Fantasy Adventures => Topic started by: Nord on 02 March 2015, 09:32:51 PM
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This might be of interest to Viking/Norse fans. I'm backing it just for the minis, though the game designer is well regarded too.
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/coolminiornot/blood-rage (https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/coolminiornot/blood-rage)
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Sigh, they were too lovely to pass up. As was Conan. With Raging Heroes still to come. :o
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Nice find! I'll post it on TMP tomorrow if it hasn't already been posted there. Why didn't I hear about this earlier? :)
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Wow stunning figures :-* :-* :-*
Anybody know how they scale up?
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I am also in. ;D They say scale is 32 mm, monsters look huge.
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Between Conan, Blood Rage, and the Raging Heroes space nuns, I'm looking at some serious overtime at work.
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I saw this earlier too, definitely interested in backing it. I'll be all backed out between this and the Red Box Jotun
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At least the pain is almost over. Raging Heroes kicks off their Kickstarter at the end of March and after that I don't have any other KS's on the horizon that I am following. They all kind of came in a mad gallop.
I was afraid I might get pulled into the Shieldwolf KS in a major way, but they appear to be stalled out well below the level of the Shield maiden box set that I was interested in.
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These look nice!
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Looks pretty cool...the minis are definitely large 28's or 32's...but pretty tempting nonetheless.
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I'm in too. Great value for the money and excellent sculpts. Really looks like this is the Golden Age of Miniature Boardgames. 8)
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I had a look at it in more details and I have some second thoughts. The minis look amazing but the number of different sculpts is fairly limited. Apparently, each clan has eight warriors, now represented by two sculpts following the achievement of the $125k-$170k stretch goals, so that each sculpt for the basic Vikings is replicated four times. Adding the four leaders, that's still only 12 different minis, plus the monsters. I also find many of the stretch goals a bit underwhelming. The next one (the Saga token) is frankly ridiculous.
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Argh! Couldn't they have waited a couple months to do this? I just shelled out a ton on Conan! o_o
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I had a look at it in more details and I have some second thoughts. The minis look amazing but the number of different sculpts is fairly limited. Apparently, each clan has eight warriors, now represented by two sculpts following the achievement of the $125-$170 stretch goals, so that each sculpt for the basic Vikings is replicated four times. Adding the four leaders, that's still only 12 different minis, plus the monsters. I also find many of the stretch goals a bit underwhelming. The next one (the Saga token) is frankly ridiculous.
That's my problem as well, would be in for the minis but don't need 4 times the same mini :(
That, and that I'm concerned about the quality of the actuall mini you get, not that there will be the same issues like with "Sedition Wars".
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Thought some of you might find this interesting.
Ragnarok is coming to Hyboria
Illustration by Adrian Smith
For those of you who are not aware, our friends from Guillotine Games and Studio McVey have a Kickstarter campaign going on right now for their new Viking board game Blood Rage! Designed by Eric Lang, with art by Adrian Smith, who did much of the art for Conan and published by CMON.
http://cmon.co/bloodrage
We’re very excited about the fact that there’s so much potential crossover between Conan and Blood Rage, not only in terms of the art style and theme, but the figures are also in the same scale! With that in mind we decided to create a new scenario for the Nordheim Expansion, incorporating some of the amazing Blood Rage miniatures in it! So if you purchase the Nordheim Expansion, on top of the 4 scenarios previously announced, you’ll get a 5th scenario that takes advantage of the miniatures you’ll have if you’re a backer of the Blood Rage Kickstarter campaign.
For the Glory!
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Next two stretch goals are KS exclusive. Can't wait to see the sculpt of the mystic troll :D.
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Why wait, pics are on KS and facebook. But hey, just for you.
(http://i.imgur.com/I8ioSB9.jpg)
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Yeah, I spotted him after posting. Thanks anyway ( and a great fig it is 8) ).
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It is indeed, I thought the project wobbled a bit with the (frankly) lame/laughable tokens, but I was still cheering it on, I'm happy with the original set of figures, especially since the alternate poses were unlocked. This is a real bonus. :o :D
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Wow, I just want that troll. Too bad it's kickstarter exclusive.
