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Re: 2014 Con Specials Announcement
« Reply #60 on: 25 July 2014, 00:04:41 »
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Re: 2014 Con Specials Announcement
« Reply #61 on: 25 July 2014, 05:37:39 »
So many little mechs, I think i need some form of credit this year. Ohh my wife will kill me.

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Re: 2014 Con Specials Announcement
« Reply #62 on: 25 July 2014, 05:57:02 »
Told you guys you'd be happy!
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Re: 2014 Con Specials Announcement
« Reply #63 on: 25 July 2014, 06:09:16 »
Phew I can finaly talk about the ares :D all 5 variants ( Hepheastus, Zeus, Hera, Aphrodite and the Hades)+ the poseidon. I hope you guys will like it.
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Re: 2014 Con Specials Announcement
« Reply #64 on: 25 July 2014, 06:20:20 »
Told you guys you'd be happy!

Not real "Happy" about THIS, but I can understand why the price is so high.   :(

Ares (Prime plus all Configurations) $49.95 each
Poseidon $49.95
Set of all Six Tripod Mechs $250.00


HA, I called it also!  I was wondering if they'd have a "Buy 5, Get 1 Free!" Special or not!   :D


But "Ow, my wallet!"  :o


And even though I haven't seen any of the finished Tripods yet, Thank You Sentinel373, for all your hard work!   O0  [cheers]  [applause]  [applause]  [applause]



Now get to work on those Quadvees!  [whipit]   :D
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Re: 2014 Con Specials Announcement
« Reply #65 on: 25 July 2014, 06:20:31 »
Btw updated first post and edited announcement on IWM main page.

OK. I did not see the variant packs coming. My wallet grieves at your cunning. Well played Ironwind Metals. Well played.

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Re: 2014 Con Specials Announcement
« Reply #66 on: 25 July 2014, 06:32:46 »
I need the six pack. :)
Now... who do I have to rob and kill to get my hands on $250? ;)
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Re: 2014 Con Specials Announcement
« Reply #67 on: 25 July 2014, 06:58:39 »
I need the six pack. :)
Now... who do I have to rob and kill to get my hands on $250? ;)

Do you have any little old ladies living nearby, that rely on a monthly Social Security check?  O0


 :D

Be careful, some of them might be packing heat!  :o
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Re: 2014 Con Specials Announcement
« Reply #68 on: 25 July 2014, 07:49:43 »
Scapha Hovertank Pack $39.95
Made up of Scapha Hovertank Prime through H, so 9 tank bodies and variant turrets.
Jesh, there's a whole lot of Taranis transporting going on.  O0

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Re: 2014 Con Specials Announcement
« Reply #69 on: 25 July 2014, 08:39:02 »
Now get to work on those Quadvees!  [whipit]   :D

You & your frakkin quads!!! lol

Also, if you guys notice (a couple already have), the Kurita 3145 Mech Pack has 2 special variants in it...

The Shiro 2P & Hitotsume-Kozo 1P!!! I confirmed with the folks at IWM, the Rokurokubi is the one that is currently available. So we get 2 special variants, a new release, and one that's already out.

As far as the Ares & Poseidon, I'm VERY happy Sentinel did the modeling for this mech. This was an important release, not just because it's a Con Exclusive, but because it's the big bad boys of the RotS and they needed justice done to their sculpts.

I don't know if I had any leverage in this one, but I talked a while with Mike & Melissa at IWM about doing ALL the variants of the Ares and include the Poseidon as a bonus since it's the same basic chassis. I hope whatever info & images I was able to provide helped them make that decision. I'm not looking for any thanks from anyone on this as I honestly don't know if I had any sway in that decision. What I'm trying to say here is that if we speak up as a community about variants...we just may get them!
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Re: 2014 Con Specials Announcement
« Reply #70 on: 25 July 2014, 08:53:10 »
You & your frakkin quads!!! lol

I don't know if I had any leverage in this one, but I talked a while with Mike & Melissa at IWM about doing ALL the variants of the Ares and include the Poseidon as a bonus since it's the same basic chassis. I hope whatever info & images I was able to provide helped them make that decision. I'm not looking for any thanks from anyone on this as I honestly don't know if I had any sway in that decision. What I'm trying to say here is that if we speak up as a community about variants...we just may get them!

With the exception of the Balius, I look at them as "Poke-Quads"!  Gotta Catch 'em ALL!  :D

Whether you had any leverage or not, Thanks for pushing the Variants anyway!  O0
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Re: 2014 Con Specials Announcement
« Reply #71 on: 25 July 2014, 09:37:24 »
6!?  I thought there were only 4.  :o
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Re: 2014 Con Specials Announcement
« Reply #72 on: 25 July 2014, 09:39:36 »
6!?  I thought there were only 4.  :o

Ares:
Prime, Hera (A), Hades (B), Aphrodite (C), Hephaestus (D) (that's five)

Poseidon

Together: 5 + 1 = 6 :)
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Re: 2014 Con Specials Announcement
« Reply #73 on: 25 July 2014, 09:52:32 »
Now if only they had any conventions anyplace near me so I could go.  :'(

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Re: 2014 Con Specials Announcement
« Reply #74 on: 25 July 2014, 10:04:00 »
Now RAF players can field tripods and Revenants to back them up, all while shuttling BA around with Scaphas.

