It was very quiet here these last weeks, are there no news for us, maybe something like shipping dates for the Athenians?

Thanks

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I am happy to report that the casting for Athens is complete, and we are wrapping up the packing now.

We'll be sending out the first of the Athens rewards at the beginning of next week. Athens backers should be getting a shipping address confirmation email this weekend.

I've been sneaking in a bit of sculpting too, in between casting and sorting - Bellerophon and his cronies are shaping up, they should be presentable in the next week.

Glad to hear it, Chris! Looking forward to receiving the Athenians, and seeing the Bellerophon sculpting preview

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Just a quick message to say that my Athenians arrived today! Stunning sculpts, amazing models! Everything I hoped and more besides - they look even better than the pictures suggest.

I shall enjoy painting these IMMENSELY!!

That sounds promising Andy, thanks ;-)

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any new previews coming our way?

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hazpak said:
any new previews coming our way?

Sorry for the delay guys, I've been juggling several different jobs the last couple weeks.

The good news is that I'll be posting pics of Bellerophon on Tuesday!

Here's a couple quick pics at what's on the sculpting table.

Bellerophon is about 85% complete, he still needs his hand, neck, hair, and sword to be finished, and a few other little details polished. These last bits always seem to take longer than expected!

The Corinth Captain is nearly finished, he just needs his shield (the one pictured is just a generic Corinth shield) and maybe a bit if sculptural detail on his hip armor plates.

I'm also working on the bodyguard, but he's not as presentable, maybe in a few days...

Well those are pretty jaw-dropping.

Gob-smacked with quality again, Chris.

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Looking great Chris. I can not wait to get my pledge.

Tony

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Bellerophon's breastplate is some of the sickest work you've ever done!!!

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Damn dude! The Athenians and Corinthians are incredible. I'm so glad you ended up doing these Fitz (nothing against your other sculpters) but everyone I show the regular hoplite greens to cannot believe they are just the "normal troopers". They all look like other companies characters. And then your characters are just plain on another level completely. I'm sure your getting tired of having to be the lone wolf sculpting but don't ever stop man. Any delays are going to be well worth the wait! Pete PS you get all this Greek stuff done and I'd love to see your take on Wargods Assyrians and Babylonians

Really love the Corinthians... really happy I picked them and the Amazons even if it will mean waiting a few more months!

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So what's new?

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hazpak said:
So what's new?

We're back from the holidays, I'm working on a general progress update to go up this week. New putty has arrived as well (I've been out the last 2 weeks, but it was OK as I needed to wear the 'writer hat' to finish up the Athens rules stuff anyway.)

Bellerophon is now completely finished too, better pics coming.

Looking real good - as per usual! : ) Any news on whats happening next in your list of things to do - Don't mind waiting but just wondering about the book. Also, would love to see maybe a digital book of all of your wonderful artwork - from all of your books. Just an idea. Great stuff mr Croc & co.

GarethPannan said:
Looking real good - as per usual! : ) Any news on whats happening next in your list of things to do - Don't mind waiting but just wondering about the book. Also, would love to see maybe a digital book of all of your wonderful artwork - from all of your books. Just an idea. Great stuff mr Croc & co.

This month has been entirely work on the book, so far. I just completed 3 of the last 5 Specialists for the game - slowly getting there! Olympus has a lot more character options than Aegyptus, and making them all interesting, balanced, and fun to play has been an adventure! I may post one of these (Thaumaturge) here on the forums to get some player feedback.

We'd love to do an art book someday, but have to get all this done first! :)

That is great to hear. I was getting very discouraged, since the only thing I ordered was the book, and it is well over a year late. I wanted to wait for the book before I decided what model faction to buy. Unfortunately, it has taken so long that all of the local regulars have moved on to other games. I was hoping with the death of Warhammer to pull some of the Warhammer refugees to Wargods, but without something new and shiny to show them in terms of a game or minis they can just go buy at the store, that ship has sailed. I've moved on to Kings of War, and certainly will end up using my Wargods models in that game, but hope to come back to Wargods when the new book comes out to give it a go. Please keep chugging away on the book. Any idea when the ETA for a finished product will be?

Thanks for the update Chris! You guys are certainly very busy but doing a great job! I would get a digital art book from you guys, whenever you got round to it! : )

Sorry for the delay, guys. I've been writing as well as sculpting this month, and it has been exhausting trying to juggle multiple duties. My apologies!

Just posted a general progress report on the Kickstarter Updates page, you can see it here:

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1820979427/wargods-of-olympus-mythology-miniature-battle-game/posts/1479541

New (finished & better) pics of Bellerophon, as well as the Corinth Hero and Captain too:

Ooh spiffy as usual! I would love to paint these up, what with my bum leg and brain and all.

One thing dawned on me with the last update on KS... the last items will probably be sculpted around the end of this year, going out sometime early 2017. I decided to have it all shipped in one go, if I remember correctly well over 600 USD.

So this means that I will get my stuff sometime 3 ½+ years after pledging. I think I can honestly say, that Fitz, Debs and Crocodile Games are probably the only people on Kickstarter I would trust for this long with my money. I think in addition to the great quality of your products, this really is something you can be proud off!

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Hear Hear!!!

There are a few threads on Facebook gaming groups now, where people are fed up with Kickstarters. I have not encountered bad comments on Croc. I agree with you Preseus. I did get my minis, though. And yes, they are stunning. I wish I could pledge more, but cannot justify ordering more before I paint something myself (mate painted my amazons for me). Now I should paint Spartans than Trojans then I will purchase more minis.

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Hey Fitz I sent a email about paying to get my Athenians shipped now instead of waiting for the Corinthians.All my other Wargods stuff is painted, I need something to paint! LOL

Hey guys - Perseus, Garth, Blaze - thanks so much for the vocal support, we really appreciate it!

I don't have a lot to show on the miniature front - about a month ago I agitated a nerve in my right elbow, which has caused my little finger and ring finger on my right hand to go numb (like when you hit your 'funny bone'.) My doctor told me to try to keep it straight and not bend it much, so there has not been much sculpting progress this last month.

The good news is that it is getting better, now it is just a minor tingle rather than full-on numbness, so I'm hoping to be back at the sculpting table in a week or 2. Fingers crossed!