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I love the trolls and the vikings, but the latest stretch goal is just :-* :-* :-* :-* :-* :-* :-*
(http://i.imgur.com/6uF8zhB.jpg)
There is a caveat. This is the resin master, the production figure will be a pvc copy, so will not be as crisp, but all the shots of the pvc figures look pretty good to my eyes. They should offer resin versions of some of these figures, they could probably outsell the game totals.
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Awesome :-*.
I like the way you are thinking about offering their bigger models in resin too, maybe they should make it a collectors boxed set. Depending on the quality of the plastics I would certainly be interested in a set like that.
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Huge fan of Norse stuff so I'm in on this. Heck I might even play the game if I get carried away.
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Ok so i dont speak Kickstarter so i need someh elp translating.
Right now there are 10 days to go and hit $391k. I see only one item left to unlock at $400k. So let us assume that will happen. What is the money value i have to pledge to get all the bangs and whistles? I myself are looking more towards the minis over the game.
Also, the 5th person box u can get for an extra $30. Does that have different minis than the main box set?
appreciate the linguistics help. :-)
Grimm
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Hi Grimmnar!
In KS usually you have one unlocked Stretch Goal at a given time, one it's unlocked they will show the next one to keep the money flowing until the end on the funding period. I'm pretty sure we will see more after Frigga.
The 5th clan box has (all sculpts are new, save for the ships which comes in another colour):
The 5th Player Expansion introduces the mighty Ram clan into Blood Rage! This clan comes complete with 8 Warrior figures (in two different sculpts), 1 Leader Figure, 1 Ship figure, 1 Clan Sheet, 1 Plastic Glory Marker, 4 cardboard Clan tokens, 11 small colored bases, and 2 large colored bases.
Also, if you get through KS (it will available after in shops), you get some exclusives:
However, we want to give our backers some very special rewards. So if you purchase the 5th Player Expansion box in this Kickstarter, we'll give you the following Kickstarter Exclusive items:
1 alternate sculpt figure of the Dwarf Chieftain, with a "5+" card for Age 1.
1 alternate sculpt figure of the Dark Elf, with a "5+" card for Age 2.
1 alternate sculpt figure of the Soldier of Hel, with a "5+" card for Age 3.
4 sculpted Ram Clan tokens.
For pics of everything, go to the Updates section and look for Update #13: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/coolminiornot/blood-rage/posts (https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/coolminiornot/blood-rage/posts)
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I'm not too happy with the plastic they use for the models ( only just seen it ), quite some loss of detail. Also, the gods are quite boring designs so far, to be honest.
Mind you, I'm still in for the set and the Adrian Smith artbook, but will probably not get any fig-related add-ons.
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I don't have high expectations for the minis as far as plastic or build...but I've done some nice things with complete turd pre-paints from various games, so I'm not worried. And this game is $75...not $160 like many of the other recent huge boardgame projects. It's a good value for a cool looking game.
I do love some of the monster sculpts - everything else may stay in the box. lol
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Same here, in it for the vikings and the trolls, though the giant was a really nice addition. Some of the other figures look pretty nice too. There should be easily enough there for a Gods and Mortals warband. There are pictures floating around of production models ie pvc rather than resin, and they look pretty good.
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There are pictures floating around of production models ie pvc rather than resin, and they look pretty good.
Do you have a link to those pics?
Really like the sculpts so far but am still not sure if I should get into the game :?
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You have to venture on to the dakka dakka forum, news and rumour section.
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You have to venture on to the dakka dakka forum, news and rumour section.
Found some, thanks :)
Still not sure what to do :?
If they would offer as add-ons resincasts of the bigger minis I would be very happy, as I'm mostly interested in the trolls/giants.
