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Re: Fan Finance 2.0 Questions
« Reply #300 on: 26 September 2016, 13:01:21 »

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Re: Fan Finance 2.0 Questions
« Reply #301 on: 26 September 2016, 14:40:38 »
That deserves both a 'Woo' and a 'Hoo'! Of course, all the money I pledged to get the stupid cat built has already been spent on other minis so it looks like IWM will be getting even MORE of my money...Sneaky...Very sneaky, IWM!

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Re: Fan Finance 2.0 Questions
« Reply #302 on: 30 September 2016, 23:02:22 »
Can we start the Suggestion Thread for 2017?

It's on my to do list while I have some downtime this week.

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Re: Fan Finance 2.0 Questions
« Reply #303 on: 01 October 2016, 07:30:34 »
It's on my to do list while I have some downtime this week.

Awesome!
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Re: Fan Finance 2.0 Questions
« Reply #304 on: 24 October 2016, 17:33:48 »

Pretty please  :'(
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Re: Fan Finance 2.0 Questions
« Reply #305 on: 30 November 2016, 18:59:29 »
It appears that the fan financing project has stalled. I know battlearmor wasn't on the table the first time around but I'm getting ready to place close to a $200 order with IWM or one of their distributors. I would rather put that money into some Xiphos BA or other sculpt and pick up some new minis for myself. A win for me and the community. Any chance that I can fund some Xiphos?

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Re: Fan Finance 2.0 Questions
« Reply #306 on: 30 November 2016, 22:57:57 »
It seems the next round (Can we stop calling them "Quarters?" Each takes about a year) will begin after some official release or announcement thereof.

We are waiting to clear the Que (sp?) in other words.
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Re: Fan Finance 2.0 Questions
« Reply #307 on: 18 December 2016, 15:32:20 »
I am working on something that I am hoping to post about this week for the Fan Finance program. When I have more details I will post them and will also announce when the next suggestion thread will be open.

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Re: Fan Finance 2.0 Questions
« Reply #308 on: 18 December 2016, 16:03:34 »
I have make some adjustments to the Fan Finance Guidelines, mainly in that the money will be paid directly to IWM PayPal account and then IWM will by the sculptor since we will be using several sculptors going forward. Both Hand and CAD sculptors.

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Re: Fan Finance 2.0 Questions
« Reply #309 on: 18 December 2016, 19:22:35 »
I have make some adjustments to the Fan Finance Guidelines, mainly in that the money will be paid directly to IWM PayPal account and then IWM will by the sculptor since we will be using several sculptors going forward. Both Hand and CAD sculptors.

So what about us who can not/will not use paypal?

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Re: Fan Finance 2.0 Questions
« Reply #310 on: 19 December 2016, 08:30:38 »
So what about us who can not/will not use paypal?

I wish I did have a answer to that, but I do not at this time.

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Re: Fan Finance 2.0 Questions
« Reply #311 on: 15 January 2017, 21:47:35 »
So will there be a Fan Financing 3.0?
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Re: Fan Finance 2.0 Questions
« Reply #312 on: 16 January 2017, 10:27:49 »
So what about us who can not/will not use paypal?
Find another (PayPal using) financier you trust and work it out with them?

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Re: Fan Finance 2.0 Questions
« Reply #313 on: 28 January 2017, 12:07:57 »
i'd love to see this keep going in any format.

Frankly, if people hate PP, then it shouldn't be too much more a wrinkle to e-transfer to the person organizing a given sculpt and have them pass it one through whatever means.
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Re: Fan Finance 2.0 Questions
« Reply #314 on: 14 February 2017, 22:05:56 »
Speck...am I able to use any pledge money I would offer towards my business purchases? If so...I'd fund whole minis myself.
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Re: Fan Finance 2.0 Questions
« Reply #315 on: 14 February 2017, 22:20:49 »
Any money contributed during fan financing is distributed as credit for the IWM store.  Or, at least, that's how it worked when I chipped in on the Red Reaper a while back.
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Re: Fan Finance 2.0 Questions
« Reply #316 on: 15 February 2017, 08:34:51 »
Speck...am I able to use any pledge money I would offer towards my business purchases? If so...I'd fund whole minis myself.