It has not been time lost though, as I've spent the last month working on the book (which needed the attention anyway!) Great progress on that front - I've got a couple of our regular players looking over the latest rules, and plan to start making a few of these sections available to backers before the end of the month. This way, we'll hopefully be able to find any errors/discrepancies before we finalize the text for printing.

Hope you get to 100 percent soon Chris! I am looking forward to the Athens faction PDF.

Sorry to hear about the numbness, but I am glad it is getting better!

Take good care of yourself,

Burkhard

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Back sculpting yet? Anything to release to us yet?

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I hope your feeling better sir and glad you still managed to get some more stuff done on the book! We'll done! : )

I've been back to sculpting the last week and a half. My hand is not quite back yet, but it is not as bad as it was - I've been doing some stretching exercises, hopefully they'll pay off eventually. I can work for a while, so long as I don't rest my elbow on the desk or chair (yeah, it was awkward to get used to!)

I'll have some pics tomorrow of some more Corinth hoplite poses, getting ready for a bigger update at the end of the month.

Osiris said:
I've been back to sculpting the last week and a half. My hand is not quite back yet, but it is not as bad as it was - I've been doing some stretching exercises, hopefully they'll pay off eventually. I can work for a while, so long as I don't rest my elbow on the desk or chair (yeah, it was awkward to get used to!)

I'll have some pics tomorrow of some more Corinth hoplite poses, getting ready for a bigger update at the end of the month.

Excellent news!

Osiris said wednesday, Mar 02, 2016 at 10:23 AM:
It has not been time lost though, as I've spent the last month working on the book (which needed the attention anyway!) Great progress on that front - I've got a couple of our regular players looking over the latest rules, and plan to start making a few of these sections available to backers before the end of the month. This way, we'll hopefully be able to find any errors/discrepancies before we finalize the text for printing.

Excellent too. If you want help you have my email!

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OK, so trying to sculpt the last couple weeks, I was messing around with some 'large' items, as it was hard to do fine detail. So I was playing with some Titan head variants to get back into shape. They were actually a pretty good exercise, as the detail was big and chunky. Here they are... the pics make them look bigger than they are, these are sized for Titan Masters.

Also have some more poses of Corinthians, will put this up in a few minutes.

Here are some new poses for the Corinth unit, the top 2 are front rank and the bottom are rear and middle.

Just the Herald, Musician, and Honor Guards left for Corinth!

Love those, especially the cyclopean Titan head!

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Beautifull work again (if you can call scary titan heads beautiful!). Later on I can see myself getting some of those Corinth guys - money permitting. You seem to be able to manage to get the look of heroic and realistic all at once!! I don't think I know any other sculptor that can do that quite like you! Well done! : )

So want the Titan heads now that I've seen them.

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Glad to hear the hand is on the mend Chris. Titans look awesome, the Cyclopean head is wonderfully aquatic, although I think I prefer the head on the left, bags of character. Corinthians continue to shape up beautifully. Also pleased to hear you've devoted time to the book, are we still on for a Summer release?

Cheers

Stu

you should practice more on titan conversion bits

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Great to hear your hand is getting better. The cyclopean titan master head is indeed fantastic. It just has to be released. Maybe, for the limited master should you be doing a starter set.

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FInished Corinth yet? ;)

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Any updates Fitz? It's been 6 weeks since we last heard from you.

Think the Corinthians will be ready by Historicon?

Update! Update! Update!

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hazpak said:
Update! Update! Update!

Update! Update! Update! Update! Update! Update! Update! Update! Update! Update! Update! Update! Update! Update! Update! Update! Update! Update! Update! Update! Update!

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Hey gang,

So sorry for the lack of recent updates, it has been a frustrating couple months. I've been to the doctor regarding the numbness in my hand, and though it has gotten a little better from when it started, it has not gone away. The doc says I have an inflamed 'ulnar nerve' that runs through my elbow, and that basically controls my little and ring finger. Though I don't really use these fingers to hold my sculpting tool, they do brace my hand against the other hand (to keep the mini and the tool steady), and it has made sculpting very uncomfortable after an hour or so. I'm pressing on with it, no longer resting my elbow on the table or chair arm (that's what we think caused the initial agitation), so it is not getting worse, but it looks like I may need surgery to move the nerve before it gets anywhere back to normal.

Progress on the minis has been a lot slower than I would like, but here is a pic of the figures currently on the sculpting table, these are 2 of the last 4 Corinth models. The Honor Guard will have a different shield, and will have some sort of decorations on his spear, possibly ribbons, and the Musician still has to have his horn added. Hoping to gave these wrapped up this weekend for Monday or Tuesday I'll post an updated pic then with the final embellishments.

Greetings All

Thanks for the update.

These look great as ever, particularly like the Honour Guard's helmet crest. I'm guessing the last two minis are the other Honour Guard and the Herald? How is the book progressing?

Hope the changes you've made aid your recovery Chris and that you don't end up needing surgery.

Cheers

Stu

Good luck with the hand issue. I had back problems in february. Could not move, the pain was awful. So I can understand.

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Good luck with the hand and I hope you don't need surgery!

Good luck with the hand issue.

About the rulebook?

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Too bad your hand is still giving you problems!

If it is any consolation... I am a Corinthian backer and I like your work. So even if it is harder and slower, the results are still great.
Will this Titan heads go on sale as well? I would love some of those!

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Too bad your hand is still giving you problems!

If it is any consolation... I am a Corinthian backer and I like your work. So even if it is harder and slower, the results are still great.
Will this Titan heads go on sale as well? I would love some of those!

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I'll be done painting my Athenians this weekend. Any chance I can pick up my Corinthians at Historicon?(:

New pics, fresh from the sculpting table!

I changed pace a bit and started working on some new horses. These are going to be serving multiple duties, for the Amazon Cavalry as well as the teams for the Trojan and Mycenaean chariots (with a few changes). These are a little different from my old horses (in the Aegyptus range), a little more realistic... the old horses were sculpted about 15 years ago! I'm going to be doing at least 1 more base model (for Penthesilea), and then these will be converted a few times to slightly different poses. Hope you guys like them!

Here are those last 2 Corinth models, now finished:

Just need to complete the Herald and a conversion of the Honor Guard, and Corinth will be done!

So, a hand update... the doctor had me on a steroid last week - I've now taken them all, but I've not really noticed any difference. That's a bummer, I was hoping it would help... The good news is that the sculpting is getting better, it was a little shaky for a few weeks! The numbness is just a dull tingle at this point, not terrible but still very distracting.