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You can see pictures of the production figures on the FB page: https://www.facebook.com/bloodragegame
Not sure if you can see them without an account or not. They posted pictures of production minis near the end of February. Here are a few:
(https://fbcdn-sphotos-b-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-xfp1/t31.0-8/10925481_779199845490055_7746842055011415911_o.jpg)
(https://scontent-iad.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-xpf1/t31.0-8/11016150_779199932156713_60211121061275548_o.jpg)
(https://scontent-iad.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-xpf1/t31.0-8/10981079_779200212156685_5090809404288643622_o.jpg)
(https://scontent-iad.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-xpa1/t31.0-8/10549259_778238202252886_9015160489862048668_o.jpg)
(https://scontent-iad.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-xap1/t31.0-8/10830916_778717038871669_4383793548584844438_o.jpg)
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These minis don't look too bad apart from the bendy weapons ... I might eventually give in if I like the next stretch goals.
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Nice fantasy minis, but too fantasy, even for my fantasy vikings project. I shall have to pass on this one.
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Hmm. I'm kind of on the fence. I don't need the game, I like some of the minis. It's cheap as far as games go. Hmm come on stretch goals.
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Hmm. I'm kind of on the fence. I don't need the game, I like some of the minis. It's cheap as far as games go. Hmm come on stretch goals.
My thoughts precisely.
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My thoughts precisely.
Me too. But those bendy weapons are really irritating me.
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Does anybody know if it's possible to just pledge for the artbook?
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Without looking at the page, most KS feature a $1 pledge which essentially allows you to participate and then buy random "add ons" without buying the full game. If that's not available, then I'd guess no. Another option would be to find a friend who's buying in, and simply give him money to pick up the add-on for you. I always get text messages from my buddy who does tons of KS buy-ins, asking if I want anything from X, Y or Z. lol
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Me too. But those bendy weapons are really irritating me.
It looks like it would be easy enough to cut it off and replace it with some brass wire. Really, any miniature, whether pewter, HIPS, resin, or PVC can have bent spears. Rubber lance syndrome is pretty common with WFB plastic knights. If you bend a pewter spear, it often is hard to get it perfectly straight again.
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Without looking at the page, most KS feature a $1 pledge which essentially allows you to participate and then buy random "add ons" without buying the full game. If that's not available, then I'd guess no. Another option would be to find a friend who's buying in, and simply give him money to pick up the add-on for you. I always get text messages from my buddy who does tons of KS buy-ins, asking if I want anything from X, Y or Z. lol
No I just need to find a german who's backing it...anyone out there? :)
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Bendy spears.
Heat model (boiling water or hairdryer). Pull spear until straight. Cool model (cold water).
Done.
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No I just need to find a german who's backing it...anyone out there? :)
I'm stateside, but if you can't find anyone in Germany to help you out and you don't mind paying the postage, I'd be happy to add on a book to my pledge. Just let me know if you need it.
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It looks like it would be easy enough to cut it off and replace it with some brass wire. Really, any miniature, whether pewter, HIPS, resin, or PVC can have bent spears. Rubber lance syndrome is pretty common with WFB plastic knights. If you bend a pewter spear, it often is hard to get it perfectly straight again.
I know and I hear you. I just don't like doing that stuff anymore. The Mars Attacks mini game taught me a valuable lesson. I'm returning to all metal and hard plastic exclusively.
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I nearly systematically replace weapon shafts with brass wire and I don't mind doing it. I'm more worried that the bendy weapon syndrome might be a sign the minis have been cast in a poor plastic.
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After a few reasonable (but not that exciting sculpts), the current stretch goal is a bit more interesting (after all, who doesn't fancy an old crone)?
(http://i.imgur.com/asZ60SM.jpg)
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The Gods all bored the hell out of me, and were mechanics I don't care for in the game.
That hag looks great, but at the moment I can't justify the £70 this will set me back for 46 or so figures and a game that looks... ok I guess.
I would absolutely love to get my hands on a frost and mountain giant though, possibly the fire giant too, but not for £70 ($75 + $20 shipping plus bank charge for foreign currency).
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I love that crone. Still not enough to get on board though.
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Decided to pledge, talked myself out of it, now thinking abt going back in! Need that giant, want the crone...
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OK, so to answer my earlier query on total cost.
$75 gets me the basic game released and one each of the different unlocked goals.
$30 gets me the 5th player box which is additional minis.
$25 is the art book.
$130 gets you everything right now for the KS of this. Correct?
