Table Top Miniatures Kickstarter/Deal

[Karl Valten]

Hey all! I usually don't post ads here, but several people have asked me about miniatures and painting and I know a bunch of you play RPGs and the like where minis can help out.

So Reaper miniatures started up a Kickstarter for a new line of products. Currently there is less than two days left so sorry about the short notice.

They have raised nearly 2 million USD from their original goal of 30k.

The cool thing is that with the $100 pledge you get a crap-ton (over 200) miniatures varying from Orcs, to sci-fi marines, to dragons, to who-knows-what-else.

And at each milestone, they add more minis to the $100 level rewards.

For example currently if they hit 2,060,000 USD, a male and female Storm Giant will be added to the $100 pledge level. Considering minis are usually $3-$12 USD, $100 up front for 200+ minis is a huge deal.


On top of that at each milestone, a special model (usually very large, that usually cost $30-$50) is also release for an added fee and you can always pledge extra ($5-$15) to increase the number of minis for a particular group ($6 to get 6 more marines for example).


So if you're looking for a deal on miniatures and helping to kickstart a new product line, pitch in!


For example what I'm doing

Vampire Level ($100 for ~200+ models) + Figure Case & Trays ($25 for a case to carry/protect about 150 models) + Clockwork Dragon ($15 for a huge Clockwork Dragon model with a 7-9 inch wingspan) + Nethyrmaul ($25 for an absolutely massive dragon + scenic base) = $165


Plus I'm thinking of maybe picking up the Frost Giant pair ($10) and maybe the Undead Giant ($10) or Red Dragon ($10).


Linky: http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1513061270/reaper-miniatures-bones-an-evolution-of-gaming-min

[Karl Valten]

Hit the $2,060,000 mark which adds a Male and Female frost giant to the Vampire reward package.

Surprisingly the kickstarter is on track to hit the $2,240,000 milestone to add a quarter of halfling heroes to the package.

It's fascinating to see how fast the number of investors (and hence dollar signs) increase. I think it put on nearly $100,000 in the last 16 hours.

Comes out to an average of $192 per person, though I know there are several individuals (and even game stores) that have put several thousand dollars into this.

Very interesting way to run a business model and method to start a new product line. I've never paid attention to kickstarter before.....maybe they have something going for them.

[Karl Valten]

2.44 mil reached. Golems and Necromancers added to the Vampire pledge level. The golems are a bit 'meh' in my opinion, but the necromancer models are sexy as all hell.

http://www.reapermini.com/misc/KS_GolemsReward.jpg

http://www.reapermini.com/misc/KS_NecromancersReward.jpg

[Dasquian Belargic]

Those are kinda sexy.

It's neat to see projects like this doing so well.

[Karl Valten]

Yup and they just closed out at the #3 highest fundraiser at just over 2.42 mil.


And the final model? A giant (~8 inch tall) Cthulu model! Squeeee~

The big three models I'm really looking forward to:

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http://s3.amazonaws.com/ksr/assets/000/130/756/9d7fb45f8a1da565776c898aee326721_large.jpg?1345928 631

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