I'm just going to keep working through it though... if I have to have surgery I'm planning on putting it off until all these Kickstarter sculpting commitments are finished, as I don't know how long it would take to recover. Not an ideal situation, but that's what I get for getting older.

Thanks a lot for all the support, I really appreciate it!

fitterpete said:
I'll be done painting my Athenians this weekend. Any chance I can pick up my Corinthians at Historicon?(:

They will not be ready for sale at Historicon, but we'll have some to show off. Sorry! We will have some Athenians available though.

Perseus said:
Too bad your hand is still giving you problems!

If it is any consolation... I am a Corinthian backer and I like your work. So even if it is harder and slower, the results are still great.
Will this Titan heads go on sale as well? I would love some of those!

Thanks for the kind words, I appreciate it!

Yes, the Titan Heads will be made available. I did a set of Tentacle arms too, a few more variations and conversion parts are planned, when I can sneak them in. The Titan parts are nice, as they are significantly easier to sculpt than a human model, I can work on one with bits of left-over putty from the harder projects.

Thanks for the update Chris,

Great models as always and these are exactly why I am increasing my pledge for every new wave finished

I hope you will recover from the hand issue without any surgery.

cheers Thomas

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Glad to hear you can sculpt again. Definitely plan on picking up those Corinthians when they are ready. Try not to over do it with that hand.

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That is great news on the Titan parts... still have all but one to do, so i will put that off a little longer (have been for years now, so does it matter?) and go for the bigger variation!

Love the horses. The old ones were kind of the weak point in the range. They are still better than what one gets from most companies on the market, but quite up to the quality of the rest of the range.

Cheers,

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Good news on the titan parts been waiting on those for ages. guess i will need to do another titan warband

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Here's hoping your hand gets better and better! Love those horses, well done! All the best to you and Debbie and your staff, keep it up mate! : )

Horses look great so far, really looking forward to the mounted Amazons! Good luck with your continued hand issues, hope it gets better soon!

First of all, hope your hand gets better soon.

Second, the minis are gorgeous. Lovely horses. Surely selling them separately on webstore or in blisters would attract attention of people not into Wargods.

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Update please. How are we going?

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Any word o wonderful folk on the book? I looked at your Facebook page and noticed some truly awesome artworks! I hope you are all doing well! : )

Hey gang,

Sorry for the dry spell on the updates, I've been locked away in the sculpting room, trying to get a dozen minis finished. Here's a few to show off...

I mentioned a while back I had started on some horses - because I have to sculpt Chariots, Cavalry, and even Centaurs eventually, the horses had to be done early. Equestrian models are always very time-intensive (as you are basically sculpting 2 models instead of one) so it helped to have some completed horses to work from. While the horses were at the moldmaker, I got busy working on some parts for the upcoming chariots.

First up is the Trojan Chariot - this is basically finished, but it did not want to stay assembled so I just took a photo of the new elements without the base and wheels. There will also be another alternate front-plate, with a slightly different design.

Second is the Mycenaean Chariot, this one is sort of a 'royal' chariot suitable for Aggamemnon or a Demigod or Hero, with the lion-gate emblem of Mycenae emblazoned on the front. I may also add some flags or tassels along the rail, similar to the Trojan Chariot. This one also shows the completed horse team pulling it - these horses will be used for all of the other chariots as well, with possibly some minor decorative changes on the Trojan variations.

Last is the alternate Mycenaean Chariot, more of a basic warrior's model. This one was sculpted by Jeff Wilhelm a few years ago, and I just added the green wicker elements.

The last of the Corinth models is finished now too, currently in the cooker - the swordsmen, Herald, and the last pose of the Honor Guard. I'll post some pics in the morning of these guys!

BlazeXI said:
First of all, hope your hand gets better soon.

Second, the minis are gorgeous. Lovely horses. Surely selling them separately on webstore or in blisters would attract attention of people not into Wargods.

Thanks! Yeah, we'll make them available separately, if folks want them.

Awesome sculpts! And I'm definitely a fan of the chariot options :-)

Glad to hear that the Corinthian's are coming along in production - I've been reorganizing my miniatures, and have a spot reserved for them! I've also been reorganizing all of my RPG books, in anticipation of finally assembling my ancients campaign. I can't thank you all enough for launching Wargods years ago: this line has been a dream come true!!!

Keep up the great work, Croc Team!!

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The last of the Corinth models - now complete! These still need to be molded, I'll be dropping them off to get their master molds made this week.

Swordsmen, these use the same bodies as the front-rank hoplites, with sword arms instead of spears:

And the pair of Honor Guards - these guys are big bruisers, they stand a bit taller than the average warrior model.

Last, the command models - the Herald and Musician. I need to get a photo of the backs of them, their cloaks look tame from this angle, but they actually look bit more dramatic from the rear, with long, flowing lines. Here's a front pic:

Hope you guys like these! It took a while to get back on the sculpting horse, but things are going pretty smoothly now (knock on wood!)

Excellent. Looking forward to the harpies for me Titans - I need options

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will we have the opportunity to choose which mycenaean chariot we want if we pledged? or will everyone get a specific one

thinking of adding more chariots now that i've seen them

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I am sounding like a broken record, but these are fantastic.

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Fantastic sculpts again! Isn't there a law against being this good? Well done! : )

So how's the Corinthian production coming along? Nearly ready for shipping?

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Greetings All

Been a while since I've checked in, this lot is looking lovely:)

Really impressed with the herald, best standard so far:)

I'm assuming the elbow is mended Chris?

Any idea when we'll be seeing the rulebook?

Still got plenty of patience, looking forward to playing with a full set of rules and seeing what else is in store:)

Cheers

Stu

Greetings All

Been a while since I've checked in, this lot is looking lovely:)

Really impressed with the herald, best standard so far:)

I'm assuming the elbow is well on the way to mended Chris?

Any idea when we'll be seeing the rulebook?

Still got plenty of patience, looking forward to playing with a full set of rules and seeing what else is in store:)

Cheers

Stu

Apparently in another thread summer is the estimated timeframe for the book... if the Corinthians could get here by nov I might be able to take them to cancon...

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Thanks Hazpak

However as Buffalo Tom say 'Summers Gone!'

A number of us here in Kent are waiting to get everything in one go, triggered by the release of the rule book.

