Call of Cthulhu 7th edition miniatures fund raising to begin!

[Servitor of RAFM]

RAFM CALL OF CTHULHU 7th EDITION MINIATURES FUND RAISING TO
BEGIN!
Brantford, ON – July 9, 2013 – Silver Fox Productions Inc. will launch their new
fundraising program for RAFM Call of Cthulhu 7th Edition miniatures at this link
http://www.indiegogo.com/projects/call-of-cthulhu-miniatures/x/582666. The program
will start on Thursday, July 11 and run until August 9, 2013.
RAFM Call of Cthulhu Miniatures line provides gamers with pieces to bring life to
Chaosium’s classic roleplaying game of Lovecraftian horror, in which ordinary people
are confronted by the terrifying and alien forces of the Cthulhu Mythos. Rafm Call of
Cthulhu miniatures are hand sculpted white metal miniatures which can be painted or
used to represent characters and monsters during game play. This bestselling line has won
many game-industry awards and supports the Call of Cthulhu 7th Edition Chaosium
Kickstarter.
This fund raising project aims to build a new edition of this classic horror miniature line
and replace up to 85 miniatures in one project. Could you please pass this information
along to your subscribers?
RAFM Company Inc, began producing rules and then miniatures for the gaming industry
in 1979. RAFM Call of Cthulhu miniatures has probably been our most successful line.
Envisioned and sculpted by Bob Murch for the Call of Cthulhu RPG by Chaosium Inc.
the figures have transcended the industry and been reissued by many companies. None
compare with the lasting tradition of the line. All miniatures are produced for
Chaosium's Call of Cthulhu Role-playing Game and continue to be an official licensed
product for the Call of Cthulhu Role-playing Game TM Seventh Edition.

[Prof.Witchheimer]

That's great news for sure, your range is still the best Cthulhu based one for me.

Who will be sculpting the new edition? Bob Murch again? Hopefully.

[Van-Helsing]

What about Scaling, the older ranges Humans are kinda small by todays Industry Standard.

[Voogla]

First Monster Minion!

[tnjrp]

Regarding the "invoicing at the manufacture cost" issue specifically, please note that for it to be of use there needs to be both a hard copy of the manufacture cost invoice and an electronic copy of the same in order to satisfy your typical European customs office.

Having a European retailer handling the shipping from this end would be preferable to such antics of course but maybe one cannot be arranged.

[redshadows]

RAFM CALL OF CTHULHU 7th EDITION MINIATURES FUND RAISING TO
BEGIN!
Brantford, ON – July 9, 2013 – Silver Fox Productions Inc. will launch their new
fundraising program for RAFM Call of Cthulhu 7th Edition miniatures at this link
http://www.indiegogo.com/projects/call-of-cthulhu-miniatures/x/582666. The program
will start on Thursday, July 11 and run until August 9, 2013.
RAFM Call of Cthulhu Miniatures line provides gamers with pieces to bring life to
Chaosium’s classic roleplaying game of Lovecraftian horror, in which ordinary people
are confronted by the terrifying and alien forces of the Cthulhu Mythos. Rafm Call of
Cthulhu miniatures are hand sculpted white metal miniatures which can be painted or
used to represent characters and monsters during game play. This bestselling line has won
many game-industry awards and supports the Call of Cthulhu 7th Edition Chaosium
Kickstarter.
This fund raising project aims to build a new edition of this classic horror miniature line
and replace up to 85 miniatures in one project. Could you please pass this information
along to your subscribers?
RAFM Company Inc, began producing rules and then miniatures for the gaming industry
in 1979. RAFM Call of Cthulhu miniatures has probably been our most successful line.
Envisioned and sculpted by Bob Murch for the Call of Cthulhu RPG by Chaosium Inc.
the figures have transcended the industry and been reissued by many companies. None
compare with the lasting tradition of the line. All miniatures are produced for
Chaosium's Call of Cthulhu Role-playing Game and continue to be an official licensed
product for the Call of Cthulhu Role-playing Game TM Seventh Edition.

Are you looking for sculptors?   

[chicklewis]

I was tenth contributor, for $100, taking the total to $850. 

This will turn out to be an excellent buy if lots of other people have faith and buy in. 

[supervike]

While I do like alot of the RAFM Cthulhu range, I'm pretty hesitant to pre-fund something without knowing what the sculpt quality is going to be.

Also, I agree with the scaling issue.  Will the humans be scaled to some of the more modern RAFM line?

[Servitor of RAFM]

Scale will be 28mm with some variance as usual depending on the sculptors. We have started an information forum to go along with the campaign at http://rafm.com/phpbb3/viewforum.php?f=20 to answer questions. You have to have an account to post but reading is free.

[styx]

Does Indiegogo charge the card when you pledge or later like how Kickstarter? I just want to know before I pledge because I use a debit card...wife and I don't have Credit Cards.

[elysium64]

It charges you when you pledge, if the funding fails you get your money back

[tnjrp]

I don't think that right since it's a flexible funding campaign -- there is no "failure" as such and hence no refunding either:
http://support.indiegogo.com/entries/20566503-Fixed-vs-Flexible-Funding

ETA: also, on the perks limits -- if all of them get taken, the total funding goes up to $158.500 I believe. That leaves $41.500 to be funded without perks for the last stretch goal at $200.000 to be met. Which is... interesting

ETA-2: forget about that last bit, it's already been explained (sort of anyway) in the updates section:
http://www.indiegogo.com/projects/call-of-cthulhu-miniatures?c=activity

[achab]

Though I'd like more details about the whole thing, I felt compelled to contribute out of sheer nostalgia.

[robh]

It charges you when you pledge, if the funding fails you get your money back

NO.......

You get charged immediately and DO NOT GET YOUR MONEY BACK if the flexible funding project does not reach its goal.  Getting a refund/re-imbursement out of Indigogo is extremely difficult.

Indigogo does have the option for "fixed" funding where you get your money back from failed projects but RAFM do not set theirs up that way.

The project owner still has to pay the IGG fee even if the project fails (currently 9%) so that either has to come from his own pocket or out of any money pledged, if it has gone on paying the fees for a failed project how do you get your money back? Don't forget these schemes are not sales and are not covered by buyers protection.

Flexible campaigns are a very risky investment....read all the FAQ's before putting any money into these types of project.

[styx]

I may pledge, I really like the line and if it hits the goals that would be a sweet deal. I woul dnot be able to pledge until 2 weeks for the next payday.