A very large squid daemon miniature intended for 28mm scale games. He makes for a very imposing centerpiece to any chaotic themed army! Read more
A very large squid daemon miniature intended for 28mm scale games. He makes for a very imposing centerpiece to any chaotic themed army!
About this project
Hi!
My name is Adam Richards and I am the creator and operator of 'Scary Beard Productions'! For the past 8 years I have worked in the video Game industry as a concept artist. While I love my career as a concept artist, due to the nature of the industry very little of my work is ever seen outside the doors of the studios. You can imagine how frustrating it is to work on literally thousands of pieces of art that while I am proud of, I'll never get to share with anyone outside the design teams they were made for.
To offset this, I have spent the past several years discovering hobbies like war gaming and miniature painting as creative outlets that I could share openly with others. I have spent hundreds of hours in my free time painting up armies and designing tables of terrain for war games, and finally this past year I took my first stab at sculpting my own monstrous creature from scratch. As I was sculpting the model and posting my progress on various forums, many people encouraged me to make a mold of the model and to sell casts of him as a kit. I do have some experience in mold making and casting, so I decided I should give it a shot!
Here's the tough part. And the first road block that has brought me here to kickstarter. Moldmaking materials (silicone) and casting materials (resin) is EXPENSIVE! Combine that with a very large sculpture, and I'm looking at a very large investment to even make a prototype cast of this dude. While I do have a prototype mold and cast made, I need to re-mold the entire model in production molds. These mold will cast 5-10 arms at 1 time, instead of just 1 arm that I have in the prototype mold now. There are also some imperfections in my prototype mold that need to be corrected, and the joints to the tentacles need to be cleaned up and made easier to assemble. All of this will cost time and money. The production molds could cost me anywhere between $200-$400 depending on if things go 'right' the first time or not.
The other piece of equipment that I am looking to purchase is a vacuum chamber. These are large domes or boxes that will force air bubbles out of my molds and reduce bubbles in my casts, which will result in fewer mis-casts and waste. Vacuum chambers can const anywhere between $300 - $3,000 or more depending on what kind of model you can afford. I'm hoping to get something small that would work for this size model, as I'm mostly looking to do miniatures and terrain anyway.
Other than those costs I'm also looking to pay some folks I know who have a lot of experience in casting to help me cast these models. Every model is going to be cast by hand and its a time consuming and skill dependent process.
The Model:
Here are some pictures of the finished prototype model of the Demon. There will be some minor improvements made to the final model (explained in the risks section) But this is 99% what you will receive with your order. In addition I also have provided concepts of terrain pieces and a base that remains to be sculpted, but will be included in the tier rewards.
UPDATE: All orders that include a Demon model will also include (X6) mini squid swarm models for free.
UPDATE: Now available at a $20 Tier, defensive walls. These can also be purchased in combination with the daemon model at a discounted price, and will come FREE with every 'Assembled' Tier purchase:
THE TIERS:
Below is a visual reference on what is included in each of the tier rewards. Once we reach our goal, I would really like to explore some stretch goals like more terrain pieces, dice, and a few other goodies I want to throw in as a thank you!
Again the pillars and base have not been sculpted yet, but I have provided concepts of what they will look like, and their scale.
Risks and challenges
New molds need to be made for my model. The prototype mold has some flaws in it, and my original sculpt does not go together as tightly as I would like. You can see some of these imperfections in the unpainted promo image of the model. Especially where the tentacles meet up with the main body. Those large gaps will NOT be in the final model if I can help it. I intend on re-finishing the master before molding it again, and then making production molds.
Casting resin products by hand is also a very risky process and often there are a lot of mis-casts and waste involved. I will be holding myself to very high standards of quality control, but its just the nature of this material that you may get small bubbles or other imperfections in the surface of your model. These imperfections should be easy for the average hobbyist to clean up with a little gap-filler or sanding, but if you feel you have been sent a product that requires more than minimal clean-up please contact me by e-mail and I'll do everything I can to make it right.
Shipping dates could also be a challenge. As I said before each of these models is cast by hand, and it is a time consuming process. If I get more orders than I can handle with the couple of casting crew members I have assembled, I will either need to look for more help outside my team, or we will have to push the delivery dates back a bit while we work to get them all made. We have estimated each model takes an hour and a half to cast and package, and the terrain pieces will add some more time to that, but if we have under 100 demon orders, I'm confident we will ship very comfortably by early February.