Really we'd like to know a realistic eta.

Hope you get your Corinthians in time for Cancon, sounds like a brilliant place to debut them:)

Cheers

Stu

Sorry I assumed next summer ie 2017. I'll go reread the thread

I split my order into 2 factions at a time to avoid that very thing

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Hey guys,

Lots and lots of sculpting has been going on the last few weeks - all the Corinth models are done, and their masters have been cast and cleaned - I'm handing off all the masters to our moldmakers on Monday, along with the latest batch of greens. Check them out here:

You'll notice there are a couple Corinth models included here, their castings did not turn out well, so I repaired them and we're going to make a new set masters. It's a pain, but a necessary one to have the best models in the end! As soon as we get the mold back they'll go into production, and the book will follow after the Corinth wave.

Sculpting on the Mycenean Chariot now comes to a close, as we now have a complete cart, crew, and horses! I'll get an assembled photo once I get the driver back (in the pic above). Hopefully you guys will like the end result!

The sculpting for the "Gates of Troy" release is also underway - now finished are the Trojan chariot hero in heavy armor (in the photo above), the War Altar Priest and litter bearer, and the Trojan Temple Guard pose 1 (for the Seer.) My arm has healed up to the point that I can now work without problems - it's still tingly in the fingertips, and will likely never be back to 100%, but at least I'm back in the game.

I know we're way behind on this stuff, and I'm 'burning the midnight oil' to get it all done. I've been trying to complete all of the sculpting before the year is out - there are now less than 20 miniatures to complete, out of around 150 parts at the beginning of the project. That is huge, the end is in sight and I'm trying to keep up the steam in the last few months. Obviously we won't have metal copies of all of these by then, it'll take some more time to get them all cast - but finished greens will be a huge part of the journey complete.

Thanks for all the support guys, the first part of this year was very depressing and worrying, and I really appreciate all the encouragement.

More sculpts to come in the days ahead - there are a bunch more on the table now, coming together as fast as I can squish them into shape.

Trojan Temple Guard, for the Seer - first of 2 poses:

Trojan Priest, which comes with the War Altar:

Of course every piece here is incredible, but that Trojan priest is beyond anything I have seen before! The detail is astonishing.

Excellent sculpts! I'm loving all of the "extra" details on the Trojan Temple Guard

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Evening All...

Very pleased to hear the arm is on the mend:)

This is cracking Stuff and I have to agree the priest is a step beyond!

Given that the rule book is next could you give us all an eta please.

Doesn't matter how soon or far away it is, we'd just like to know when we can get cracking on the finished draft of the game:)

Cheers

Stu

Rules would be good....

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All looking really great!! I know some of these will be mine when they are released on your website! Keep up the amazing work sir,bravo! : )

Fantastic. Must start painting my mercenary figure if you are to start to work on the book soon.

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Here are some better pics of 2 of the chariots, now in metal and assembled. Now that I've put a couple of these together, I think my original plan of making the horses designed with tabs for the slotted bases was a bad idea - they horses end up on a higher level than the cart, and it is very fussy to assemble. I think the next horses I do may be redesigned on low-profile integral bases, that taper to a thin edge - which should be easy to just glue to a slotta. Here are those pics:

Generic Chariot

Trojan Chariot

Stu, I'm very hopeful we'll have the Corinthians to our backers by CanCon (late January). We're just waiting on the molds to get completed so I can cast them, fingers crossed everything comes out OK.

I know you guys are eager for the book, I've been working long hours on the final rules additions (100 demigod powers are at last complete!) and I've also enlisted a couple forum members to help with the editing a proofreading. I'll make some of these sections available to any backers who want to help with the proofing and playtesting sometime next week. To go along with this, I'll start another thread on the forum dedicated to rules comments so we can keep this one about the miniatures.

Thanks everyone!

I'm here to help!

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I am also ready and willing to help out.

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I have all the factions so far (bar athenians and corinthians) and old hands and new people willing to learn the game close by. Happy to help with playtesting or reading if needed

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OOhh these chariots are nice

As always well worth the wait ;-)

cheers Thomas

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Osiris said:
I know you guys are eager for the book, I've been working long hours on the final rules additions (100 demigod powers are at last complete!) and I've also enlisted a couple forum members to help with the editing a proofreading. I'll make some of these sections available to any backers who want to help with the proofing and playtesting sometime next week. To go along with this, I'll start another thread on the forum dedicated to rules comments so we can keep this one about the miniatures.

Thanks everyone!

I hate this forum system with no notification (no RSS, no email notification…).

I'm here to help too!

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I'm happy to help as well.

I,ve never played but if you want someone to read something - happy to help! : )

I will help proof/play test, especially interested in the Titan section. Pete

Greetings All

Just seen this, everything is looking excellent, definitely up for proof reading if you need anymore volunteers.

Tapered bases for the horses is an effective method of getting them solidly onto chariot bases, I'm half way through putting one together and ended up removing the tabs and drilling the horses, it is fiddly, time consuming and probably weaker than an integrated base.

Corinthians for the new year sounds awesome.

Cheers

Stu

Chris,

I was very excited to receive the Kickstarter e-mail notification about the completion of the Demigod Powers! I'm eager to start reading and trying them out in anticipation of the new rulebook. I'm willing to help out with any playtesting or editing of anything that still remains.

The sooner, the better! I'm starting to see the light at the end of the tunnel...

Respectfully, Kevin

So did the Corinthian mould turn out ok? Started casting yet?

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launching signal flares.

lighting signal fire

anyone out there.. tap tap tap

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hazpak said:
launching signal flares.

lighting signal fire

anyone out there.. tap tap tap

;)

Signal fires spotted, Trojan and Amazon reinforcements dispatched!

Lot's of sculpting the last month, as I've been trying to wrap up the Gates of Troy and get the Amazon Attack (cavalry) underway. The Gates of Troy wave is getting close to completion - now finished are the Chariot and crew, the Seer and Temple Guards, and the War Altar is about half done - just starting on the 2 guards and the Altar Relic itself. Hector, Paris, and the Tragic Hero are all posed out, and the first bits of green have been applied. This wave was a lot more sculpting than I anticipated, the Chariot and War Altar are a lot of components - but they are getting there.

