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Author Topic: Hicks Barons' Wars sculpts - kickstarter at post #100  (Read 28295 times)

Offline levied troop

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Re: Hicks Barons' Wars sculpts - kickstarter at post #100
« Reply #135 on: September 15, 2019, 06:19:21 PM »
Yes, backed and that’s looking good.  Now digging out old Slingshot articles on the Angevin wars and trying to work out force lists :)
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Offline Antonio J Carrasco

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Re: Hicks Barons' Wars sculpts - kickstarter at post #100
« Reply #136 on: September 15, 2019, 07:24:58 PM »
Over 15,000 £ at this moment. A very successful Kickstarter.

Offline bergschotten

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Re: Hicks Barons' Wars sculpts - kickstarter at post #100
« Reply #137 on: September 15, 2019, 08:20:33 PM »
Just backed-and wow it's going really well.

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Re: Hicks Barons' Wars sculpts - kickstarter at post #100
« Reply #138 on: September 15, 2019, 10:50:44 PM »
.  Now digging out old Slingshot articles on the Angevin wars and trying to work out force lists :)


I would be interested in seeing what back issues you find - I do not have them but it would be an incentive to purchase the CD from the SoA   ;)

And the KS rolls along - almost £20K as I type...

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Re: Hicks Barons' Wars sculpts - kickstarter at post #100
« Reply #139 on: September 16, 2019, 06:40:55 AM »
Issues 240 to 249 published a PhD thesis on Recruitment and Supply in  mid-Angevin Armies - very detailed.
Issue 229 has a short article and Issue 200 has a solo campaign structure that can easily be expanded to multi-player.

The magazine Medieval Warfare devoted issue 1 to ‘The War of Bouvines’ and included details of the battle of Mirebeau in which you can get to rescue Eleanor of Acquitaine. 

Offline Coenus Scaldingus

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Re: Hicks Barons' Wars sculpts - kickstarter at post #100
« Reply #140 on: September 16, 2019, 02:49:42 PM »
Glad to see a normal, solid Kickstarter (by which I mean: no excessive amounts of free stuff or massive discounts, just a nice WIP range with some unlockable extra kits to complete and make availble for purchase) do well.

Best of luck! Figures look great and HVM did a terrific job on the painting (no surprise there).
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Re: Hicks Barons' Wars sculpts - kickstarter at post #100
« Reply #141 on: September 16, 2019, 05:55:07 PM »
I never got a chance to put in a pledge! Family up to visit one day and fully funded the next time I looked!

Congratulations to Andy and Paul and anyone else involved  8).

Very much looking forward to the releases :)

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Re: Hicks Barons' Wars sculpts - kickstarter at post #100
« Reply #142 on: September 16, 2019, 07:09:26 PM »
I never got a chance to put in a pledge! Family up to visit one day and fully funded the next time I looked!

Congratulations to Andy and Paul and anyone else involved  8).

Very much looking forward to the releases :)

You've got 12 days to go before it closes, so there's plenty of time to put a pledge in. It doesn't stop when it reaches the goal, so when the pledged amount reaches the various milestones, additional models are unlocked for release.
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Offline Captain Harlock

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Re: Hicks Barons' Wars sculpts - kickstarter at post #100
« Reply #143 on: September 16, 2019, 08:37:26 PM »
Well thats what i call a successful campaign!
Im not into this period now so im not going to pledge, but its certainly interesting to watch and try to understand what are the elements of a good crowdfunding campaign.

Offline Paul Hicks

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Re: Hicks Barons' Wars sculpts - kickstarter at post #100
« Reply #144 on: September 16, 2019, 09:06:59 PM »
Gobsmacked! Thank you to everyone who have supported our project! There is a miniature yet to come that is possibly one of my best. Thanks again!

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/hobbers/the-barons-war-28mm-medieval-miniatures/description

Offline Siegfried

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Re: Hicks Barons' Wars sculpts - kickstarter at post #100
« Reply #145 on: September 16, 2019, 09:43:04 PM »
My main interest in the range is using them for the Third Crusade; it would take a little bit of conversion work but there's no reason that with a little effort this range couldn't be mixed with the Perry (First) Crusade range with head swaps and conversions etc.

EDIT: They will mix well too as many of my older Claymore Castings fit brilliantly with my Perry HYW collection. Mix and match.

If you're going to convert the models, I would recommend you to check out Footsore's Norman range. Paul Hicks has sculpted the models for that range, so you might find it easier to use these figures for your conversions since both ranges had the same sculptor behind them. Here's the link to the Footsore range (hopefully, you find some use to it): https://footsoreminiatures.co.uk/collections/normans

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Re: Hicks Barons' Wars sculpts - kickstarter at post #100
« Reply #146 on: September 17, 2019, 12:23:31 AM »
Issues 240 to 249 published a PhD thesis on Recruitment and Supply in  mid-Angevin Armies - very detailed.
Issue 229 has a short article and Issue 200 has a solo campaign structure that can easily be expanded to multi-player.

The magazine Medieval Warfare devoted issue 1 to ‘The War of Bouvines’ and included details of the battle of Mirebeau in which you can get to rescue Eleanor of Acquitaine.

Thank you, sir!

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Re: Hicks Barons' Wars sculpts - kickstarter at post #100
« Reply #147 on: September 17, 2019, 12:26:23 AM »
I never got a chance to put in a pledge! Family up to visit one day and fully funded the next time I looked!

Congratulations to Andy and Paul and anyone else involved  8).

Very much looking forward to the releases :)

As Cubs mentioned, plenty of time.  I 'almost' wish I had waited a bit as I did not realize the amount of additional sets ready for release beyond the first groups...  I will need to adjust my pledge.

Offline Antonio J Carrasco

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Re: Hicks Barons' Wars sculpts - kickstarter at post #100
« Reply #148 on: September 17, 2019, 09:25:36 AM »
Think that you can choose whatever packs you want, within the limits of your pledge. Said that I have already increased my pledge twice!  lol

And would again if I could think of an use for the Trebuchet and crew...   :D

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Re: Hicks Barons' Wars sculpts - kickstarter at post #100
« Reply #149 on: September 17, 2019, 10:48:32 AM »
Backing at 1 for now but will decide what I actually want later. Shipping is quite high for me so I may back out.