Kickstarter - Ogre Miniatures Set 1

[HunterS]

Originally Posted by Ashley

This is great and I wish you all the very best in taking this KS to completion.

However, I have enough basic miniatures to already satisfy my needs, wants is another matter of course, but I think you've missed a trick by not having the Combine basic units.

Furthermore, sadly in my opinion because more Ogreverse goodness is always a good thing, no laser tower or turrets, Vulcan's, Fencers or other Ogre variants.

Colour me sad.

Have to start somewhere! So we started with what you needed to play Ogre. Hopefully more minis will come, if this set is successful enough.

[Andrew Hackard]

Originally Posted by dwalend

And consider becoming the local MIB for SJGames. That'd be awesome.

We are not currently looking for MIBs in China.

[Dave Crowell]

I think with the impending release of Ogre 6e it makes good sense to release the iconic Classic Ogre counter mix as the first miniatures set.

While I would love to see all the Ogre variants, lasers, missile crawlers, etc in plastic, it may be more realistic to hope for reissues in metal for the more exotic (lower selling) units, with only the big volume selling units providing sufficient ROI to be worth offering in plastic. SJG already have sculpts and presumably molds for the metal versions.

Either way, if you want to see SJG offer more Ogre miniatures in any format pledge to this campaign and get your friends to pledge. Market demand as expressed in actual sales figures will drive much more production than gamers saying "I would buy a plastic Coelacanth" without buying anything else.

[ColBosch]

I don't think SJ Games is interested in restarting metal production at all. They did so for a time after the Kickstarter, and sales were not enough to justify the overhead. A big part of the problem is the price for the components of pewter (especially tin) has continued to rise. Based on that, I suspect that any future miniatures releases will be in plastic and heavily dependent on sales.

So, if you want more miniatures, you should buy the forthcoming plastics rather than holding out hope for metal.

[Mack_JB]

Originally Posted by ColBosch

I don't think SJ Games is interested in restarting metal production at all. They did so for a time after the Kickstarter, and sales were not enough to justify the overhead. A big part of the problem is the price for the components of pewter (especially tin) has continued to rise. Based on that, I suspect that any future miniatures releases will be in plastic and heavily dependent on sales.

I started casting metals in vulcanized molds back in 1985. At that time, low melt point alloy averaged $5 a pound, and higher temp alloys were $7 a pound. That held true up til about 2004 when I quit that job. I still have a spin-caster, and can make new molds via my old employer. As a lark, I looked into the current prices of the metals I was familiar with. That $5 a pound stuff is now $18, and the $7 stuff is about $23. Ouch.

[Mack_JB]

Originally Posted by Dave Crowell

While I would love to see all the Ogre variants, lasers, missile crawlers, etc in plastic, ... (snipped)

We're getting plastic MSL Tanks, so a little work with an X-acto #11, and some strip and tube styrene, and you've got Missile Crawlers galore.

Laser Towers should also be easy enough to scavenge from other sources.

[offsides]

Has this hit the DI yet? I don't think I've seen it there, and I wouldn't be surprised if that helped bring in some people who don't normally check the Ogre forum and/or backed the ODE KS...

[HunterS]

Originally Posted by offsides

Has this hit the DI yet? I don't think I've seen it there, and I wouldn't be surprised if that helped bring in some people who don't normally check the Ogre forum and/or backed the ODE KS...

http://www.sjgames.com/ill/archive/2016-11-08

[Dave Crowell]

I certainly don't mean to suggest that I expect SJG to crank up production of metal minis again.

[HunterS]

Update #4: Three Stretch Goals Down, And An Unboxing!

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects.../posts/1734876