Here are some pictures of the Trojan Seer, and a metal casting of one of the Temple Guards (the second Temple Guard is done too, she can be seen in the 'new greens' box at the bottom.) The Seer is a simple figure, but I think she'll be a lot of fun in the game - her rules are in the Trojan PDF if you guys have not seen them yet!

And here's a pic with one of her guards:

I've been working out some of the design issues for the Amazon Cavalry on a single figure, so that I don't have to 'explore' while working on the whole unit. The first one is done! There are a few bits I'll change on her design for the rest of them - mainly the cut of her skirt, I think she turned out ok.

Here is a picture of her from the back, and a good view of her shield.

And now you are asking, "Fitz, will the arms be compatible with the Front Rank Amazons? And the Swordswomen???" Yes indeedy! All the warrior arm-sprues should be interchangeable, so that you can make Cavalry with swords, spears, or even axes (coming soon).

I mentioned a while back that I was considering reworking the bases of the Olympus horses. I did, and now they are on easy-to-glue-on flat integral bases, rather than the slotted tabs. You guys will thank me when it comes to assembling the Chariot, the flat bases make it a lot easier to put onto the mdf chariot base, and they look nicer once flocked. Behold:

And last, here's a box of some more parts on the way to the moldmaker. Yes, those are some Titan arms (with the 'claw' mutations) the second Trojan Altar Bearer, the Trojan Chariot Driver, and the second pose of the Temple Guard.

Thanks for being patient guys! We are getting there!

Fitz

Great stuff, as usual Chris.

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Would be nice to see all miniatures sculpted so far.

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Top Notch.

Intrigued to see another couple of Titan parts...

Cheers

Stu

Really looking great. Can not wait for the last few models.

NorCal Tony

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As usual, WOW! Looking real good, love the Amazon cab, goat get some of those when released! Well done sir! : )

Here's another one I just finished to go into the mold with the last batch - the Trojan Altar Guard. He's a little beefier than the earlier Trojans, as the guards would be bigger guys than the run-of-the-mill soldier.

There will be a second pose of him too, so he can be placed on either side of the Altar and priest.

Pictured here with the Seer for scale:

His axe is based on ceremonial axes from the Minoan era, I may do the next one with a double-blade design, like these, what do you guys think? Here are some pics:

I like the idea of the guards being armed with the same weapon, save the double-blade for something in the Cretan pirate group. That is just my 2 cents (I usually get change back on my 2 cents worth, so...)

Agree to same weapon for uniformity.

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Really like the Guard model, he looks great. But I will agree with the others the two guards should be armed alike.

Norcal Tony

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OK, here's the latest from the sculpting table - the Trojan 'Tragic Hero'.

Since the Seers have foretold of his imminent death, I wanted to try to evoke this on the miniature - tricky, I know. I tried to give him the appearance of standing overlooking a battlefield, with the wind blowing at his back - as if compelling him to face his inevitable fate.

Hope you guys like him!

Now just Hector and Paris to go for the Gates of Troy...

The hero looks great Chris. Can not wait to get him.

NorCal Tony

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Fantastic job, Chris.

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Hi guys any word on whether we can still pledge for the Amazon attack?

Also, any indication as to when the currently completed models will be available in the online store. Would love to add to my Amazons

Thanks Dave

Has anyone got corinthians and/or athenians yet?

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Athenians were shipped about 6 months ago. Did you select shipment all at once or as released. I had to change my choice to as released, else I would have to wait until everything I ordered was released. No Corinthians yet.

Pete

Beautiful sculpt on the Tragic Trojan Hero! Look on his face is tragic ...some pun intended.

I'm still on the "wait to ship until entire order is complete" train. my Wife is gonna go nuts when everything arrives!

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I was getting both athenians and corinthians shipped at once. the last package will be everything else after that.

if no corinthians yet i'm hoping to confirm address on record etc.

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Still no word. I upped the pledge too... worry is starting to set in

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Ok i'm good again

Got me thinking though. SInce the kickstarter finished i have

Moved, Got Engaged, Got Married, Had 1 child and will soon have a second child (May)

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Chris,

When might the newly updated Olympus Chariot Horses on flat bases be made available to purchase through PayPal Kickstarter Pledge or the Crocodile Games online store? I'd like to get reworking my Spartan chariots ASAP. You also mentioned new MDF chariot bases... where can I purchase those?

I'm SO looking forward to getting everything ready again to play Wargods of Olympus. Is there any chance there will be some previews and demos at GenCon this year?

Your Faithful Gaming Acolyte, Kevin

Asian Sensation said:
Chris,

When might the newly updated Olympus Chariot Horses on flat bases be made available to purchase through PayPal Kickstarter Pledge or the Crocodile Games online store? I'd like to get reworking my Spartan chariots ASAP. You also mentioned new MDF chariot bases... where can I purchase those?

I'm SO looking forward to getting everything ready again to play Wargods of Olympus. Is there any chance there will be some previews and demos at GenCon this year?

Your Faithful Gaming Acolyte, Kevin

Kevin, that's a great idea about getting the new horses onto the store ASAP.

I should be picking up the horse master mold this week, and will run it with the final batch of Corinth models next week - and get the production molds made right after - so a few weeks at least, but I'll try to fast-track them if possible.

We have chariot bases onhand, I'll ask Felicity to put them into the croc store this weekend.

We'd love to be at GenCon this year, we should know better in a couple months.

Any word on those titan bits hitting the store that you were sculpting a while ago?

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hazpak said:
Any word on those titan bits hitting the store that you were sculpting a while ago?

I was under impression no new releases will hit the online store before the Kickstarter is fulfilled entirely. There are To-Tanem slingers ready and something for Anubis waiting for release.

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Has anyone received their Corinthians yet? I was under the impression that they were being sent out the first week of April but package as of yet.

Still looking for mine too

Some in-progress pics of the latest couple Amazon cavalry models.

Hector is done too, going to post some more pics once the camera battery recharges.

Hector green! Seeing him blown up on the screen, I realize I forgot the buckle on his belt, so I'll add that in yet.

Only Paris left for the 'Gates of Troy' wave!

I'm loving the detail and variety on the Amazon cavalry! And Hector's intricate armor shouts "POWER", even without his buckle

Looking forward to seeing Paris - keep the updates coming!

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Strong man Hector!! His blade is big.

2 days for have comments... Maybe use the Facebook for show green, promote WarGods and Crocodile Games is more appropriate than a dead forum with no noticications? :/

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Or do both

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Loving the look of the Amazons, the one on the right in particular. I detect a Scythian vibe...

