Greetings fellow adventurer! My name is Aj and along with my wife, Jenna, we created some amazing steampunk characters for our upcoming game, Topexx Dominions. I present Amzi Goodenough, leader of the Bloodfire Warriors; Captain Bryant Templeton, leader of the Ironhide Warriors; Colonel Mortimer Zachariah, leader of the Gun Metal Medicine Men; Dread Pirate Ina, Captain of the Merry Chase; Blackjack Zacch, Intelligencer Extraordinaire; and Huntress Haziel, She Fixes All Your Problems. Each miniature comes with its own unique base that is scaled to fit a 35mm miniature.
Latest Updates from Our Project:
We Shipped!!!
over 7 years ago
– Thu, Apr 27, 2017 at 11:49:48 PM
Shipping Update
Yesterday, Jenna dropped all the boxes off at the Post Office and they are in the system. With a few exceptions, BackerKit should have sent you your tracking information. If you don't have an email from BackerKit with your tracking info please reach out to me and I'll figure it out.
Show Off Your Painting Skills
We want to see how you paint the minis and what games you use them in. You can share you pictures directly to our Topexx Dominions FB page.
Future Figures
Jenna and I are still working towards another Kickstarter later this year, right now we tentatively have it planned for between August and November. Our plans include 6 core figures and 6 stretch goal figures. I'll send out a message through our communication channels as it gets closer. We hope to see you again in the future. :)
I Have Minis!
over 7 years ago
– Tue, Apr 11, 2017 at 07:45:21 PM
Minis Have Arrived
The minis and bases have arrived and they look great. I will start the packing process tonight and have everything ready for shipping starting this weekend.
Bag of Minis and Bases
This segues nicely to the next topic.
Warning: Address Lock Down on 14 April 2017
If you need to make any changes to your address now is the time. This Friday evening (Eastern Time) I will lock down the addresses and what BackerKit has on file I will use to send your rewards. If you have any questions or concerns about what address BackerKit has on file you can visit the survey recovery page to verify your address or you can reach out to me via BackerKit or Kickstarter.
Production Schedule
As you can see from the schedule below, this project has not gone as I expected, which I sort of expected. The up side is that I learned have a tremendous amount and will adjust accordingly in my next Kickstarter, which I still plan to start in the August to October range this year.
Under Pressure Produces Results
over 7 years ago
– Tue, Apr 04, 2017 at 04:13:00 PM
A Little Pressure Makes All the Difference
The manufacturer ran into a snag with the bases, well more like a bubble, ok lots of bubbles. He needed little more time and a pressure tank to remake the bases. The results are bubble-free bases. Yea! And a schedule slip due to ordering and installing a pressure tank. Not yea. Such is the life of a small business just starting out in the world.
I expect to have everything in my hands on 10 April, and my wife and I will begin packaging that day with shipments to follow over the next week. Our new plan (or change #237 to the original plan :) is to have everything shipped by 17 April.
Production Schedule
As you can see from the schedule below, this project has not gone as I expected, which I sort of expected. The up side is that I learned have a tremendous amount and will adjust accordingly in my next Kickstarter, which I still plan to start in the August to October range this year.
The Long Over Due Update
over 7 years ago
– Sat, Mar 18, 2017 at 07:45:53 PM
Owning It
I'm big on owning my mistakes and I made a mistake by not communicating an update earlier than this. I'm sorry and that and I will send more timely updates.
Production Status
I really thought I allowed enough time in my original schedule for production, but it seems I was off by about a week. According to the posted schedule (see below) the figures should have been manufactured by 17 March. As it turns out we won't have them until 26 March. In my day job, I create schedules for projects and a good schedule has buffer time for each phase. I didn't treat this project any differently. The result is that even though the figures are delayed by 9 days, we are still are on track for our April delivery.
35mm Steampunk Figures Schedule
Pewterized Pictures
Not only do I have the good news that we are still on track for delivery, I also have pictures to share. I have a full set of pewterized miniatures, and I took 4 pictures of each miniature. I think they look great and I hope you do too. Rather than dropping 24 hi-res pictures into this update I'm adding 1 picture of each miniature and a this Dropbox link for the full set (look in the Pewterized Set folder). If you have any problems with the Dropbox link please let me know.
Bryant Templeton Left Side View
Amzi Goodenough Front View
Mortimer Zachariah Front View
Dread Pirate Ina Front View
Blackjack Zacch Front View
Huntress Haziel Front View
Laters
As always, if you have any questions please reach out to me via KS message. If you want to know what we're doing for our next KS then follow us on our Topexx Dominions FB page, our Crash Site, or our monthly Adventurer's Journal newsletter.
Stay shiny!
Aj & Jenna
Survey Lockdown and Charging Credit Cards
almost 8 years ago
– Sun, Feb 19, 2017 at 11:50:37 AM
Today Is The Day
If you have finalized your survey then awesome! If you haven't finalized your survey, then what are you waiting for?? :)
Tonight at approximately 1800 ET (or 6 pm) I will lock down the surveys and charge credit cards. If you completed the survey, this means you will not be able to change your choices. If you have not completed your survey you will not receive anything because we don't know what you want and we don't have your address.
Production, Ready, Set, Go!
With the surveys locked in and the credit cards charged I will take the totals and submit them to my manufacturer, The Phalanx Consortium, and production should start within a few days. We have roughly a month set aside for production which should be more than enough time. I will send out updates periodically so everyone knows where we're at with production. Below, I listed out the miniatures tallies, and the project schedule.
Miniatures Ordered by Figures
Amzi Goodenough - 49
Huntress Haziel - 41
Dread Pirate Ina - 39
Mortimer Zachariah - 38
Bryant Templeton - 36
Blackjack Zacch - 34
Steampunk bases - 12
Project Schedule
Laters
As always, if you have any questions please reach out to me via KS message. If you want to know what we're doing for our next KS then follow us on our Topexx Dominions FB page, our Crash Site, or our monthly Adventurer's Journal newsletter.
