Imitation of Life Miniatures
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6 month review rant, and November plans
🕑 Added 2021-10-31 15:38:30 +0000 UTCHi guys,
A new month is coming up, and I have had some time in October to reflect on what I enjoy doing, and how I can best work to release quality miniatures for you.
I launched this Patreon back in May, with just the Witness tier, as a means to test the waters and build up my range with at least one miniature a month. From the start my ambition has been to build to a place where I can release a full set of themed miniatures at the start of each month like so many other Patreons does.
But I have realised that I dont necessarily like to work that way. And just because everyone else does things a certain way, doesnt mean I have to.
I find having strict monthly deadlines centered around providing cheap product quickly results in rushed models. Instead I am interested in designing good quality models, that are thoroughly tested and ( hopefully) enjoyable to print and paint. And I am interested in working directly with you, as a community.
Therefore, starting November, I will be taking the approach of sculpting as many models throughout the month as I can, and making them available to Patreons along the way. These may be from different themes and factions, but all based around the central "Post Apocalyptic" theme. This allows me to iterate the designs, and avoids rushing models. Then at the end of the month I can put the models on the shops, knowing that everything has been thoroughly tested, developed and approved by the community.
I have been trying to launch the "main" tier for months now, but its proven difficult to afford the time to do the required work in advance, when there are also bills to pay and children to feed. And as outlined above, I am not even sure that would be a good approach for me.
I have tested the waters, and decided to just dive in further from here on, trusting the tides.
So on November 2nd, I will be launching the Wanderer tier, which will be priced at 7âŹ/ a month. ( And as a sign of gratitude for everyone who has been along so far, I have made sure there are plenty of early bird spots priced at just 5⏠available for you to grab. You heard that here first đ )
For the Wanderer tier, I am also making an additional starter set, "The Vault of the Mediamancer" which I will do another long rant about tomorrow.
The sculpting plans for November so far are as follows:
5+ new robots
Wreckerbot 2.0
The Mutant Trader
"Something decided by the community"
5+ radzombies
+ stuff for the starter sets.
The journey so far has been great, and I would like again to thank everyone who has supported me so far, or bought any of my products, or said a kind word about my models. You guys are all champions, and I hope when the Apocalypse comes, you wont be among the first to die â€ïž
Thanks for an amazing first 6 months,
-Sonny
Comments
CQ
I just discovered your work and joined. I wanted to +1 the warning about patreon burnout. My goal is NOT to squeeze out a great deal out of you and stress you out, nor to have you overpromise and maybe underdeliver. Instead, it is to provide some âŹâŹâŹ to support your work each month, and get whatever I end up getting each month, in a style and genre that I have a shared passion for. So yeah! Dont burn out, do what you love and chances are: we will love it too!
Scavvon
I want to second Tabletop Terrain, I like what you do and I really like your miniatures. Your miniatures are unique and have the right style to fit in perfectly with my current collection of miniatures for skirmish games like Necromunda. I have a few other Patreons that I support and two of them have struggled with burnout. One has put his Patreon on hold and the other just decided to put a limit on that they produce every month.