Grimm
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I'm stateside, but if you can't find anyone in Germany to help you out and you don't mind paying the postage, I'd be happy to add on a book to my pledge. Just let me know if you need it.
Thanks for the offer, but I guess the shipping-costs will be as least as high as the book itself :)
Have tried to contact them regarding the book, but didn't get an answer yet :-[
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OK, so to answer my earlier query on total cost.
$75 gets me the basic game released and one each of the different unlocked goals.
$30 gets me the 5th player box which is additional minis.
$25 is the art book.
$130 gets you everything right now for the KS of this. Correct?
Grimm
Yeah, think so.
I've come late to the party and pledged a couple of days ago for $105 (not bothered by the book) and if I read the instructions correctly it said to just pledge the total amount and then they will confirm exactly what you want after the KS has ended.
I'm really happy with the strong pound sterling right now, since that $105 equates to a little over £70.
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So,do you guess it would be possible to just pledge for the book, Cubs?
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So,do you guess it would be possible to just pledge for the book, Cubs?
Eek, pass, I dunno. Maybe ask on the KS page? It's not really clear but if I had to guess I'd say no, based on nothing more than an inkling that the basic game pledge unlocks the other purchase option.
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Eek, pass, I dunno. Maybe ask on the KS page? It's not really clear but if I had to guess I'd say no, based on nothing more than an inkling that the basic game pledge unlocks the other purchase option.
My guess as well :?
As said, tried to contact them a few days ago, but no aswer yet...
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As an aside, I thought about the Conan boardgame as well, but although the mins were nice, I only really wanted about half a dozen of them and the game didn't really blow my skirt up.
I was stating how I hoped the company would sell the models separately so I could pick and choose which ones to buy and for some reason a lot of the backers took this as a personal insult against their family! Apparently not wanting to pay the full $100+ for a handful of models I wanted, plus a bargain bucket of models I didn't want, constituted crass stupidity and a slap in the face for right-minded people everywhere. I hang my head in shame.
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My guess as well :?
As said, tried to contact them a few days ago, but no aswer yet...
Well it says you have a 60 day period after the end of the KS where you can ask for a no-quibble full refund, so from that perspective you could give it a go and then get the cash back if you can't. But then I understand how someone might be unwilling to put their cash in someone else's limbo on the promise of a refund later.
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Might be worth asking them if you can just pledge for the book, but normally an "add on" is something you add to your full normal pledge. Because I don't see an option to buy in for $1 or $5 etc. (some KS let you pledge as a "supporter" or "fan" and you can buy all the little add ons you want without getting the full product). I'd email them and ask.
Also most KS are pretty good about adding your pledge after the KS has ended.
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Thanks for the offer, but I guess the shipping-costs will be as least as high as the book itself :)
Have tried to contact them regarding the book, but didn't get an answer yet :-[
No problem. I hope they set you up with the ability to buy just the book.
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Anyone know if customs will be handled by CMON for this? They say they will be sending the game to their regional distributors (I am in Canada, they will send it to their Canada hub, then send to me if I pledge). I am just not sure if I will have any duties or taxes to pay on delivery. I sent them a question yesterday, but have heard nothing back.
Similarly, anyone interested in splitting some figures from this game? I really just want the trolls, and would consider pledging if a few folks want to pick up some of the miniatures to defray the cost.
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A whole new clan as SG! It's an alternate clan to play with, it does not increase the max number of players (for that you still need the ad-on).
(https://ksr-ugc.imgix.net/assets/003/444/679/2abe8fd4280bff46d873f271b27b02e8_original.jpg?v=1426455658&w=700&h=&fit=max&auto=format&q=92&s=8ecb41ce998e45649646b9c2ea62802a)
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So ... they wouldn't just ditch these guys if the stretch goal isn't reached, surely? Imagine the work that's gone into them already, they couldn't just chuck they wonderful models away. Perhaps they would just be made available later on for a fee?
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well if they make this it brings up the miniature count (ex ships) to 69 including the gods which is better value for money if you just want minis.
Nothing like the 200 minis that you get with Conan though lol.
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There's just a day left to get the extra $40k needed for that final stretch goal. Tight.
