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Friday, July 19, 2013

Kickstarter - Hangar 18 Cancelled

I learned of this several days ago but I have been so busy its hard to find time to post right now. The folks at Hangar 18 have decided to shut down their Kickstarter. Things had been stalled at the $16,000 mark and it seemed doubtful that they were going to reach their initial goal of $25,000. Never fear though they will return in a couple of months with a completely re-vamped kickstarter that will likely feature 32mm versions as well as the 54mm and possibly some larger ones as well. Here is a link to their update:
Hangar 18 Update



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10 comments:

  1. styxJuly 19, 2013 at 8:08 AM

    I loved their stuff, but I just don't have the cash to spend on something i would more than likely never paint and use...

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    1. HeislerJuly 19, 2013 at 9:02 AM

      Their market is definitely limited in a lot of ways. Definitely catering to the display painters rather than the gaming population which really cuts down on the interest. From a gaming perspective I think that the miniatures from Rastl World (http://www.rastlworldminis.com/) are designed specifically to be usable as part of an army. The biggest problem they are encountering right now is trying to find quality sculptors! What they have so far and the greens that are being developed are awesome.

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    2. UnknownJuly 19, 2013 at 10:46 AM

      They should talk to Ridolfi. He could sculpt these babes to perfection.

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    3. HeislerJuly 20, 2013 at 10:16 AM

      You are right, Bob would have done a wonderful job on these minis although Gene Van Horne would have been a good choice as well.

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  2. Wargame News and Terrain BlogJuly 19, 2013 at 9:42 AM

    Thanks for the heads up wasn't aware of cancellation.

    Cheers

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    1. HeislerJuly 20, 2013 at 10:15 AM

      At least we know that they are going to re-group and re-launch so I'm not as disappointed as I would have been if they just disappeared. Okay, that would have been tough I know where they live.

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  3. UnknownJuly 19, 2013 at 10:52 AM

    I'm not surprised. I would have loved to had the Babe on the Bomb though. I hope they do get it revamped and offer some 32mm options and some better price points.

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    1. HeislerJuly 20, 2013 at 10:19 AM

      I think we will be getting her one way or another. This is such a classic bomber pinup that it was rapidly becoming a must have for me.
      Since everything is 3D rendered they should be able to offer all of the minis in both 32mm, 54mm and something bigger, its just a matter of "printing" it correctly. Then its just a matter of making the molds.

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  4. UnknownJuly 19, 2013 at 2:47 PM

    Do people think it's the possible limited appeal of the miniatures themselves (I love the art work, but they don't appeal to me as miniatures quite so much), or are we seeing Kickstarter burn-out? Or is it a little of both?

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    1. HeislerJuly 20, 2013 at 10:23 AM

      Their market was definitely more limited and really was aimed more at display painters so you definitely lose the gaming crowd right away. I also don't think it had anything to do with a Kickstarter burnout problem. I think they didn't crunch their numbers well enough and they had some odd pricing points in there. I think they needed to start with at least two minis in each of the three levels to make some of their pledge levels more attractive as well. So I'm would agree with limited appeal, although a lower price point (if they can afford it) would help a lot but I don't think it has anything to do with Kickstarter burnout either. Spreading the word wider and faster would help a lot.

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