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Author Topic: [Kickstarter] Samurai Dwarves  (Read 11584 times)

Offline Timbor

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Re: [Kickstarter] Samurai Dwarves
« Reply #45 on: January 12, 2015, 04:18:32 PM »
Excellent!  Bob does dwarfs quite well, I would say.  :D
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Offline shredder

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WIP picture of the first batch of conversions
« Reply #46 on: January 13, 2015, 04:05:44 PM »
WIP picture of the first batch of conversions.







Enjoy

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Offline Svennn

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Re: [Kickstarter] Samurai Dwarves
« Reply #47 on: January 13, 2015, 04:11:17 PM »
I so very nearly broke my no Kickstarter stance with these but didn't so that serves me right

These are great and a couple are absolutely awesome  :-* :-* :-*
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Offline shredder

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Re: [Kickstarter] Samurai Dwarves
« Reply #48 on: January 13, 2015, 04:18:54 PM »
I so very nearly broke my no Kickstarter stance with these but didn't so that serves me right

These are great and a couple are absolutely awesome  :-* :-* :-*

;-) They'll be on the shop once I've sent all the KS orders out.

Out of interest, why do you avoid KS? I've never used it before myself and probably stay away because I would soon spend all my money, but as a way for companies (or individuals) to launch a project I think it's great… just interested, not judging.

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Offline Timbor

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Re: [Kickstarter] Samurai Dwarves
« Reply #49 on: January 13, 2015, 09:38:52 PM »
While I am not averse to the KS scene, as you may well know, I would venture a guess that the results for the holdouts are:

- they are grumpy and old  ;D
- some folks just prefer the traditional model of buying models as they are released
- many people are wary due to the lack of recourse a backer has if a project goes belly-up (we have seen a few of them)
- some have moral reservations about large companies using the service as a 'pre-order' system when it was originally envisioned as a platform for smaller independent companies to secure capital.
- others don't like the idea of pledging for a miniature/product which has not yet been sculpted and thus the quality/style cannot be evaluated prior to purchase.

Those things being said, I would think that you, as the project creator, would agree that to produce so many figures would not be possible in such a short time span using traditional financing methods?

Offline shredder

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Re: [Kickstarter] Samurai Dwarves
« Reply #50 on: January 14, 2015, 10:46:06 AM »
Agree with all of those, although "old grumpy" should probably be changed to "used to doing things the old way" or something similar ;-)

From my viewpoint I am thinking it will allow me to propose several options to the marketplace and then go with those that you actually want, rather than launching figures that I like but nobody is interested in.

I play a lot of 15mm napoleonics but don't make them (for obvious reasons) and doubt I could sell enough of them if I did so I need to try other things, which is always risky.

G

Offline Timbor

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Re: [Kickstarter] Samurai Dwarves
« Reply #51 on: January 14, 2015, 04:12:55 PM »
Old and grumpy was surely in jest... though I would admit most of us here on the board could qualify every once in a while  :D

Offline shredder

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Re: [Kickstarter] Samurai Dwarves
« Reply #52 on: March 31, 2015, 03:38:37 PM »
Pictures of last 4 sculpts.





Enjoy

Gary

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Offline Timbor

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Re: [Kickstarter] Samurai Dwarves
« Reply #54 on: June 26, 2015, 02:01:13 PM »
I would start a new thread for these, Gary  ;)

The concept art looks stellar, even if they are not goblins.  lol

Offline shredder

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Re: [Kickstarter] Samurai Dwarves
« Reply #55 on: June 26, 2015, 02:35:05 PM »
I would start a new thread for these, Gary  ;)

The concept art looks stellar, even if they are not goblins.  lol

Make this a success and who knows.

Goblin foot soldiers by the thousand :-)

Offline Quendil

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Re: [Kickstarter] Samurai Dwarves
« Reply #56 on: June 26, 2015, 03:16:24 PM »
I'm in

 

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