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37k in 36 hours, I think thy will make it.
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Yeah, they will definitely make this SG. Still trying to figure out if there is a chance I will get hit with customs fees in Canada for this.
Also, I like these figures much more than the Conan ones.
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From my limited KS experience it seems about 50-60% of the entire project's earnings come from the first couple of days and the last day or two. I'm sure they'll be fine.
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Also, I like these figures much more than the Conan ones.
Not really fussed with most of these minis except the giants and the kickstarter exclusive Boar guys (typical), I could have happily not back Conan but for the Picts, really like those sculpts, shame there is only 2 of them :(.
31k 33hrs. now less than 1k an hour.
I really do think they made a mistake with the God SGs though, they mentioned a little while ago they were barely half way through stretch goals, so they've not made anything like what they expected / wanted, and I think the Gods were to do with it, the mechanics added are kind of meh and the sculpts even more so, I think it was a struggle to get the 200k from those figures.
Conan was much easier to fund but then it's a much easier kind of game to stretch
They should join forces with Monolith games and have these figures in an expansion for Conan or something :) Particularly the giants lol).
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Also, I like these figures much more than the Conan ones.
Agreed, but then I do love the whole Norse thing.
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Wow--those new models might just be enough to get me on board. :o
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I'm in with everything. Models are just too beautiful and there are too much freebees not to. Also the 5 player expansion and the artbook. Love the extra models and the book will be a great aide for the painting alone. So, let's get that 6th clan ( and maybe a stunning big monster too if they still have it ) 8)
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Good point on the gods, they were mostly the weak point. Without knowing what hteir other SG were, I wonder what they could have brought out if the gods were made as an add-on. Mind you, who knows how many folks would have purchased that addon.
Funny, I initially loved the picts, but by the end of the campaign I was disillusioned with them. The sculpts were nice, but they were just too burly and barrel-shaped. And like you said, too many multiple poses.
Not really fussed with most of these minis except the giants and the kickstarter exclusive Boar guys (typical), I could have happily not back Conan but for the Picts, really like those sculpts, shame there is only 2 of them :(.
31k 33hrs. now less than 1k an hour.
I really do think they made a mistake with the God SGs though, they mentioned a little while ago they were barely half way through stretch goals, so they've not made anything like what they expected / wanted, and I think the Gods were to do with it, the mechanics added are kind of meh and the sculpts even more so, I think it was a struggle to get the 200k from those figures.
Conan was much easier to fund but then it's a much easier kind of game to stretch
They should join forces with Monolith games and have these figures in an expansion for Conan or something :) Particularly the giants lol).
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I just heard back from CMoN - Canadian backers will not have to pay customs fees. So I guess anywhere they have a distributor will not have to pay the import fees.
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Good point on the gods, they were mostly the weak point.
Certainly what was shown of the Gods was not overly impressive, but then it does state those images are a still a work in progress. Hopefully they'll be tarted up a bit before production.
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I would love to get on this, but that plastic... looks way to bendy and soft.
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Looks like that £710k mark is going to be surpassed comfortably after all - just a little over a thousand still to go on it and 26hrs till finish. I wonder if they'll put another SG on there or just call it quits (or squits).
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Looks like that £710k mark is going to be surpassed comfortably after all - just a little over a thousand still to go on it and 26hrs till finish. I wonder if they'll put another SG on there or just call it quits (or squits).
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1k to go now, and they have more stretch goals so they may as well take a punt.
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750K and we'll have both Ram and Boar clan shamans ( 4 models total ).
Hope after those they will release one more big guy 8).
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750K and we'll have both Ram and Boar clan shamans ( 4 models total ).
Hope after those they will release one more big guy 8).
Me too! I want a Fenris wolf!
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Well, I'm all in. Plenty of time for the regret to sink in! ;)
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I'm going to hold off. Maybe see if I can put in a $1 and upgrade with more cash... NO MUSN'T!!
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Well the miniature count is now 73, 74 if they hit the wolf on 820k. Still not as good a deal as conan's 200 figures for £100ish, but they are nice and have more poses.... hmmm still not sure.
