This is a good opportunity to do a bit of a year in review post. The only thing I will be able to release before the end of the year is going to be the 2-headed giant packs for 6mm fantasy.
3mm scifi is delayed because, after looking at the financials, the only way I can compete price-wise with O8 is to cast them myself. Anytime I am going to cast something myself, that involves extremely uncertain moldmaking times, as moldmakers prioritize the molds for the people they cast for first (and rightly so). So, sometimes you can get lucky and get your stuff super quick, sometimes you are going to wait for 4 months.
This segues nicely into the 15mm Dark Alliance. The moldmaker was hit by large amounts of moldmaking work, so I only just received the, masters a week ago, which I am still cleaning. This means that the 15mm DA probably won’t be released until March 2018. That is also predicated on my fortitude casting in the garage during the dead of NJ winter. I’m hoping a space heater will make it possible.
Same goes for the 3mm scifi. They will be going to a different moldmaker, but I have no idea on timelines, other than the fact that I will also likely be casting those in the cold weather. Not really what I was hoping for, but what can you do.
All other delays are kind of just a lack of cash. Sales were a lot lower this year, so there are just less resources to go around. Things did pick up a bit last month though. And as of right now, I have paid all sculpting and art costs that need to be paid for, which leaves me focused on saving money for moldmaking and such. At this point, I have so much stuff sculpted and waiting for release, I could probably not commission a single new thing for 18 months and still not catch up. The 6mm rats and Elves are first in priority. I am hoping to have the full Elf army out by the end of 1Q18. The timeline for the rats depends on how well everything else sells (elves, 3mm, 15mm), and whether or not I cast them myself. I expect they won’t be ready for sale until June 2018, which is a lot longer than I would like, but is really the only realistic date I can quote.
Great goblins, lesser goblins, bugbears, 15mm DA wave 2…all sometime after June 2018, but I honestly can’t say how much I will be able to push out before next year’s end.
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