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Offline robh

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Kickstarter: "Smash"ing 28mm Robots STL & printed options
« on: 23 June 2023, 07:24:23 PM »
Fun little KS campaign offering well known* robot figures in either STL format or as a set of ready printed components. Sadly no cat as yet.



http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/miniatures4u/70s-tv-inspired-martian-robots-28mm-scale-figures/description

* To those of a specific age and geographic background.  For reference all the original source material is currently available on YouTube.  You know what to search for!  lol

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Re: Kickstarter: "Smash"ing 28mm Robots STL & printed options
« Reply #1 on: 23 June 2023, 08:25:47 PM »
Guilty
* To those of a specific age and geographic background.  For reference all the original source material is currently available on YouTube.  You know what to search for!  lol
Guilty on both counts  ;D

I guess I'll be visiting kickstarter at the weekend  lol

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Re: Kickstarter: "Smash"ing 28mm Robots STL & printed options
« Reply #2 on: 24 June 2023, 10:02:33 AM »
Smashed it! lol lol lol

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Re: Kickstarter: "Smash"ing 28mm Robots STL & printed options
« Reply #3 on: 24 June 2023, 11:04:13 AM »
I quite like those sculpts, pulpy sci-fi muppet fun. I will need to research the “smash” reference though.

Edit: Research completed. Ah yes, I can see how these may resonate with nostalgia for some.
« Last Edit: 24 June 2023, 11:11:12 AM by Grumpy Gnome »
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Re: Kickstarter: "Smash"ing 28mm Robots STL & printed options
« Reply #4 on: 24 June 2023, 11:09:18 AM »
 lol Brilliant  lol

That’s an ear worm I didn’t need though  :-[ lol

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Re: Kickstarter: "Smash"ing 28mm Robots STL & printed options
« Reply #5 on: 24 June 2023, 12:30:22 PM »
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I will need to research the “smash” reference

TV advert for a (then new) instant mash potato, trade name, 'Smash'
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https://r.search.yahoo.com/_ylt=AwrkMg.dzpZkebAuDNZ3Bwx.;_ylu=Y29sbwMEcG9zAzEEdnRpZAMEc2VjA3Nj/RV=2/RE=1687633693/RO=10/RU=https%3a%2f%2fwww.youtube.com%2fwatch%3fv%3dLNjIU4n_NKI/RK=2/RS=3gFJZI_j4VZtomjc4fjYWtH5Qz4-

The story I heard was that the advertising company realized at the last moment that they were
one presentation short for their client, Cadburys. The Martians were thrown together just to
make up the correct number of presentations. Cadburys however liked the Martians.

When our family first tried Smash, my dear old mother read the 'destructions' (as she called
the instructions) declared, 'That's not enough water' & added more. We didn't have mashed
potato, rather we had Potato Soup.
 lol lol lol

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Re: Kickstarter: "Smash"ing 28mm Robots STL & printed options
« Reply #6 on: 25 June 2023, 10:18:09 AM »
Etsy page of this KS creator. Might be useful info for your decision making on this KS. Lots of good feedback.

https://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/Miniatures4uGB
« Last Edit: 25 June 2023, 10:20:07 AM by Grumpy Gnome »

 

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