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If we get the Wolf, 88 minis, a hardcover art book, and the huge game for $130. I couldn't pass it up!
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Unblocked Shamans / Seers (Wildboar and Ram clans):
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And the last SG we may get:
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For $75, this is a darn good deal - depending on your overseas shipping.
I was in it just for the few large monsters originally. I do really like the Shaman poses etc. Fun and different. Add in the fact that I might even play the game and this became a no-brainer.
Considering you can spend $10-20 on some of the troll and giant figures out there (more if you GW route) this is plenty worth the dime. I'm more than happy with what is coming my way so far.
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I was happy with the original figures, the extra sculpts and the trolls and giant made my day. All the rest have been bonus for me, but I am a bit of a fantasy/viking fan so horses for courses. :D
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Well, I'm all in. Plenty of time for the regret to sink in! ;)
Good man! And it looks like you're going to get your Wolf aswell :).
And to the doubters, think if you only want that Mystic Troll what you will have to pay later on? Won't be cheap since it's a KS only, it's a biggie and it's wanted. Better splash out the extra dollars and have the whole game ( + some great stretch goals for free ).
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Dammit, I couldn't resist any more. :-[
Im in.
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You're one of us now.
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And the final stretch goal has been reached - the wolf is in!
6hrs still for people to jump on the bandwagon secure in the knowledge all the additionals are included.
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I have succumbed to this as well as Conan, buyers remorse about to kick me right in the teeth.
dodge
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I'm in too.
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In in to. And feeling great remorse that I did not jump on the Conan Bandwagon.
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In in to. And feeling great remorse that I did not jump on the Conan Bandwagon.
Me too.
On both points.
Not a bad second option though.
:D
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Okay... Me too. It's payday and I haven't spent anything mini related in a while. I almost snagged an earlybird too but a few seconds too late. Still not megabucks with the earlybird on this one. I'll probably regrett it but may end up just keeping the exclusives and selling the base game unopened.
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Add another one for the core game and the expansion. I held out on pledging for the book though... ::)
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Do I read right? You can still back this event hough the KS ended?
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/coolminiornot/blood-rage
Grimm
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Yes you can. Coolminiornot has gotten enough request for people to still back their kickstarters after they has missed the window, that they now as a standard policy keep the window of opportunity for backing open a bit longer.
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I am in on this too, not sure if I will play the game, though a few friends seem quite interested. but will definitely be re-basing the gods, trolls giant etc. for use in my current project.
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I'll never get around painting this but I was so close to backing the KS. And now there's a second chance...
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I just got my stuff today. And I must say the minis are awesome. They are better than I expected.
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I just got my stuff today. And I must say the minis are awesome. They are better than I expected.
Great news!
I have been informed that mine should be with me very soon.
Looking forward to it even more now.
:D
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I just got my stuff today. And I must say the minis are awesome. They are better than I expected.
Did you get the artbook as well?
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Just waiting f or mine to be shipped from Oz. Looking forward to them.
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I think this is one I set up to ship to my folk's place (moving for a job, I've sent most of my KS there). Might have to give them a call and see.
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Recieved my box yesterday. The miniatures are even better than i hoped for. Hardly any mould lines and most weapons are not bent.
I was going to keep a handfull of the miniatures that i want and sell everything else but the whole game looks so good it is a hard dicision.
As i know i will not get a lot of time to play the game i guess i will put most of it on ebay soon.
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Recieved my box yesterday. The miniatures are even better than i hoped for. Hardly any mould lines and most weapons are not bent.
I was going to keep a handfull of the miniatures that i want and sell everything else but the whole game looks so good it is a hard dicision.
As i know i will not get a lot of time to play the game i guess i will put most of it on ebay soon.
If you're looking to move the giant or a witch, drop me a line!
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Received my box yesterday too, the miniatures are really good, now I have to test the game.
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Come on guys, pics! :o
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Still haven't gotten my copy yet. How is the quality of the figures?
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Mine arrived on friday, details are great but all but one of the raven guys spears are bent and I have some horrible mould lines going down awkward places.. like faes :(.
But the casting quality and detail really is great, it's a shame Mantic games can't produce minis this good!
