Big stretch and final push!

That's it! Today the first Oakbound Kickstarter completed. 140% funded, both stretch goals of accessories packs and the Tuatha got unlocked. Sadly no dragons turned up. I guess they were confused as to whether they were celtic or not and headed off to the library for a bit more research... they'll be back!

That means I've 6 Tuatha, 2 custom sculpts, 2 of Chico's Dorfs and my own posse of Airship Goblinks to do in the next couple of weeks then it's off to the foundry with precious green! Of course, there'll be lots of little bits of green stuff left over at the end of the sessions, and these will not be wasted, oh no. They will all get turned into little bits and bobs to get stuck in the accessories packs which already boast a squirrel, an owl and a candlestick!

If anybody missed the kickstarter, never fear. This line of miniatures should be in the Oakbound shop in time for Christmas.

In the meantime, thank you again to everyone who's supported this through publicity, finance or just good moral support! You made the whole process very exciting and much less scary!

Big stretch and final push!

Stretching a little...

On Monday the Woods kickstarter passed its first stretch goal, so I've been sculpting accessories:

 

 



These are still work in progress (hence the visible bits of brass rod, hilt-less swords etc) but hopefully enough to give an  idea what they'll be like. There'll be some other bits and pieces added in as well. With about 48 hours left there's still time to pledge for some! :)

 

 

Kickstarter Link

Stretching a little...

Dunnit! Woods Kickstarter fully funded!

Thank you everyone, we're there! To celebrate here are some more photos showing size comparisons with Mantic, Rackham, GW, Celtos and Reaper minis. Also some pics of new two-headed Hobgoblin and the first shiny Leabhair Scealta to come off the press!

 

My apologies for blurry pics, struggling between wet weather and a new lens to get a decent image!

Dunnit! Woods Kickstarter fully funded!

Woods Kickstarter fully funded!

Well I had a text from my mum at 9:30 this morning saying the Kickstarter had reached its goal...

A quick look online confirms we have reached the target! Hussah! Thanks to everyone who has supported this in many shapes and forms. It's particularly exciting as last night I all but finished the miniatures (just a few tweaks here and there to make), new green stuff arrived for sculpting accessories if we clear £2000 and this morning I'm off to pick up the first of the Leabhair Scealta books for checking over. Exciting times!

So where does Oakbound go from here? Besides phoning the foundry this afternoon to discuss timescales of course. Well first off there's the accessories pack to sculpt. That will be on offer if we clear 2k and there some ideas up on the kickstarter and the facebook page but I'm inviting anyone to throw suggestions in for adding more stuff to it!

Secondly there's the next stretch goal to draw up. This will be the 6 human (or Tuatha) characters featured in the game- Red Hood, Blue Belle, Russet Hugh, Jack Green, Finn Gold and Stephanie Snow. They're all fairytale references, but don't expect Disney! This is Grimm stuff all the way.

Then, looking forward, there's expanding the range started by this kickstarter. The plan is to release a new set of miniatures quarterly (initially- we'll see if I have time to make it more frequent) and to have a survey on the Oakbound website inviting you to pick which range we should expand next. Initial options are likely to be Myeri Coral Knights, Fae Rade, Spriggan Brigands, Huldra Clanswomen and Army of the Mines.

In the meantime you might have seen the Gobink Balloonist sketches I put out earlier this week. These will be headed for a master mould along with the Woods greens so I have some for BOYL next year, but a few extra sets will be available as a strictly-limited edition set, so if you're keen on your little green airmen head over to the facebook page and keep watching the skies!

:)

Woods Kickstarter fully funded!