(INDIEGOGO) 6mm plastics Scale Armies

[Troublemaker Games]

another possibility is to make the alien two pieced: the arm with the weapon could be glued in various position, and maybe adding another weapon will be still cheaper than adding a whole new model!

I'd note you're talking about an arm that's about 1mm wide there! :-)

As it's plastic, converting the models with a quick cut + re-glue at a new angle should be very simple to achieve.

[Troublemaker Games]

(I wonder if that applies to ye olde method of 3-ups and pantograph cutting? Should've asked that too.)

I have an old quote to do a similar kind of sprue the traditional way (actually it may have had less on it, from memory) from Renedra a few years ago - A smooth £20k before VAT.

Direct CAD cutting has brought the cost down a bit, but we're still talking thousands.

[Admiral Alder]

I hope nobody else has brought this up already..... but

I noticed a sort of problem, there are 2 groups of 14 models for each faction, but the bases have 5 holes each, probably not a big issue in the scheme of things but would an extra figure for each faction prevent the annoyance of not being able to fill whole bases etc.
 

[Troublemaker Games]

I hope nobody else has brought this up already..... but

I noticed a sort of problem, there are 2 groups of 14 models for each faction, but the bases have 5 holes each, probably not a big issue in the scheme of things but would an extra figure for each faction prevent the annoyance of not being able to fill whole bases etc.
 

Here's my reply on that exact topic from TGN's newsfeed an hour ago:

Hey Haibane!

On the spare bases on the basic sprue, our idea is that we’ll be providing metal command figures if we don’t hit the first stretch goal (£3500), so people will need spare bases.

At £3500 we’ll have a separate sprue of bases (as well as twice as many tanks and troops on the armies sprue, giving 20% more models per box for no extra cost), so supplying extra bases in the box isn’t needed anymore. See the gallery page for what those sprues would look like.

Hope that makes sense. :-)

[Vermis]

I have an old quote to do a similar kind of sprue the traditional way (actually it may have had less on it, from memory) from Renedra a few years ago - A smooth £20k before VAT.

I think my 10mm plastic daydreams just guffed out my left ear.

[Troublemaker Games]

I think my 10mm plastic daydreams just guffed out my left ear.

Heh. This stuff is definitely still expensive, especially for the traditional sculpting method.

[Troublemaker Games]

Random news updates on our campaign:

- We've hit 75% funding on the way to our initial goal, which means we're that much closer to getting extra poses, more figures on the sprue, etc.

- The factory has confirmed that they can switch the injection feeds during the casting process, so we'll be able to cast one side in one colour, and the other side in a different colour. Which is useless, but awesome.

[Troublemaker Games]

Yay!

We hit our funding goal and are well on our way to stretch goal #1 (The advanced sprue that gives everyone who's already pledged 20% more models for no extra cost).

We've got some previews of the stretch goals available on the gallery page now too.

Cheers!

http://www.indiegogo.com/projects/6mm-scale-armies

[Vermis]

Nice going! I haven't backed it yet... but that means I can bump it just a wee bit towards £3500.

And those lancastrian bombers look nice, but put the churchillian stretch goal in before them, willya?

[Troublemaker Games]

And those lancastrian bombers look nice, but put the churchillian stretch goal in before them, willya?

The current public opinion seems to be asking me to hold off on them until we hit £3500 (so the 20% increase in models is guaranteed for everyone), rather than pushing the Advanced Sprue goal back a bit to account for the moulding costs of the metal vehicles...

...so unless pledges drop off in the next few days, I'm planning to unlock them for purchase when we hit £3500, basically. Their investment cost will have been paid off by the time we hit £4200 or so (off the top of my head, not done the break even calculation yet), and then we can look to implementing some more stretch goals that upgrade the plastics for everybody, I think.

[Bergil]

I'm oh so very nearly sold on this! But I want to see a little more on offer, Love a bit of variety I do.

[Troublemaker Games]

I'm oh so very nearly sold on this! But I want to see a little more on offer, Love a bit of variety I do.

I'll see what I can do to tempt you further - it'd be awesome to have you in on it.

[Vermis]

First stretch goal just achieved at time of writing. Looks like the bases will be seperated.

http://www.indiegogo.com/projects/6mm-scale-armies

[Troublemaker Games]

Yup, bases will now be separate, and that means that we can afford to put in 20% more models into each box for no increase in price.
Here's the full text of our last update:

We’ve made it to £3500, the Advanced Sprue is Funded!

But in practical terms, what does that mean?!

Well for starters, it means everyone who’s pledged for Plastic Armies Boxes is now going to be receiving 20% more models, for free!

In addition, we’ve been able to open up four new pre-orders:

- Plastic Bases Sprues
- Churchillian Tanks
- Black Prince Tanks
- Alien Biker Gangs (they come with plastic bases)

We’ve also opened a new Perk type for the Alien Slaves (now named “Gobblers” after a fan bought the “Name The Slaves!” Perk) that includes the new plastic bases sprue.

As we take orders for the stretch goals, we’ll be able to put in some of the profits we make on them back into improving the plastic sprue. So once again, the more pre-orders we get, the better the plastic sprue will become!

We want to be able to offer extra troop types, like heavy weapons troopers, leaders, etc. on the plastic sprue, and whether you pre-order the Plastic Armies Box or Metal Stretch Goals, every purchase at this stage will help build towards that primary goal.

Thanks for your astounding continued support everyone!

[Troublemaker Games]

New stuff!




£22 gets you 8x AA vehicles, plus 22x bases of plastic infantry. Cool huh?