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I was mainly in for the bigger guys..looking forward to see them.
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The plastic, is it soft, medium, hard? Easy to clean up, or... ?
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The plastic is hard. And the datail is very fine. So fine that I managed to cut myself on one of the axes...
I don't know how it is to clean as I have not gotten to that. I have found very few moldlines on my minis. There was some bent spears and banners, but nothing that the old hot water - cold water trick could not fix.
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Got mine, looks gorgeous, wish I had time right now to properly unpack and look.
Still - first glance - very nice :D
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Where's my bloody box?!!
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The plastic is hard. And the datail is very fine. So fine that I managed to cut myself on one of the axes...
I don't know how it is to clean as I have not gotten to that. I have found very few moldlines on my minis. There was some bent spears and banners, but nothing that the old hot water - cold water trick could not fix.
Excellent. Sounds very good ( except the cutting of yourself, of course ). Thanks :).
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Got mine...minis look great but hey the BIG monsters are brilliant ! The Mountain Giant & Fenrir o_o o_o o_o o_o
For $75 I am happy bunny
Will try out the game in a few weeks time
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Got mine...minis look great but hey the BIG monsters are brilliant ! The Mountain Giant & Fenrir o_o o_o o_o o_o
For $75 I am happy bunny
Will try out the game in a few weeks time
Me too!
Have not opened mine yet, will do this evening.
Looking forward to it.
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Some pictures of mine here for those who haven't seen the final production beasties yet.
http://critfailure.blogspot.co.uk/2015/09/by-beard-of-odin.html
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The plastic is hard. And the datail is very fine. So fine that I managed to cut myself on one of the axes...
I would qualify this a little. The plastic is not hard plastic as you would find in GW or Perry plastics. It's not as soft as Reaper Bones. Neither is it that hard resin plastic mix that mantic and avatars of war use. It's probably a medium plastic. There are very few mold lines, not as easy to scrape away as those on GW/perry, but easier than Reaper/AOW.
The detail is pretty good, a little soft in some areas, but should paint up well. A test figure needed before we can say for sure.
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Okay, got my massive parcel now. Fair play, that's one hell of a collection of lovely mins you get for the money.
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Did anyone get "everything"? I think I just picked up the standard box, but I can't remember.
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I got everything except the art book. It's a lot of stuff, way more than I will ever be able to paint.
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I'm all in, including the art book, for gaming and painting inspiration. The box has arrived ( at a friend's house 1,5 hours drive ), I'll be pickin' it up in a few weeks and have a gaming weekend the same time. :).
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I got everything except the art book. It's a lot of stuff, way more than I will ever be able to paint.
Same for me, I really like the minis so far! I will play a game next week.
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Miniatures are great abd the game is really good. I played it last night and I've really enojed it. Cards are surprisingly varied allowing different strategies to win.
Glad I got it!
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Does anybody want to offload (sell/trade) double models?
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I'll be honest, there is so much in the box, and I know damn well I'll never paint it all, I am actually considering flogging it off to get my money back. I love the look of it all, but there's just so much in the parcel I'm kind of overwhelmed. Some people are already asking silly money on eBay (big surprise).
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I have some pics of the Blood Rage minis including a comparison shot and some advice using acrylic primers on them here:
http://leadadventureforum.com/index.php?topic=83187.new#new (http://leadadventureforum.com/index.php?topic=83187.new#new)
:)
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Mountain giant please!
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There is a picky of the giant on my blog...just search blood rage.
Not near PC so can't post it sorry
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I'm considering selling mine off as well to make back the money I spent on it plus shipping. I'll wait to see what it looks like first though. Still waiting.
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Why? Buyer's remorse?
Don't have the box in my hands yet, but everything I see makes me more than happy I went all-in with it. Great models, excellent quality, quick delivery, what more does one want? Just think what you'll have to spend if you want to buy comparable models from say Reaper, Grenadier 2.0 in all its incarnations or Ral Partha Europe.
And yes, it's tough on the wallet these months, now with Conan just finished, Zombicide PM is looming and also The Others ends tomorrow, but I wouldn't want it any other way ;).