That is a grey area that I would need to find out about. Will work on that and let you know.

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Re: Fan Finance 2.0 Questions
« Reply #317 on: 16 February 2017, 19:46:58 »
That is a grey area that I would need to find out about. Will work on that and let you know.

Not problem. Thanks!
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Re: Fan Finance 2.0 Questions
« Reply #318 on: 07 June 2017, 16:23:21 »
Any chance we could possibly look at BattleTroops/AToW minis?

I've been using a lot of the old AD&D/Chaos Wars minis for my Pathfinder games and I feel it adds a lot to the immersion. The BattleTroops line (I think) is the same scale. If we could include more variety, I think it could help AToW.

Naturally, I totally recognize the financial implications to this. AToW is not extensively played by the fans and a funded line may not have the sales to justify their creation and production. I would hope they would be less costly sculpts to produce, but I honestly don't know enough about the process.

Just an idea to throw out there.

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Re: Fan Finance 2.0 Questions
« Reply #319 on: 17 June 2017, 22:29:06 »
Any chance we could get something in museum scale and what would it cost to get it fan funded

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Re: Fan Finance 2.0 Questions
« Reply #320 on: 31 July 2017, 10:12:01 »
What do I have to do to propose fan financing the Basilisk Quad?
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Re: Fan Finance 2.0 Questions
« Reply #321 on: 31 July 2017, 12:52:28 »
Any chance we could get something in museum scale and what would it cost to get it fan funded

That odds are slim.

What do I have to do to propose fan financing the Basilisk Quad?

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Re: Fan Finance 2.0 Questions
« Reply #322 on: 31 July 2017, 13:56:05 »
The Bellerophon, Von Rohrs, and DA Catapult (not to be confused with the Catapult II) were voted as the next three in the most recent round. Sometimes an individual will fund a sculpt as well. I don't know of anything like that is currently in the queue (or even possible).

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Re: Fan Finance 2.0 Questions
« Reply #323 on: 13 August 2017, 08:02:13 »
The Bellerophon, Von Rohrs, and DA Catapult (not to be confused with the Catapult II) were voted as the next three in the most recent round. Sometimes an individual will fund a sculpt as well. I don't know of anything like that is currently in the queue (or even possible).

Centurion Omni alt D was funded individually as was the (older) Rifleman III.

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Re: Fan Finance 2.0 Questions
« Reply #324 on: 26 January 2018, 07:01:42 »
New to this, was the Hobgoblin Protomech ever requested or selected?  Curious to see when Round 1 for 2018 shows up!

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Re: Fan Finance 2.0 Questions
« Reply #325 on: 26 January 2018, 15:20:26 »
New to this, was the Hobgoblin Protomech ever requested or selected?  Curious to see when Round 1 for 2018 shows up!

It's possible that it was nominated in the 2015 or 2016 preliminary suggestion threads, but it didn't make the final poll.

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Re: Fan Finance 2.0 Questions
« Reply #326 on: 26 January 2018, 15:24:03 »
Now that the CPLT-C2 is out the door, is the Von Rohrs next?

I got a little something something I've been saving to grease the wheels of progress on that front.

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Re: Fan Finance 2.0 Questions
« Reply #327 on: 26 January 2018, 15:26:01 »
Will there be a new poll for 2018?
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« Reply #328 on: 26 January 2018, 15:34:15 »
On a side note lets drop the round/quarter terms, experience shows that we are only doing one poll a year.  :(

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Re: Fan Finance 2.0 Questions
« Reply #329 on: 27 January 2018, 00:07:59 »
It's possible that it was nominated in the 2015 or 2016 preliminary suggestion threads, but it didn't make the final poll.
Doing a forum search, the only mention of the Hobgoblin in this sub-forum is from today in this thread.  I believe while the topic was broached at one point when the FF resurrection first came up that protos weren't something that was being considered.  Given how little people tend to support or like protos this might be something, should it ever happen, would be a private commission to have it produced.