Last Days of the Angels is to be a series of dioramas to tell the story of the destruction of the Blood Angels at the hand (claws?) of a Tyranid Hive Fleet. Similar to the new fluff calling together the successor chapters at the end of M40k.
They have eight to 15 dioramas planned, with the first eight detailed on their page. The rewards however are a little thin on the ground, they have a few lower priced options $5-$20 get you some videos and/or pdf’s. After that the funding level jumps up to $75, $150 or $650, that is that! These options get you dioramas made and painted by the BS4 team. Nice I am sure, but I can’t help feel that they are missing a trick or two here. I suggest they add in levels that include some of their painting services (doesn’t have to be Blood Angels), cheaper options that allow people to have single figures painted up rather than just dioramas and maybe some other pieces of paraphernalia like posters or wallpaper sets. Options that include something physical for under $50 could help get some more pace behind the backing.
They have chosen to take the Flexible Funding option that Indiegogo provide, this means that at the end of the campaign period they get money even if they are not fully funded (unlike the system the Kickstarter use) but pay Indigogo a higher percentage. Hopefully this means we will get to see some great dioramas no matter how it goes. I also hope we can see some more of BS¤’s work, perhaps some of their previous commissions.
OK, the timing for receiving this e-mail was somewhat auspicious, I was in the middle of putting together a post about some of my experiences with Kickstarter over the past few months, this acts as a little warm up post to that. You can expect me to put it out in a day or two.
What do people think about BS4’s plans for the “Last Days of Angels” and their chances of funding all 15 dioramas?
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