Greetings Backers! It has been a little while, and we assure you nobody is more aware of this than us! We have had a handful of requests for an update, but experience has taught me that if you're on the verge of releasing models, don't say anything until you actually can, or you will set everyone up for disappointment. That is where we were about a month ago, certain we would be about to hand over some more files.
Obviously that wasn't the case. However I wouldn't be making this update without news, and that news is - The Bingus Boys are now available.
Dan from The Lions Tower has done a fantastic job capturing the evocative likenesses from Alyshas art of the Bingus Boys.
Ben and Gus have grown from the small town brothers beloved by many to ruthless raid leaders. The first of our 'special characters' Ben manipulates his simple big brother into indulging in his many, many sadistic whims. While Gus walks through life blissfully ignorant to the horrifying carnage his is inflicting. Gus is a legend among kindred Malformed, and while Ben is tall, Gus is simply huge, the largest malformed to date that remains capable of simple conversation and focused effort. (The less said about the other malformed, the better). He is seen as a champion, a powerhouse and something of celebrity, all things Gus doesn't really understand.
Ben Enjoys long walks in the park, and shooting to maim, especially when his targets are little threat to him. He is particularly fond of slowly stalking wounded victims that are crawling away.
Fun Fact: The Giant Squid plushy is one of the few 'acts of true kindness' Gus ever received from his brother, after Ben won it for him at a carnival (after much begging) when they were young.
The Bingus Boys are available for download right now. We look forward to seeing what you do with our first Character Models.
For those who are looking for a bit of a timeline - on this campaign, I do not want to make promises only to break them, so rather than dates, I will lay out the release ORDER and current progress.
Next up: Kindred Bust (Basically finished) Kindred Bathysphere Scout Walker (Half complete) Kindred Scatter Terrain (25% complete) Kindred Landsub (Just commenced) Cutaway art and Wallpapers (Awaiting Landsub sculpting before completion is possible) Kindred Command Squad (Not commenced) Lore Primer (Requires all other elements to be finished)
For our next campaign, we have already begun the process of ensuring we have a much wider pool of sculptors with less busy schedules and more concrete timelines to reduce delays, unfortunately, the same goodwill and contacts that has made this campaign possible is also the reason for its delay - We have a very small number of talented but extremely busy sculptors who are basically working for us in borrowed hours besides running businesses with immense pressure on themselves. Many of these campaigns are run by either large businesses with in house sculptors or solo operations where the campaign is their entire world until complete, allowing them to produce minis far more rapidly. We are extremely grateful for our sculptors and their hard work, and rest assured this is never being forgotten or abandoned, we are as eager to see new sculpts as you all!
Once more - Thankyou for your patience everyone - And we wish you a fantastic holiday period and happy new year! We will hopefully be able to round out the campaign neatly in Q1 next year.