Cheers

Stu

Good news! Todd Harris is back on the project!

Todd has ridden to the rescue, and is helping to take up the slack on the sculpting so I can focus on the last of the rules stuff.

Here are his first new figs - the Cyclopes!

Each of these has a head that is a separate part, and are interchangeable with each other. Also, the belt-gear bits are also separate and interchangeable.

We could not be more pleased with these, and we hope you guys like them too! He's now working on the Harpies, and we are hoping to have the last of the Kickstarter sculpts finished in the next few weeks.

And here they are:

With a Trojan, for scale.

View from the back, showing their belt gear - one with forge equipment, and the other with "lunch", a cow-leg and an amphorae of wine!

Posed with Hephaestus, sorry this one is a little blurry, their heavy footsteps made the camera shake!

This one has their heads swapped!

Chris,

Wow! Those Cyclopes look great! I'm looking forward to the massive conflicts my Titan Hunters are going to have against those monstrosities!

Great job, Todd!

Any update on the new steeds/chariot horses and MDF chariot bases getting added to the online store?

I hope you and Debs make it out to GenCon this year. It seems like we haven't seen Crocodile Games in the Dealer's Room in a very long time

Your Fellow Gamer, Kevin

Wow, Looking great!! : )

Asian Sensation said:
Chris,

Wow! Those Cyclopes look great! I'm looking forward to the massive conflicts my Titan Hunters are going to have against those monstrosities!

Great job, Todd!

Any update on the new steeds/chariot horses and MDF chariot bases getting added to the online store?

I hope you and Debs make it out to GenCon this year. It seems like we haven't seen Crocodile Games in the Dealer's Room in a very long time

Your Fellow Gamer, Kevin

Thanks Kevin!

The horse masters are at the moldmakers, I'll make them available as soon as we get the production molds. They have a big pile of them (most of the Gates of Troy models) at the moment. Hopefully not too long now!

Yeah, we'll be at GenCon, we're going to share a space with Pulp Figures.

Really would like to know if my athenians and corinthians are in the post yet?

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AWESOME!

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hazpak said:
Really would like to know if my athenians and corinthians are in the post yet?

I was casting all last week - the last bits and stragglers to pack the remaining Corinth and Athens deals, and we got a couple dozen packed over the weekend. We should be shipping anyone who is still waiting on these this week.

Good news indeed - cyclops look awesome too

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Cyclops look amazing! Please remember to post a picture of entire new collection once the sculpting is finished. Bet the sight will be jaw dropping.

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TOP NOTCH!

Very impressed, now I just need the pound to get strong enough to up my pledge:)

Cheers

Stu

Osiris said:
Good news! Todd Harris is back on the project!

Todd has ridden to the rescue, and is helping to take up the slack on the sculpting so I can focus on the last of the rules stuff.

Here are his first new figs - the Cyclopes!

Each of these has a head that is a separate part, and are interchangeable with each other. Also, the belt-gear bits are also separate and interchangeable.

We could not be more pleased with these, and we hope you guys like them too! He's now working on the Harpies, and we are hoping to have the last of the Kickstarter sculpts finished in the next few weeks.

And here they are:

With a Trojan, for scale.

View from the back, showing their belt gear - one with forge equipment, and the other with "lunch", a cow-leg and an amphorae of wine!

Posed with Hephaestus, sorry this one is a little blurry, their heavy footsteps made the camera shake!

This one has their heads swapped!

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Awesome as always Chris. I will have to order some now.

NorCal Tony

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Is there any plan to sculpt a figure depicting the Amazon Manhunter as described in their PDF or is that supposed to be a conversion?

Wow great stuff.

Also just saw the amazons available in the online store!

Is late pledging still open for the Cyclopes and the mounted amazons? (Can already see the Cyclopes running around yelling nobody is attacking me!)

Doug said:
Is there any plan to sculpt a figure depicting the Amazon Manhunter as described in their PDF or is that supposed to be a conversion?

Yes, I'll be doing a Manhunter - she'll be part of a 3rd wave, along with some more Amazon models - the War Witch, some hero variations, and some axe options for the front rank warriors (instead of spears or swords). We're close to being done with all the KS minis, so hopefully I'll get to work on her before the year is out.

Marius said:
Wow great stuff.

Also just saw the amazons available in the online store!

Is late pledging still open for the Cyclopes and the mounted amazons? (Can already see the Cyclopes running around yelling nobody is attacking me!)

Thanks! Yes, you can still back the Gates of Troy, Amazon Attack, and monsters until we start shipping them.

Good news on the monster front as well - a package arrived this weekend from Todd, and all of the Harpy sculpts are now done - pics coming tomorrow!

Chris that is awesome news.

Its also great to see this stuff moving along again.

My package arrived :)

now just one to go

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A flock of Harpies have descended upon Crocodile Games!

Todd's second batch of Harpies arrived in the mail last week, and I finally found some time on the 4th of July to go out and cast the masters from his first set - now we can show them all off!

I think these look great, slightly taller than man-sized, just large enough to be believable that they could pick up a person in their claws. Hope you guys like these:

I've also finished the last bit for the Troy War Altar.

What I have made is a small shrine, that contains a tiny statue of Athena. It could also be used with any of the other war altars for a Demigoddess of Athena. (We only have a Spartan altar at the moment, but if sales are good we may make the other factions.)

The little statue of Athena inside is meant to be the Palladium. For those who are not familiar with the legends surrounding Troy, it basically goes like this - Zeus was fond of the Trojans, and so he commanded Athena to give them a sacred statue of herself (or sometimes it is said he threw it down from Olympus himself.) So long as the statue remained within the walls of Troy, the city would not fall. During the Trojan war, pesky Odysseus and is buddy Diomedes infiltrated the city and stole the statue, thus opening the way for the city's eventual defeat. Later legends say that it was then carried away by Aeneas as he escaped from the burning city, and he and the remaining Trojans carried it with them until they finally founded the city that would eventually become Rome. I've always loved the story, and so it was fun to sculpt it! It is a bit like an ancient-greek 'ark of the covenant' as shown in the Indiana Jones movies.

Here's a photo from an ancient vase, showing Diomedes stealing the Palladium - it is meant to be small!

