Akky's Space Opera-type project - Under New Ownership

[Inso]

Surely not! You are just so, like, old fashioned, man  

It is a real shame that there aren't any little people/Dwarfs in your setting because the sculpts you have had made so far are brilliant... but I know that they would sit un-painted if I bought them and I wouldn't want to do that to them.

Good luck with this. Hopefully, all the interest may end up you re-couping your costs

[uti long smile]

No I thought I'd go down the radical approach of actually making something first, and then letting people know its ready.

I soooo need a LIKE button.

[Hildred Castaigne]

I soooo need a LIKE button.

No Crooked Dice Kickstarter on the horizon then...? 

[tnjrp]

I soooo need a LIKE button

Here, take this:

[AKULA]

Some additional kit sculpted by Ian Mountain for the Garrison troopers (& the Assault troopers for that matter): Holstered pistol, dagger, sword, rocket, carbine, "seismic device", med pack, backpack, and multi-purpose rocket launcher (anti-air/anti-vehicle).



Everything made so far, including these is on its way to Griffin for master moulding - Once i've got masters back, Ian is going to work upon some conversions for me....first batch of production castings will have a total of 18 "Garrison" and 8 "Assault" minis (the former will include some leader/character types).

 

[Fates Fickle Finger]

Very nice, cant wait! Just need to think of how I am going to do a dagger like a giant worm tooth!
FFF

[uti long smile]

Right lovely.

[AKULA]

Masters arrived from Griffin today!

Some are already on their way to Ian Mountain to work upon the conversions - once these are done I will get the production moulds made, and have some spare castings available....

 

28-30mm to the eye...once you've chosen which head variant you want
the squares in the photos are 1/2")

Assault troopers (sculpted by Kev White)


Garrison Troopers (sculpted by Ian Mountain)

[Mason]

I can see a use for those Garrison chaps...

 

[uti long smile]

Love 'em.

[Anpu]

 
I really like how they turned out.

[Earther]

Want!

[NurgleHH]

Great, when is release-date?

[AKULA]

Great, when is release-date?

Realistically I'd hope to have the production figures cast up in 4-8 weeks depending upon how quickly Ian can work his magic.  "release date" suggests it's a business venture rather than a personal project, and while I will have castings available for those that would like to get hold of some their availability may be for a limited period of time, so if you want some, start saving now 

The reason I can't give an exact date is that Ian Mountain has just got the master castings today - he is then going to make a total of 18 conversions for me, with different poses, weapons, kits etc.  Once these are done, the 18 conversions, plus masters of the original 8 minis will go in a couple of production moulds. 

Its always been my intention to produce a comprehensive collection of miniatures suitable for space opera-type games, which is why the first batch of production castings will number 26 figures. 

The plan is then to reinvest the proceeds from these, into commissioning the next phase of the project, which will include other factions, and characters.....

Needless to say, once I've got production castings available, I will let everyone that has expressed an interest on this thread know FIRST.....

 

[dijit]

I'm impressed by both the level of investment and the forethought and planning your putting into these. (And not a kickstarter insight )
Have you any idea to the pricing of them yet?