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Yes. If you are not located in North America please add $40 to your pledge. After reviewing the weight of the model and the post office prices, I found that it can vary from $35 (canada) to $55 (England) and so I split the difference and left it at $40 for everyone, because Kickstart only allows for one international shipping price.
I also found that the price doesn't change much at all with the amount of weight I'm dealing with, so you can be sure that I'll be packing in extras for the international backers to make it worth your while!
Rewards
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Pledge $1 or more
2 backers
Thanks for supporting me! You will be added to a list of Scary Beard backers, also known as the list of awesome people.
Estimated delivery: -
Pledge $15 or more
1 backer
(x3) Demonic Pillars. These pillars have not been sculpted yet, but you can see the concept art of them on my page. The pillars will measure 5" tall and 1.4" wide. They will be cast resin, and un-painted. Each set of 3 will come with a flat base.
Estimated delivery:Only ships to: United States -
Pledge $20 or more
0 backers
A set of defensive walls. (x4) 5" long sections, and (x4) 2" long sections. Free shipping in the US, international please add $10.
Estimated delivery:Ships anywhere in the world -
Pledge $30 or more
3 backers
(x6) Demonic Pillars. These pillars have not been sculpted yet, but you can see the concept art of them on my page. The pillars will measure 5" tall and 1.4" wide. They will be cast resin, and un-painted. Each set of 3 will come with a flat base.
Estimated delivery:Only ships to: United States -
Pledge $40 or more
2 backers
Terrain bundle: 1 set of defense walls (x4) 5" sections and (x4) 2" sections and (x6) pillars with (x2) half round bases. I'll also be throwing in some mini squid models for free with this tier!
Estimated delivery:Ships anywhere in the world -
Pledge $90 or more
1 backer
An unassembled kit of the 'Akkoro Kamui' demon model, and a 5" round Base.
Estimated delivery:Only ships to: United States -
Pledge $100 or more
2 backers
An unassembled kit of the 'Akkoro Kamui' demon model, a 5" round Base, and (x3) Pillars
Estimated delivery:Ships anywhere in the world -
Pledge $100 or more
0 backers Limited (5 left of 5)
(x3) of ALL TERRAIN! get a big discount on the terrain by buying the Bundle Tier. Also get (x20) little squid swarm models! This Tier comes with FREE shipping worldwide.
Estimated delivery:Ships anywhere in the world -
Pledge $110 or more
6 backers
An unassembled kit of the 'Akkoro Kamui' demon model, a 5" round Base, and (x6) Pillars
Estimated delivery:Only ships to: United States -
Pledge $130 or more
0 backers Limited (10 left of 10)
Fully assembled and pinned model with a 5" round base. Any major flashing or mold lines will be removed and the appendages will be pinned with metal pins for strength. (some further sanding and gap filling may be needed by the owner)
Estimated delivery:Ships anywhere in the world -
Pledge $140 or more
0 backers Limited (10 left of 10)
Fully assembled and pinned model with a 5" round base. Any major flashing or mold lines will be removed and the appendages will be pinned with metal pins for strength. (some further sanding and gap filling may be needed by the owner) In addition, this tier will be shipped with (x3) pillars.
Estimated delivery:Ships anywhere in the world -
Pledge $150 or more
0 backers Limited (10 left of 10)
Fully assembled and pinned model with a 5" round base. Any major flashing or mold lines will be removed and the appendages will be pinned with metal pins for strength. (some further sanding and gap filling may be needed by the owner) In addition, this tier will be shipped with (x6) pillars.
Estimated delivery:Ships anywhere in the world -
Pledge $200 or more
0 backers Limited (5 left of 5)
(x3) daemons. If you know others in your gaming group that would be interested, get all 3 at once and get a big discount on the cost and FREE shipping worldwide in the process!
Estimated delivery:Ships anywhere in the world -
Pledge $230 or more
2 backers Limited (1 left of 3)
A fully assembled and painted (by Adam Richards) Demon model with a painted 5" base. This model will be painted to the standard you see in the promotional photos, and will be an extremely limited number of 3. I will use any specific color palette you would like me to use or if you would like him to match your existing army I'll just need a list of colors. The 6" base will come painted as well.
Estimated delivery:Ships anywhere in the world -
Pledge $300 or more
1 backer Limited (4 left of 5)
(x3) OF EVERYTHING! w wholesale bundle of everything I'm offering. Got a few people who might be interested? you can all go in together on this and get 1 of everything at about a hundred dollar discount. This tier also comes with FREE shipping worldwide!
Estimated delivery:Ships anywhere in the world
Funding period
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