I do not wish to pry to much into your personal life. But surely this project must have cost youa significant fortune to create? How did you manage to get it started, sculpted and recognised in the community at such a grand scale?
Anonymous
I am actually considering making the financial of the project public at some point.
It started with a personal investment of 10k. A summer later I found myself investing another 10k into the “project”. After that initial chunk, I’d say things have been 80% funded by selling the limited runs of the figures and the other 20% came from my tossing in cash when I needed to. Up until Feb 2011, I was working full time so progress was slow but I had the cash in case things looked bad!
Now however, KD is fully supported by itself. Which kinda blows my mind. I am very very lucky. The next big hurdle will be the to plastic step, as it requires just a stupid amount of cash up front. I’ve been practicing my bank robbing act and if that fails… well perhaps kickstarter will be kind to me. haha
According to price of models, do you use homemade molds? And you said, that board game will come with miniatyres. Will it be hugely expensive, and/or what you'll do to decrease prices for more customer-friendly?
Anonymous
The first version of the board game will indeed most likely be in all resin. It will be expensive and is meant for collectors and people that want to experience the best possible version of the vision.
Following after that ( as quickly as i can! ) An all plastic version will be introduced. It will most likely have rules updates and tweaks since everything will have to be printed again.
So right now the plan is to :
1 : Release a limited all resin version ( most likely offer a 50% - 100% off the plastic version for these early adopters )
2: Release a plastic version with the tweaked rules.
At the end of the day I really want to make a good game. One that reflects the quality of the miniatures, artwork and overall presentation.
Yesterday, I just received the great game hunter (female). It traveled from US to Paris where i live. I didn't know Kingdom Death Minis before ordering that one. I just want to say that you guys do a fantastic job : I've never seen such an amazing miniature before. Thanks a lot. I'll send you a picture when the painting job will be done.
Anonymous
I daren't paint these models! I'm scared I will screw up, they are so beautiful! Anyway my question, How did you manage to think of such an immersive world, did this come to you over night? Or has it taken hundreds of hours of thinking?
Anonymous
Why thank you. Honestly I feel like the world is all stuck in my brain and I’ve been slowly learning how to squeeze it out.
but i suppose if all my brains came out at once, i’d be in trouble!
Kingdom Death looks like it is going to be fantastic. The figures that are being sculpted and sold at the moment, will there be separate rules for them supplied via one big rulebook including all characters? Or are you going to be releasing them with the individual figures?
Anonymous
This is a good question and it’s one I don’t have a full answer to.
The pinups will always be separate as they are not really “cannon” to the game world and are simply fun alternates. For the rest of the range… I simply do not know yet.
I got an address when I joined. Are you located in Brooklyn NY?
Anonymous
Yes. In bushwick actually.
Are you looking for zbrush artists that would concept or model your existing concepts for printable mesh friendly sculptures ?
Anonymous
There are a number of zbrush artists that I work with already and some of the Kingdom Death range is indeed sculpted digitally and printed in 3D. Please feel free to send me an email if your interested in working on the project.
Why are your mini's so obscenely fricking awesome?
Anonymous
The talented artists and fans that make up the miniature community as a whole have deeply inspired me. Kingdom Death is my humble contribution.
Also because I don’t sleep. ^^
Would the plastic models in the final box set be the same size as the resin miniatures? Also would it include the same models that have been put on sale in the shop?
Anonymous
The pinups are not “cannon” in the world, so they will not be included in the box set and may only ever be available as resin. The character models and monsters all will be… with a few exceptions.
The forsaker for example, will never be available again. That model was too difficult to manufacture and a new version of the character will have to be sculpted.
