Kickstarter Anyone supporting the Dwarven Forge Kickstarter

[Dice4Hire]

I am sorely tempted to support to the tune of 190 (Including shipping). A friend of mine here is going for the same package and it looks like he will be getting a bundle over the basic two sets.

And quite an amazing kickstarter, as it got 30k yesterday.

 

[ced1106]

The bad part of backing this Kickstarter is that I now have to find some dungeon accessories.

Reaper will be making Bones versions of their dungeon accessories. If you pledged at the Vampire level for their KS last year, you'll get them. See update 37:
http://www.kickstarter.com/projects...ones-an-evolution-of-gaming-min/posts?page=11

WizKids made some *nice* cheap (well, compared to resin!) dungeon accessories.
http://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_trk..._nkw=mage+knight+artifacts&_sacat=0&_from=R40

You can also search on "Mage Knight dungeons" for treasure chests. You also get one per Mage Knight Dungeon booster pack, which has three prepainted 28mm figures:
https://www.google.com/search?q=mag...12,d.cGE&fp=aa5f10a6a40a6e42&biw=1920&bih=975

If you're lucky, you can get the plastic and cardboard furniture from HeroQuest:
http://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_odk...3.m570.l1313.TR0.TRC0&_nkw=heroquest&_sacat=0

If you enjoy DIY and can paint, see Hirst Art's Cavern Accessory mold #85. Only $34...
http://www.hirstarts.com/molds/molds2.html#cavernaccessory

DriveThruRPG should have some papercraft furniture. I also found this site:
http://minipapermodels.blogspot.com/2012/06/hero-quest-style-furniture-for-your.html

Remember that there's a reminder email that notifies you two days before the KS ends. You can always set yourself a purchase point at which you will join and see if the DF KS makes it. IIRC, DF said their ideal objective is to provide "Buy two, get two free" with the stretch goals, so you can always wait until then.

 

[ced1106]

Hello Guys,
Thanks for considering us
I have just finished shooting a very comprehensive video o how to paint these bad boys...it should be up on the Kickstarter site by Monday, it's being edited and cut together right now...it covers EVERYTHING a novice would need to be able to paint Game Tile pieces in either a simple 1 coat drybrush (25-35 seconds a piece-all sides) or a 3-4 step painting process to make your pieces awesome....it shows how ANYONE can paint these pieces as it is not hard but simply requires time and the proper brushes and paints...my estimate is about 1 hour per set if you are a complete novice...that is a very fair estimate...so 5 sets can be painted in expert fashion in one afternoon! With a few friends, 20 sets can be done in a day and night, I have done so myself for the prototypes

Update 4 has the tutorial: http://www.kickstarter.com/projects...rges-game-tiles-revolutionary-miniature/posts

You can find it on YouTube, along with other DF videos: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eSl8QVMav3k

Hirst Arts also has a dungeon wall painting tutorial. Scroll down to Painting Tips: Step 3.
http://www.hirstarts.com/dungeon/basicdungeon.html

 

[Riley]

Oh, the temptation!!

The horrible, horrible temptation.

And I COULD afford it ... them ... quite a number, actually.

The ... temptation!!!!!

Give in to the temptation. It is unavoidable. It is your destiny.

 

[tangleknot]

FYI There's a plege calculator to help price out your DF set on Kickstarter. I'd post the link but enworlds won't let me

www(dot)niagaragamers(dot)net/index.php/dwarven-forge-ks-pledge-calculator

I've ordered 5 unpainted sets. Drybrushing/painting is super easy and it will probably take a weekend to do. However I might not keep the DF color scheme (I might paint a set or two as ice caverns!).
BTW so many goals have been met and surpassed that now my 5 sets are actually 7+ sets with all the extra pieces. This is almost 7 square feet of tiles, roughly $0.98 each!
After years of drooling over DF products I'm finally going to have a huge dungeon to play with!
-Yeah I'm excited... 27 days to go

 

[dafrca]

I keep going back and forth between painted and unpainted in my mind. My pledge is for painted right now but so many folks have said it will be easy to paint. But the painted looks so good.

 

[tangleknot]

It doesn't get easier than dry brushing. The best part about dry brushing is you can do a sloppy job and the pieces will look fantastic! Just make sure you have very little paint on your brush and watch DF's tutorial before you do it (Its o nthe KS page).
BTW the reason why they paint black and then silver on the door hinges is so you can do a sloppy job and no one will be the wiser.
If you do screw up on the first couple pieces either wash the paint off or paint over them with a dark color and try again.
I figure for 5 sets:
2-3 craft brushes from walmart ~$7
5 bottles of walmart paint ~$5
a can of matt, and can gloss acrylic spray (to seal the paint) ~$8
One weekend and $20 to paint.

 

[Enforcer]

I pledged for five painted sets. While the cost savings and do-it-myself feel of the non-painted sets is appealing, I realistically won't ever bother to paint them.

 

[Callahan09]

My first post on ENWorld! I just wanted to share that I pledged $120 for two unpainted sets. I just like to play with miniatures and 3d terrain going back to Warhammer for me many years ago. These dungeon setups will entice me to get going on D&D and other RPGs for the first time in my life. Looking forward to it! I like the look of the unpainted enough by itself and if I get the hobby bug again like I used to enjoy with Warhammer then I may enjoy painting them myself someday as well.

 

[Moorcrys]

My first post on ENWorld! I just wanted to share that I pledged $120 for two unpainted sets. I just like to play with miniatures and 3d terrain going back to Warhammer for me many years ago. These dungeon setups will entice me to get going on D&D and other RPGs for the first time in my life. Looking forward to it! I like the look of the unpainted enough by itself and if I get the hobby bug again like I used to enjoy with Warhammer then I may enjoy painting them myself someday as well.

That's awesome! And welcome.