That will look so cool on the tabletop.
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Re: 2014 Con Specials Announcement
« Reply #75 on: 25 July 2014, 10:06:57 »
The Prime is AKA Zeus.   O0

Whether it's named after Samuel L. Jackson (from Die Hard 3) or Anthony Hopkins (from the Thor movies) is your own call.  :D


Now if only they had any conventions anyplace near me so I could go.  :'(

Or, you could ask a friend that's going to help you out.   O0
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Re: 2014 Con Specials Announcement
« Reply #76 on: 25 July 2014, 10:07:55 »
You & your frakkin quads!!! lol

Also, if you guys notice (a couple already have), the Kurita 3145 Mech Pack has 2 special variants in it...

The Shiro 2P & Hitotsume-Kozo 1P!!! I confirmed with the folks at IWM, the Rokurokubi is the one that is currently available. So we get 2 special variants, a new release, and one that's already out.

As far as the Ares & Poseidon, I'm VERY happy Sentinel did the modeling for this mech. This was an important release, not just because it's a Con Exclusive, but because it's the big bad boys of the RotS and they needed justice done to their sculpts.

I don't know if I had any leverage in this one, but I talked a while with Mike & Melissa at IWM about doing ALL the variants of the Ares and include the Poseidon as a bonus since it's the same basic chassis. I hope whatever info & images I was able to provide helped them make that decision. I'm not looking for any thanks from anyone on this as I honestly don't know if I had any sway in that decision. What I'm trying to say here is that if we speak up as a community about variants...we just may get them!

It was our plan when we first talked about the Ares and Poseidon at gen con last year to do all variants since it was just arms / shoulder weapons that changed.

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Re: 2014 Con Specials Announcement
« Reply #77 on: 25 July 2014, 11:04:09 »
...Or, you could ask a friend that's going to help you out.   O0

That is the backup plan. In some ways it is better as I will not impulse buy everything, just have to have list made to give him that and the $$ before he leaves.

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Re: 2014 Con Specials Announcement
« Reply #78 on: 25 July 2014, 11:25:40 »
That is the backup plan. In some ways it is better as I will not impulse buy everything, just have to have list made to give him that and the $$ before he leaves.

God I know about the "Impulse Buying" thing.   #P  Every year I buy the things on my List, then add another 5-10 things I had NO intention of buying.   :-[  I come home with 3-5 more t-shirts each year also, in addition to the new BT t-shirts!   ::)
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Re: 2014 Con Specials Announcement
« Reply #79 on: 25 July 2014, 11:57:20 »
The Prime is AKA Zeus.   O0

Whether it's named after Samuel L. Jackson (from Die Hard 3) or Anthony Hopkins (from the Thor movies) is your own call.  :D

Anthony Hopkins character was Odin. Zeus is from a completely different mythology.
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Re: 2014 Con Specials Announcement
« Reply #80 on: 25 July 2014, 12:36:48 »
Anthony Hopkins character was Odin. Zeus is from a completely different mythology.

D'oh!  :o  That's right!  :-[  Oh well.


He's still a "Father of the Gods"!   :D
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Re: 2014 Con Specials Announcement
« Reply #81 on: 25 July 2014, 13:48:34 »
It was our plan when we first talked about the Ares and Poseidon at gen con last year to do all variants since it was just arms / shoulder weapons that changed.

Ah ok, I wasn't told about that...but then again this was back in October or November last year...so maybe the decision wasn't made. Either way, it's good to see the variants coming out like this. Hopefully this will become a trend with future releases!
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Re: 2014 Con Specials Announcement
« Reply #82 on: 25 July 2014, 13:49:46 »
The Prime is AKA Zeus.   O0

Whether it's named after Samuel L. Jackson (from Die Hard 3) or Anthony Hopkins (from the Thor movies) is your own call.  :D

You're thinking Liam Neeson from Wrath of the Titans
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Re: 2014 Con Specials Announcement
« Reply #83 on: 25 July 2014, 15:47:32 »
For the pack of all Six Tripod Mechs does that mean you can individually make each of the Ares configs?

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Re: 2014 Con Specials Announcement
« Reply #84 on: 25 July 2014, 16:20:08 »
I assume the Con exclusives (here specifically thinking about the tripods) will become available on the website around fall?

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Re: 2014 Con Specials Announcement
« Reply #85 on: 25 July 2014, 16:21:04 »
For the pack of all Six Tripod Mechs does that mean you can individually make each of the Ares configs?

Six pack is all 5 Ares configs plus Posiedon.

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Re: 2014 Con Specials Announcement
« Reply #86 on: 25 July 2014, 16:21:54 »
I assume the Con exclusives (here specifically thinking about the tripods) will become available on the website around fall?

That is the plan. No date is set yet. 

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Re: 2014 Con Specials Announcement
« Reply #87 on: 25 July 2014, 18:17:28 »
I don't have space (or funds, or quite frankly, need) for multiple tripods but it would be cool to install magnets into the various arms to swap variants at will. I know people have done this with previous omni-mechs. When these become available for general distribution later, will we be able to buy the prime variant and buy the arms for the other variant separately like we can do with the omni parts on the Web store or will we be forced to buy each variant as a separate mech?
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Re: 2014 Con Specials Announcement
« Reply #88 on: 25 July 2014, 18:55:59 »
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Re: 2014 Con Specials Announcement
« Reply #89 on: 25 July 2014, 23:04:25 »
The scapha is an interesting choice, i did not see that coming
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