And so without further ado, I give you... the Palladium! :D

The shrine looks a little funny, as it is made with several different types of putty and plasticard - that's why it has all the different colors. The cast part should look better, all in one color.

It is likely that this element will have to be made in resin, as the Beesputty structure probably could not handle vulcanization.

Here's a closer view, so you can just see the little Athena inside the shrine:

Wow, the Harpies as well as the War Altar - great stuff

I have just spent money on the Gates of Troy and now seeing this I have to put some more aside for he next waves

cheers Thomas

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Blimey you're having a productive summer, bravo!

All looks excellent, be interested to see the war altars for the remaining factions someday.

Harpies look great, as do the cyclops, looking forward to seeing the hydra, be intrigued to see if you go with resin?

Cheers

Stu

Really looking good.

Tony

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Looks great. And the Kickstarter is looking to be fulfilled before Christmas. Once it is done you need to check what models are missing for Aegyptus and Olympus, plan a sculpting schedule and with half of this done Run a 'gap filling' kickstarter.

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BlazeXI said:
Looks great. And the Kickstarter is looking to be fulfilled before Christmas. Once it is done you need to check what models are missing for Aegyptus and Olympus, plan a sculpting schedule and with half of this done Run a 'gap filling' kickstarter.

Great idea! I will support that one if it comes. Especially specialist for Olympus.

DJ

Having thought long and hard about this. I would not support another kickstarter unless the stated delivery times are more realistic. I also don't have the disposable income anymore but that is beside the point.

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hazpak said:
Having thought long and hard about this. I would not support another kickstarter unless the stated delivery times are more realistic. I also don't have the disposable income anymore but that is beside the point.

Agree with Hazpak here - not only that I no longer have the disposable income, but this has dragged on a lot longer than originally anticipated. Unfortunately I think part of the problem is that it got bigger than originally planned.

I've noticed a shift in miniatures kickstarters since this one ran, with many more picking a limited number of figures and stopping adding goals when they hit that point, also running them for much shorter periods (I've seen a few for a single figure running as 24 hours projects, or 3-7 figures as 1 week projects).

Hey guys,

Thanks for all the comments guys, and for the fair criticisms. Rest assured, we're not planning another Kickstarter at the moment - right now all of our energies are devoted to finishing up the last elements for this one.

Once the last of our rewards have shipped, we'll sit down and do a wrap-up, to figure out what exactly went awry and how we can do better next time. It is plain to see that we got overextended on this, so if we do do future programs they will certainly be more modest, with goals that can be achieved in a much shorter time. But that's a conversation for later, we still have plenty of work to do on this one, even if the end is in sight.

Back on the subject of the minis - I've just finished cleaning all the masters for the Gates of Troy wave production molds, as well as the Mycenaean Chariot, and the first mold of the monsters. I'm hoping to be able to start shipping the Gates of Troy in August, with the Monsters and Mycenaean Chariot right after - assuming we don't have big delays on the moldmaking (fingers crossed.) I should have a better idea about them later this week.

Next up on the sculpting table is Paris and the Hydra. No pictures to show yet, but they are underway.

I have moved country twice since the kickstarter started/finished. Whats the best way of getting you my new address?

Chris,

With GenCon only several days away, I'm very anxious to get my hands on some of the miniatures that I didn't order through the Kickstarter campaign. What do you plan on having with you for purchase at the Croc booth this year?

Any special offers?

I look forward to seeing you.

Thanks!

Respectfully, Kevin

Great work as always! I for one am very happy with the miniatures i got from the Kickstarter and would seriously check another Kickstarter if you did one. I can only speak for myself but the sheer quality of what you do makes the waiting well worth it! :) I would love an art book of your worlds but that is just me being selfish! Keep up the top work guys & gals. : )

I absolutely agree. Once this ks is fulfilled Please plan a 'gap filling' kickstarter, with small targets reachable in half a year. Anti-matter do it this way, for example.

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Thats a great idea BlaseXI!

so how are we doing - anything to show on the hydra yet? will it be resin too?

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OK, with some assistance from Todd Harris, the Gates of Troy wave sculpting is complete!

As I have had my hands full working on the book, I had Todd do the last Trojan mini - Paris, prince of Troy. The figure was based on John Wigley's concept art, and Todd did a great job matching the Trojans I've already sculpted.

Here's a picture showing Hector next to Todd's Paris - brothers reunited after only 3200 years!

His green is already at the master-mold makers, so hopefully we'll be able to put the Gates of Troy wave into production as soon as possible. I'm currently working on a mounted version of Penthesilea, and after that the last mini - the Hydra. Hope to have some decent pictures of Penny sometime next week.

Thanks for the update Chris.

NorCal Tony

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Nice feeling being close to the end

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The last amazon is complete!

Just put the finishing touches on the mounted version of Penthesilea. I based her pose on a painting by a Franz Stuck, a german painter from the 1800s:

Before anyone asks, no I'm not adding any tack to the horse - she rides a magical horse (a bit like Shadowfax, in LotR) that was a gift to her from the North Wind, and it does not need any!

The rider is likely going to come attached to the horse, her javelin hand and her cape are separate pieces. Here she is, hope you guys like her:

She really looks sweet Chris.

NorCal Tony

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Again splendid work Chris.

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Can not wait till she leads my army into battle

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So just the hydra to go now

:)

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The second labor of Hercules is complete - the Hydra is defeated!

This was quite a departure for me, as I don't typically sculpt a lot of 'monsters'. It went smoothly at first, I sculpted the body (the grey parts) in Beesputty, a type of sculpting clay that is better for doing large, smooth objects, but then started to have a lot of trouble with the finished parts cracking, especially along the necks. So the last week was spent fixing my mistakes, and making a suitable base for it to sit on.

The base will have some additional details (like some more rocks, maybe a few bones from past victims), but I thought you guys would be eager to see it rather than waiting for the last fiddly bits.

With this one being finished, that is the last of all the funded Kickstarter minis. I may yet have a couple Amazon parts to correct for molding, but all the sculpts are now in the bag!

Huzzah!

Wow!

As it's quite large will it be cast in metal or resin?

Thanks,

Kevin

KevinE said:
Wow!

As it's quite large will it be cast in metal or resin?

Thanks,

Kevin

It'll have to be resin at this size.

Amazing work! Definitely looking forward to adding this to my collection!

Speaking of Hercules... perhaps he and his band can make it onto your sculpting table next year?