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I really just don't need this many more minis. I'm running out of space to store games too, I already have a closet full and a cupboard out in the garage full of games, most unplayed. Also October seems to be when I get loads of bills, Rates ($200) insurance ($700). Maybe I'm just feeling the pinch a bit as well. It was a bit of an impulse buy this game as well.
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I cancelled my pledge when I realized I only really wanted the giants and maybe fenris. Im open to buying if anybody is selling.
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If anyone has a spare frost giant and 5th player expansion (or just the cards and rules for the 5th player expansion if you want to keep the figures) I would be in the market for that.
Game looks fun too, probably going to play it tonight for the first time (well properly at least).
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Why? Buyer's remorse?
Maybe a little. It's not that it's not really nice and the mins look amazing. It's just I think I got greedy and bought more than I needed ... who am I kidding, I didn't need any of it, it just looked nice ... and now this huge box has arrived jammed with stuff. I've been systematically clearing out my shelves and then I go and fill them with lovely things I probably won't ever take out of the box.
I'm a big fat-headed eejit.
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@Beefcake: yes, I think most of us don't need more mini's or games, but we wantss em, the preciousss lol.
So far I'm planning on going big with this Zombicide KS too ( my first season ) and The Others as well, but that's about the only hobby money I care to spend the next months. Unless an opportunity to buy old lead comes around, that is :D.
@Cubs: same here. Take in and out of the box, drool, plant to paint and then due lack of time/other reasons put it back on the shelf. But that's fine, since people ask I'm simply a collector, not a hoarder or an addict ;).
Playing is almost always at friend's houses, so in fact o.b.o. miniature boardgames I only should need the rules ( or basic box ), but, wel.....
But yes, it has to be payed, so I skip on other fun things...
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Got my pledge last week ;D ;D and could not resist to see how these "board game minis" paint up.
I changed the base and with a few colours (1 high light) and some Army Painter strong tone I did get this result.
I am quite happy with it, but have a look yourself:
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Effective paint job. I've decided I'm going to have to find a relatively quick method to paint my Conan stuff. Hope the detail is as good as this range is.
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Nicely painted. Thanks for sharing
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I am waiting for my Conan stuff too ;)
On Thursday at the Spiel 2015 in Essen I have seen some of the production minis and detailwise they look just like the Blood Rage stuff - so thats the good news :) - the delivery schedule on the other side... :-[
cheers Thomas
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I cancelled my pledge when I realized I only really wanted the giants and maybe fenris. Im open to buying if anybody is selling.
Hmmmm after seeing the Admiral'so link I think I too are interested in the giant angry Fenris. Er rather the nonhumans. Seems a shame they went for the scale if the humans. Would have been nice to see them 8n a more comparable scale.
Also as has been mentikned, would have been nice to see the end product in a better material. Agreed a bit more money for a more stable medium would have been nice.
I too would be interested in any of the nonhumans from the set.
Grimm
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Hmmmm after seeing the Admiral'so link I think I too are interested in the giant angry Fenris.
Grimm
Grimm and Leadasbestos- I am selling Fenrir and a lot of others at the moment on ebay.de with €1 starting price. Most of the other sellers seem to have bought the game only to make a profit, i was after the miniatures but i paint too slow to keep them all.
http://www.ebay.de/itm/121786799597?ssPageName=STRK:MESELX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1555.l2649
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Grimm and Leadasbestos- I am selling Fenrir and a lot of others at the moment on ebay.de with €1 starting price. Most of the other sellers seem to have bought the game only to make a profit, i was after the miniatures but i paint too slow to keep them all.
http://www.ebay.de/itm/121786799597?ssPageName=STRK:MESELX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1555.l2649
You don't show shipping to the States. Unless I missed something.
Grimm
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You don't show shipping to the States. Unless I missed something.
Grimm
To tell the truth i thought for a handful of figures shipping to the states is too expensive to make it worth it. The cheapest tracked parcel costs €36 ($40) and i am sure lots of americans have also bought the game and are selling it on ebay.com
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Got it two days ago. Minis are great, love the giants and trolls. Not sure if I'll hold on to it or flog it off though so I think I'll keep it for now.