(KICKSTARTER) Raging Heroes KS is already on fire, I see

[FramFramson]

Now, granted Raging Heroes did put out extensive pre-campaign publicity to alert people to their kickstarter, but with a quarter-million in the bag after less than six hours, the Toughest Girls In The Galaxy Kickstarter is already shaping up to be on par with the Sedition Wars campaign.

Not something I'm particularly interested in, but phew, this kickstarter stuff is getting out of hand!

[King Tiger]

Great, a range of half naked women models for sad lonely gamers to drool over...just what is needed to set the stereotypes in concrete even further..........fail.

If these were serious female soldier models it would be interesting, but for those of us who aren't children anymore you need to do more than sculpt boobs on women bending over like in a cheap porn film.

But it will be popular as It's showing, since the biggest base of sci-fi gamers realise its the closest they can get to a woman without having to wash.

[beefcake]

Well sculpted but nothing I'm interested in. If I was building an Escher gang I'd probably look into it, but I'm getting me a 3d printer instead... The bucaneer! I hope it's not a scam.

[Sangennaru]

Great, a range of half naked women models for sad lonely gamers to drool over...just what is needed to set the stereotypes in concrete even further..........fail.

If these were serious female soldier models it would be interesting, but for those of us who aren't children anymore you need to do more than sculpt boobs on women bending over like in a cheap porn film.

But it will be popular as It's showing, since the biggest base of sci-fi gamers realise its the closest they can get to a woman without having to wash.

Actually, i liked those. I wouldn't buy them because of the price, and also because after the Reaper Kickstarter i'm a little tired of of kickstarter campaings.

But... don't you think you're being a little offensive against random people? There are people here that appreciate half naked women in miniatures, and i really doubt they are having problems in real life for that.
So please.

[King Tiger]

Your welcome to like half naked figures, or even full naked figures, the ones by hasslefree are nice, these are sluts, its a different kind of customer base, one wants an artistic nude figure, the other wants to sit in the corner going "lolzors bewbiessss! hur hur hur hick", big difference.

If that offends...well tough, you can't tell me somebody would buy a box of hookers with guns bending over because they "dropped a pencil" because of the artistic merit of the figures...load of codswallop

[Michi]

Great, a range of half naked women models for sad lonely gamers to drool over...just what is needed to set the stereotypes in concrete even further..........fail.

Nay, thatīs not just a stereotype. Sex sells and that is a fact.

If these were serious female soldier models it would be interesting, but for those of us who aren't children anymore you need to do more than sculpt boobs on women bending over like in a cheap porn film.

Iīd call myself adult, but we are playing fantasy games with toys and all. The sheer existence of this forum is proof enough. Itīs a matter of taste what one chooses to play with. By the way: Porn isnīt reality too.

But it will be popular as It's showing, since the biggest base of sci-fi gamers realise its the closest they can get to a woman without having to wash.

That is prejudice, I suppose. Many gamers around here have families and even if I am probably the only one to admit it, I guess that some married men like those (or similar) gaming pieces too.

Your welcome to like half naked figures, or even full naked figures, the ones by hasslefree are nice, these are sluts, its a different kind of customer base, one wants an artistic nude figure, the other wants to sit in the corner going "lolzors bewbiessss! hur hur hur hick", big difference.

Nope. If so, you could call me multiple persons.

If that offends...well tough, you can't tell me somebody would buy a box of hookers with guns bending over because they "dropped a pencil" because of the artistic merit of the figures...load of codswallop

I can.

All in all I find it a bit disappointing to talk that way of your peer group - given that you are a male gamer too. I respect your opinion though.
To keep it on topic I also have to say that those miniatures in particular do not appeal to me at all (who generally likes female miniatures).

[matakishi]

Keep it civil please.

[Michi]

Keep it civil please.

Promised. 

[robh]

This is the most blatant example yet of the abuse of the KickStarter idea and aim.

The $12k target they set was never going to be realistic for the supposed "goal" of the project, sculpt produce and market 3 armies of premium 28/34mm figures and a rule system. The whole thing has been deliberately and carefully designed to pump the stretch goal "freebies"  and suck in more and more cash. Same tactic as CMoN projects use.

Clever, calculated and effective, but with absolutely no regard to the spirit of  what KickStarter should be for.  

[Bergil]

I'd have said good luck and all the best to them, but obviously they don't need it!

[Sangennaru]

I can.

Heh, i was specifically thinking about you Michi
But i also love this kind of "art". the sculpts are great, and sexual charge is not to be blamed just because. In some cases (and this might be one, though i haven't seen much sculptures yet) it is a kind of art.

[Conquistador]

Great, a range of half naked women models for sad lonely gamers to drool over...just what is needed to set the stereotypes in concrete even further..........fail.

If these were serious female soldier models it would be interesting, but for those of us who aren't children anymore you need to do more than sculpt boobs on women bending over like in a cheap porn film.

But it will be popular as It's showing, since the biggest base of sci-fi gamers realise its the closest they can get to a woman without having to wash.

Wow, where do I start?

Please, while this won't get a penny of my money it is not exactly as you describe it.

And before you start on the "Science Fiction" war gamer stereotype, let me say something up front - nonsense.

There are those on this forum who I have had offline PM/e-mail conversations over my comments in the past about nudity and hints of sexual assault or other aspects of some miniatures.  The fact that I am a Evangelical Presbyterian and personally very conservative in my faith and politics is well established and those who have disagreed with me on certain issues know I am thought of by some here as a "prude" but while these are awkwardly posed figures in many cases, using oversized weapons that require willing suspension of disbelief to accept, and are boringly derivative I find it almost offensive that you describe them as pornographic.  I occasionally still see this thing called a newspaper which has ad inserts far more suggestive than the majority of these figures. 

I am disappointed in your OTT description of this Kickstarter and can only assume you are venting from the "joys" of Real Life (patent pending) and can understand that.  But as a primarily historical War Gamer I do think you really screwed the pooch with your stereotypical slam on Science Fiction war gamers.

No interest on the KS but no desire to flame them for what I merely see as "bad" figures that I would never spend $$ on and would trash quietly if they were a gift.

I think you are better than you presented yourself in your initial post.  I certainly hope so.

Gracias,

Glenn

[Glitzer]

A friend of mine is going to buy them, I have no idea why though.

The success of the campaign shows us that the concept clearly works. I wish they had one something I would also like, but hey, they need to make money too.

I'm not sure about that sex sells idea though... the Blood Vestals were even more offensive, but I liked those because they looked good. Maybe these World War I/II-aesthetics just do not appeal to me,

[Sangennaru]

I'm not sure about that sex sells idea though... the Blood Vestals were even more offensive, but I liked those because they looked good. Maybe these World War I/II-aesthetics just do not appeal to me,

well, it really does to me! The sculpts are really good, but looks to me that painting them needs skills that i don't have. And money, of course.

[Conquistador]

You have never struck me as prudish Glenn. Old School yes prudish no.

Thank you.

The "prude" comment from another was not ill intended but simply an opinion/evaluation of my comments.  Much more gentlemanly on LAF than the WW3 about similar figures a few years ago on TMP. 

While not the reason I left TMP (much more personality based     and probably just a tad bit  ego based    ) but this kind of discussion still retains the touch of class that defines 99% of the experience here on LAF.  Even when I break the rules (usually because of an unintended senior moment) the moderators gently chastise me.    

Going to let this issue go now...

Gracias,

Glenn