Conan [Monolith Boardgame] - KS over and funded

[Eithriall]

A WIP of THAK from the "Rogues in the House" story
Art by Adrian Smith
Sculpted by Thomas David

[Braxandur]

Shaping up nicely imho!

Can't wait for the kickstarter to start

[axabrax]

Holy crap! That is one top-heavy bruiser!

[Cubs]

Well, Thak was a giant ape-man creature if I recall correctly.

[Eithriall]

  From left to right  

Zogar Sag the pictish shaman from "Beyond the Black River" story
Shevatas from the "Black Colossus" story
A necromancer imagined according to the first draft of “The Hour of the Dragon” story

Art by Adrian Smith
Sculptures by Stephane Simon

[Centaur_Seducer]

Focking hell, those are gorgeous!

[FramFramson]

Reeeeeally really hoping we'll be able to pick up individual minis perhaps as add-ons. If they're somewhat overpriced to reflect that fact that they are meant to subsidize production of a board game, that's fair (unless it something ridiculous like $30/mini), but I'm really hoping the option will be there for those of us not planning on picking up the board game.

RAFM did this with their Cthulhu boardgame minis and that's working out very well for them as a source of extra revenue. If the figures are being sculpted anyway, then there's no great extra cost in having extras made for direct sale.

It shouldn't cannibalize sales of the board game either. Based on how nice everything looks, I'm guessing the base price for the game will be in the $75-$100 price or even higher (if not, I'm going to question the financial planning of this Kickstarter) - if someone only wants 2-3 minis, they're not going to pay $100 plus box shipping for just those minis. On the other hand, if they want lots of the minis, then it will probably be more economical to just buy the boardgame. Offering tailored options is just a good way to maximize your funding/sales.

[Cubs]

You know what, I've had a little whinge about Shevatas' excessive musculature, in the name of accuracy, but those are some absolutely top class models.

Please don't make them in soft plastic!

[FramFramson]

Sorry, I'm a dope, I just noticed it did say a price between $100-$150 in the original post. So that confirms that. 

[Eithriall]

After the WIP of the sculpture, here's Thak by Adrian Smith

[Eithriall]

A Bossonian archer
Sculpted by Stéphane Simon
Art by Adrian Smith

 

[Elbows]

Is it wrong when I look at this thread I think "these guys should sculpt...everything."

Awesome stuff here, particularly for a "board game" approach.  Beautiful stuff.  I hope the end product is as good though.

[Gallahad]

Honestly, when I look at this thread and see all of the amazing sculpts it makes me a bit sad to think that they will all likely end up in "board game plastic"  no amount of sculpting can save you from a low fidelity material.  I think the best we can hope for is some sort of PVC since some of the newer mixes (CMON Wrath of Kings) are looking better than the older stuff (Sedition Wars, everything Mantic, etc.).  Or maybe they will have a "miniatures only" pledge where you get metal or resin minis or something.

I agree that they have some of the best in the business sculpting for them, and it would be great to see more of their work around.

[jthomlin]

Very nicely sculpted miniatures, unfortunately having seen the ruler in the last picture, their size will most likely stop me getting them ... 

Cheers!
Joe Thomlinson

[Elbows]

3.8 cm = 1.5", or closer to 38mm.

I agree that would unfortunately kill it, unless the game is good enough to warrant a purchase.  I'd be far more interested in the miniatures for normal gaming.  Shame.  But, perhaps the game will have merit of its own.  If it is a unique scale, I'll skip thinking about painting them etc.