Update #16 Pledge manager and Pre-order store is now officially launched.
over 4 years ago – Thu, Mar 05, 2020 at 03:15:25 PM

Great news the Pledge manager has launched. Thanks to those of you that have completed your pledges and given your postal addresses. And thanks to those that have purchased add-ons from my existing range, there will be some grunty warbands out there. I look forward t seeing some photos of them on your tabletops one day.

 Pledge manager bugs were sorted out swiftly yesterday, so it should be "all good" from now on. 

KS Backers: Check your e-mails for the Backerkit survey (If you can't find it look in the junk mail folder just in-case, no luck? contact us here).

Anyone who missed out on the Kickstarter, either because the 100 pledge spots were full or they have just discovered it now, has the chance of joining us through the  Pre-order store.  Please share with anyone you think might be interested.

https://make-100-savage-metal-minis-for-gaming.backerkit.com/hosted_preorders

Many more figures added - There's a whole host of figures available that weren't listed in the Make 100 Metal minis campaign...

Many Thanks, Gary and Jon (JK)

Update #15. Slight problem with shipping costs in the Pledge manager. (EDIT) Panic over, I'm sure I sorted it.
over 4 years ago – Wed, Mar 04, 2020 at 06:59:42 PM

Hi people

 We have a slight problem, I've noticed with with the shipping on the Pledge manager Backerkit that  I just launched! (EDIT) I just unchecked shipping from all add-ons, hopefully this has fixed it! Please check your shipping is only charged once. OK I'm positive that worked shipping is now correct and any backers  that were charged twice have also been sorted automatically. Please double check your orders.

  U.S. Backers are being charged $9 for Pledge levels and $9 for add-ons. The postage should only be $9 for the full parcel. 

So I advise holding off on completing your purchase until it's sorted. (I'm baby-sitting a slightly sick demanding child at the moment and Jk is in some meetings) So will look into it asap. It may take a few hours to get to the bottom of.

We can change it on all Backerkit orders/pledges that have already been submitted before charging credit cards...

Sorry for the inconvenience... Gary... 

I initially thought it was just U.S. backers but it seems to be for any customer who adds both the pledge and add-ons!

Update #14 - Pledge Manager Opening Soon
over 4 years ago – Tue, Mar 03, 2020 at 07:10:17 PM

Hi Everyone,

We have finalized the pledge manager and had it reviewed by Backerkit.  It will initially be released to a sample pool of backers as a test run, prior to being open to everybody.

One important thing to note is that we have opened it to all backers including $1 no reward backers. If you are a $1 no reward backer who wants to order the hero set or any of the add-ons please login and complete the survey. If you do not want any physical rewards or add-ons then please ignore all survey requests.

Remember you will receive some stretch goal rewards based on your total overall spend when the pledge manager closes (excluding shipping).

• Clovis Totem (already yours - if you are receiving a physical reward)
• Over $100 – Free set of 6 tokens
• Over $200 – Free random figure
• Over $300 – Free Fire Drake with wooden base

If you have any issues throughout the process please let us know through the Kickstarter messenger system and we will work through these.

Regards

Gary and JK

Update #13 Quick progress report and pledge manager coming soon.
over 4 years ago – Mon, Feb 24, 2020 at 01:42:07 AM

Hi everyone,

Pledges and Pledge Manager

Kickstarter will be collecting the remaining pledges over the next week or so… there are about 5 pledges which haven’t come through. Please check your payment credentials are up to date in Kickstarter. Please drop us a line if you are having difficulties for whatever reason.

We've been busy loading up the pledge manager (backerkit) with add-ons from the campaign and my existing range.  Lots of Clovis, Geladan, Hyenamen, dragons and a couple of dwarves.  We are aiming to open the Pledge Manager in the next seven to ten days.

Masters

Update on the digital models and printed masters:

• The digital models are now completed for the tokens and prepped for printing.
• The Dust Devil model is also prepped for printing; the first prototype's (shown in the campaign) wing membranes were a little thin so I reworked those to be more robust.
• The Geladan acrobatic archer is coming along nicely, but still has some refining before I’m happy with it to run a test print.
• The Minotaur and Gnoll models and prints are fully completed already – you saw the painted prototypes in the campaign. I have two of these ready to go to molding.

There's a queue for the printers at the moment so we won't be printing them for a week or so, which gives me time to do the rest of the work on the Geladan.

Molds and Casting

USA – the digital files for the Minotaur and Gnoll have been sent to Zombiesmith and I’ll forward the other digital files as I complete them.

NZ and ROW – the Minotaur and Gnoll digital prints will be sent to the NZ and ROW mold maker, Dust Devil and Geladan will be sent when finished.

With the funds that we gained from this kickstarter we will be able to re-mold some of the range. My NZ Clovis molds are nearing the end of their production life and I’m keen to keep the quality as high as possible. I'm looking forward  to re-molding the armored Clovis heroes in particular as they are very popular.

Zombie Smith have fresh molds from my original masters (greens). I’ve just received these back from the U.S. so will get these to the NZ caster (Regal Toy Soldiers) See pic below.

So far so good. Will keep you posted.

Update# 12 - We did it!
almost 5 years ago – Tue, Feb 18, 2020 at 01:48:35 AM

 We did it! That really was great!

Thank you for all your support!

Your support means the Hero set, Dust Devil, Geladan Archer on warbeest and tokens will now be available to gamers and collectors. 

Gary is now preparing final prints of the figures to send to our casters and master and production molds will be underway soon.

Pledge Manager

We plan to open the pledge manager in the next two weeks and will open this up to all backers (including the $1 no reward tier). 

By popular request the pledge manager will include other figures from Gary's fantasy range as purchasable add-ons. This means you can take advantage of the single shipping fee and possibly unlock the various individual stretch goals based on your spend (see the main campaign page for these rewards).

We aim to have the pledge manager open for about 2 weeks in order to give the best opportunity of meeting our delivery schedule. 

Free Clovis Totem

Because we are opening up the pledge manager to the 'no-reward' backers we need to clarify the totem stretch goal. The totem was a reward available to Hero tier only... but we will also give this to any 'no-reward' backers who order a physical item in the pledge manager.  Simply put - if we are posting you something, you will get the totem. 

For those who pledged no-reward and do not wish to order any physical items we are very thankful for your show of support and the encouragement you have given. Thank you!

Thank you again!

Gary and JK.