Well, it looks like there may be a small tide of items
hitting over this week or more than likely next week. Some of which are long
overdue Indiegogo and Kickstarters.
Die Waffenkammer Indiegogo
http://www.indiegogo.com/projects/jtfm-enterprises-die-waffenkammer-1-56-scale-m26-pershing-tank
Well, it has been about 6 months now and after a few
messages on Lead Adventure with the response, “it will be in the mail” and my
friend that I talked into this Indiegogo was getting a bit pissed to the point
he said he would more than likely never order from Die Waffenkammer unless it
was something that nobody else made. He has not been impressed and Jeff has
lost a good potential customer. Remember folks, first impressions count!
What was the problem? Lack of communication simply put.
There were no posts up on progress or emails out to the backers to update them.
Yea, we understand mold issues, he is a solo operation, he has his hands in
other projects like the Winter Wars Kickstarter sculpting vehicles, and he more
than likely has a real job and a family. Both Chris and I are good by this…..but
say something every now and then. I did ball him out and called his customer
service “piss poor” which it isn’t, but rather his ability to communicate with
investors and customers (I don’t see a huge difference). We are both giving him
money for X product. I feel after 6 months with no response justifies a harsh
email.
In theory our stuff is in the mail and should be here next
week. I have really wanted a Land Sweffen Waffen and looks like an amazing kit.
I just want to get it before I end up in a retirement home!
Baker Company Winter Wars Kickstarter
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1030835091/winter-war-wargaming-miniatures
Gav has had a different story; he communicates and has had a
spin of bad luck with his casting machine. Still, he was able to pull Anisty in
and take what was a really bad delay into a short delay. I respect that and he
also has been keeping us up to date. He said about 160 packages went out last
week. I hope I am one of those! I would love to get my first wave of Finnish
troops!
Robotech Tactics
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/rrpgt/robotech-rpg-tacticstm
No tactics went into this Kickstarter, they threw out a
lofty goal of December which is a good 6 months and I feel still we are not
closer to seeing these until fall of this year. They feed images out but I feel
that they just didn’t plan things out well and that they just have some idiots
in spots instead of people that are enablers to get the job done. I pray the
game does not suck as this was my childhood favorite and I would love a little
regression into my youth.
Reaper Bones #2
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1513061270/reaper-miniatures-bones-ii-the-return-of-mr-bones
I just gave them $38 in the end. Not like before where I
pissed over $200 but then the Vampire pledge was a HUGE savings and hey they
had Cthulu and other Mythos monsters on deck that was an easy sale to me. This
time around I opted for a paint set of their master paints that I like and the
cool Green Slime. I could have found other items to buy but well, nothing was
really on my radar of wants. I could not justify a large expense for a handful of
figs….gah! What really annoyed me about the Reaper KS 2 was just how they
really pulled the value from the core set (unlike the one before) and the add
ons was clearly a mine for cash. While a business the plan for this KS sucked
ass….I would have bought for example the street fixtures (dumpster, etc) but I
didn’t want the aliens and the other sci-fi crap for $50, not worth it if I am
not going to use it. If they had done that set at $10-15, I would have spent
more. I think they lots of $50 add on was crap and just fucking stupid if you
ask me. It may have been a seller to many but not me. If I don’t see a value, I
let my spending speak for itself. They at least was more honest this time and
said product delivery is spread out over the months (mine looks like December)….long
wait.
Crossover Miniatures #3
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/211492152/crossover-miniatures-robots-and-super-hero-miniatu
Looks like Rusti will crank out another winner here and will
be on time as predicted. He hit well within his range last time and being this
is a smaller project that is respectable and expected to be able to make their
goals.
Guardian Chronicles
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/iello/guardians-chronicles
My first board game Kickstarter, there has been some delays but
they seem to have the core set back on track and shipping next month.
Everything looks great and I am stoked about this game.
Games and Gears Battle
Boards
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/554355176/games-and-gears-battle-boards
This is one I have high hopes for. The concept and quality
looks amazing and the price I got mine for was amazing. They also seemed to
have made their last delivery right on time and I hope this one is no
exception. The only difference here is this is a larger deal than a bunch of
brushes…..
On the watch list….
Machinas: Death Racing
This one is on my radar and more than likely I will invest
in once I get some spare cash together. I still have 22 days to pledge and
pay. Just a set of two decks of cards it
seems so that should be an easy one to get out the door and they seemed to have
a good delivery on their last effort.
While I am not a huge fan of the rules, I do love their
figures, sadly they are pricey also. I hope there is an option to get the figs
without the book to score a decent deal. This is one on my watch list and
should be launching in a few days.
Supersystem 4 (formerly Supersystem3!)
An upgrade is on the way and I like what I am hearing on the
forums so far. I plan to pledge for this and I hope he manages to get some new
minis in there also. The artwork for the cover looks sweet….check it out!
Looking forward to doing some play tests to this and trying
the solossystem out!