Wishful thinking aside, congratulations on wrapping up the sculpting on your first Kickstarter! I know that it ran quite a bit longer than expected, but I am sure that I am not alone in saying that the wait has been well worth it! There's naught but molding, casting, sorting, packing and fulfillment left to go - sounds like an action packed Q4!

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Now, will i get it in time for cancon :)

pretty please

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Amazing! I do congratulate finishing the sculpting. Now the book and you are ready for genera? release and fina?y I will be able to get the To-Tanem slingers :)

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Serpentine hydra with an aquatic vibe!

Definitely surpassed the highest expectations:)

Looks absolutely beautiful and significantly different from any versions of this particular beast I've seen.

Top Notch

Cheers

Stu

Lovely work

Great looking model Chris. I guess I will have to add it to my order.

NorCal Tony

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Sooooo

now that the models are done.. hopefully

any word on the book?

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hazpak said:
Sooooo

now that the models are done.. hopefully

any word on the book?

Yes guys, the sculpting on ALL of the models is complete!

I'm picking up the final master mold tomorrow, and I'll be casting the masters over the weekend, and our moldmakers are working on the last of the production molds this month (we have about 20 to go). Hopefully all molds will be done by the end of the month, and we'll be shipping minis before Christmas.

The only holdup is the Hydra, as it is a resin piece it may take a little longer to get molds and castings back.

We are working on the book as well, there are artist and freelance writers working on some elements while I'm taking care of the last production stuff, so it is not standing still. As soon as the last production stuff is finished I'll be able to devote myself to it full time. Things are happening faster now that I'm no longer spending all day sculpting.

Good news

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Will the titan overlord and masters get redone in resin too?

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They're looking great, and it's good that they will soon see the light of day.

Will we get any rules with the hydra or harpies? Cancon is coming up and if i get the models in time i'd love to field them

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Two things

If we already paid for a Trojan chariot are we going to be able to pledge for a second one now that there are two variants?

So while searching for images of War Gods figs on the net. I came across two greens.One of a Spartan archer captain and one Mycenean archer captain. Why aren't these available on the store? All the other figs for those factions are. Pete

FitterPete,

all kickstarter miniatures will be released after all kickstarter deliveries are finished. Fairplay to backers by Croc.

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When will be able to get the Cav. for the Amazons and the Man Hunter?

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How is everything going? Its been 2 months since an update

Are the molds all back?

Where is the book at?

Are we ready to ship miniatures yet?

are we there yet?

are we there yet?

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hazpak said:
How is everything going? Its been 2 months since an update

Are the molds all back?

Where is the book at?

Are we ready to ship miniatures yet?

are we there yet?

are we there yet?

Hey guys,

We've been shipping the Gates of Troy, Amazon Attack, and all the monsters except the Hydra for the last couple weeks. The most of the UK and Europe have shipped and were just getting into the US addresses now. Backers who have a Hydra will have a few more weeks yet, as that is the last mini and it is still being molded. Hopefully soon!

We're planning a complete update for Friday through the Kisckstarter.

We're working on the book as well, waiting on some overdue art to finish up the layout, and painting, painting, and more painting for the galleries. It is coming!

I'll have more info on Friday, with some cool photos to show off.

hazpak said:
How is everything going? Its been 2 months since an update

Are the molds all back?

Where is the book at?

Are we ready to ship miniatures yet?

are we there yet?

are we there yet?

Hey guys,

We've been shipping the Gates of Troy, Amazon Attack, and all the monsters except the Hydra for the last couple weeks. The most of the UK and Europe have shipped and were just getting into the US addresses now. Backers who have a Hydra will have a few more weeks yet, as that is the last mini and it is still being molded. Hopefully soon!

We're planning a complete update for Friday through the Kisckstarter.

We're working on the book as well, waiting on some overdue art to finish up the layout, and painting, painting, and more painting for the galleries. It is coming!

I'll have more info on Friday, with some cool photos to show off.

We’re the new titan mutations in those molds by any chance and can I add them to my order?

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pretty please

*dual post but edited ;)

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I've asked this before If we pledged for a Trojan chariot how do we pick which version we want? Alternatively how do I get both? Is the Mycenean chariot also done?

fitterpete said:
I've asked this before If we pledged for a Trojan chariot how do we pick which version we want? Alternatively how do I get both? Is the Mycenean chariot also done?

There is currently only the 1 version of the Trojan Chariot.

There are 2 versions of the Mycenaean Chariot - the default is the one with the twin lions on the front, and there is a second, more 'generic' looking version that looks to be made of wicker.

If you want the wicker chariot substituted for either, just let us know. It could be crewed by anyone, and we could supply the driver/Hero of your choice.

hazpak said:
We’re the new titan mutations in those molds by any chance and can I add them to my order?

The new Titan variants have not been made into production molds, yet - pretty much all of our moldmaker's time has been taken up by the Kickstarter minis.

If you only want a set or 2 I could get you one of the test runs from the master mold, we have a few spare.

I hope to get them into production later in the year, when the KS stuff is all wrapped up.

Great news Chris. What is your current estimation on finishing the book? Would those titan heads be released along slingers for To-Tanem and Anubi this year?

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Sorry I thought it was a Trojan chariot. I've sent a message thru the contact page. Thanks

Osiris said:

hazpak said:
We’re the new titan mutations in those molds by any chance and can I add them to my order?

The new Titan variants have not been made into production molds, yet - pretty much all of our moldmaker's time has been taken up by the Kickstarter minis.

If you only want a set or 2 I could get you one of the test runs from the master mold, we have a few spare.

I hope to get them into production later in the year, when the KS stuff is all wrapped up.

omg yes i'll take a set or 2

(just what does a set contain?)

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Since most visitors don't scroll down much anymore I've posted some questions in the Olympus sections (a new member has too)

Any thoughts on these would be appreciated

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I’ve lost track - what’s in this final wave?

Also if you are also a lurker on Facebook a community group has also been setup

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Books!

Actually i think it is the Amazon cavalry and the gates of troy stuff, but i have to wait for the book for the rest of my stuff anyway

i don't suppose you can show us all the sculpts for the weapon options? i really like the look of all the swords, and am interested in the variations and decorations on the hilts.

so how goes the Hydra?

Hail HYDRA!!

cough...

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just wondering out loud - nut will there be an eater of the dead faction??

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