Dunkeldorf November News
over 2 years ago – Sat, Nov 20, 2021 at 02:06:26 AM

Hi everybody! It's time for the November update and there are lots of good news!

Address Lock 

We will be locking addresses on Monday, so if you have recently moved, please go to BackerKit and update your address! If you’re about to move, just send us a message to organize when and where you want us to ship your pledge to. 

Some of you still haven't finalized your pledge, if you are having issues, please contact us so we can help you fix it :) - Please check your spam folder for any emails from BackerKit as well, we will send out a reminder later today to all of you who are missing (About 20 backers). 

Resin & Metal Status 

All of the resin* is being shipped out today and we expect that these 4 packages, containing 58 kg of Dunkeldorf resin casts, will arrive late next week (Fingers crossed for no nefarious interference along the way to Denmark!)

* Unfortunately half of the copies of Martha will arrive around mid-December, the reason being that the 3d print of her was delivered later than planned for casting and this has caused a slight delay.

We expect that the final batch of metal casts will arrive before the end of November as well, which contains the last 3 miniatures + Schnövsen and the Winged Rat Mutant (But also the 2 Mystery Stretch Goal pets)

Sven’s Brewery Map

Jerome has finished the map! The final version of the map will be ready in January with all these blank parchments filled out, and a link to download it will be included in January’s KS update. The good news is that you’ll be getting two versions of the map! A Black & White version, but also a coloured version. 

Tracked Shipping

All parcels will be shipped with tracking. Once your order is shipped, you should receive an email with the tracking information. This is handled by the courier, so we apologize if you for some reason don’t receive such an email. Some of you will begin getting tracking emails in early December!

Video Preview

As we'll soon be sending out parcels, we thought it would be fitting to include a video by Magnus "The Creative Kobold". Magnus received a preview of some of the miniatures from this campaign and made this excellent video to show them! Unfortunately the A3 poster that was included had a rough ride to Magnus and we have found a solution that should hopefully avoid similar incidents when shipping out pledges. 

The Artwork

The 6th and final portrait artwork was recently finished, here's the mutant Herr Vogel and his familiar The Schnövsen. 

Here are all of the 6 character portraits laid out, Nana and I printed these ourselves and framed them, but they are currently being printed professionally and will be delivered to us next week. We have already received a test print that looked great and are just waiting for them to be delivered now. 

Shipping Estimate

Before we end the update we wanted to give our thoughts on the shipping estimate! Our initial expectation of December shipping sticks and a lot of you will receive your pledge in December, but currently we are expecting that some orders will be shipped out in early January. With the corona situation flaring up again in many countries, we don't know for sure how deliveries will be affected in December either. 

So even though we feel a bit bad about this, some of you will end up receiving your pledge a while before others. We are currently slightly behind schedule with the resin and metal deliveries (Not the caster's fault, we have simply had to order more than we had expected), plus with the 50% of the Martha casts being delivered in mid-December and with with Nana and myself closing down the business for the holidays in December, we are expecting that some pledges won't be shipped out until early January. 

The good thing for us is that it will make packing and shipping less stressful, and we hope that you don't mind a slight delay compared to some other backers who may get them earlier. 

One Last Thing

Remember the second Mystery Stretch Goal Pet that we wanted to keep a secret until you received your pledges? Well, forget about that nonsense! We can't wait any longer. 

Some of you may remember from the campaign that the Witch Hunter Captain Engel owns an old dog named Traud and that Traud may be assisting Engel on one final job before she has to retire from hunting and sniffing out mutants and heretics. Well, Engel has found a new companion to be trained, and hopefully manage to learn a few tricks and manners from Old Traud as well. 

The 2 original Pet Mystery Stretch Goals were that 200 random Kingpin/All-in backers would receive 1 out of 2 pets, but we have ordered a few extra copies to surprise more of you with :D - At least 300 backers will receive either a puppy or a mutated piglet with their pledge!

I think that covers everything for now. Except, we'll be having a few Mug +More Give-Aways on the Dunkeldorf Facebook page in December, so if you fancy a chance of winning a Dunkeldorf mug, make sure to keep an eye on the December posts :)

Have a wonderful weekend ❤️

- Nicki & Nana

Important News from Dunkeldorf!
over 2 years ago – Fri, Oct 22, 2021 at 01:37:28 PM

Hi everybody! Another round of important news coming up, which we'll get out of the way first, and then move on to some new, exciting pictures! 

Pledge Manager

All completed surveys in the Pledge Manager will be locked and charged on Tuesday November 2nd. 

The deadline for filling out the survey, if you haven't done so already, will be Wednesday November 10th. We will be sending out a few reminders over the next couple of weeks. If you receive such a reminder and believe that you have  already completed it, it means that you might just have missed the final confirmation step, just follow the link and go through the final confirmation step!

Once the pledges are locked, you can no longer add any extra Add-ons to your pledge, so if you want to add anything extra to your pledge, now is the last chance before it is locked!

Production Status

We recently received the final batch of prints (The last Mystery Stretch Goals) and they've already been sent for casting. These are the final things that need to be cast for the metal production, which means that we have about 85% of all the metal miniatures delivered. 

The resin production is going very well too and we expect that most, if not everything will be delivered before the next KS update in November. 

It's still a bit too early to say when exactly, we can begin shipping out pledges, but currently things are looking pretty good for our estimated delivery!

The Exciting Stuff! 

Right, with all the important information out of the way, we can move on to the exciting stuff: Pictures! Okay, we cheated a bit and tossed in the awesome artwork of Fernando & Alfredo further up, but that was just an appetizer!

Martha the Ogre Mercenary

The 5th portrait is of Martha the Ogre Mercenary. Sven hopes to persuade this terrifying woman to help him get rid of the loathsome halfling who owns the Prancing Peacock inn. A job Sven could easily handle himself, if only the feeble halfling hadn't hired a moronic ogre bouncer named Leopold to keep him and his establishment safe. 

Gerd the Gong Farmer Kid

Gerd is ready to help his mother and father out, and learn the tricks of the gong farming trade. This is the finished print of Gerd and it's just such a wonderful miniature! As you can see on the picture, he also comes with a wheelbarrow full of all kinds of crap! 

Karla "the Fist" Painted

Karla's enjoying a "real" ale at The Prancing Peacock, while waiting for Mannfred to show up. Sven has tasked her & Mannfred with keeping an eye on Littleton and Leopold's activities.

Sven knows that a well-laid plan is crucial when taking out halflings, but unfortunately for the Kingpin, his plans have a tendency to not go quite as expected. This time however, he'll be properly prepared and absolutely nothing can go wrong...

Map of Sven's Brewery 

The inked version of the Brewery map! We'll post a separate update once the map is ready to be downloaded. In the next Dunkeldorf Kickstarter we'll also be offering it as a physical print (Which we unfortunately don't have time to include this time). 

Caleavaleth the Envoy

The 3d print of the Community Miniature Caleavaleth, the sea elf envoy who recently arrived in Dunkeldorf. News of her arrival has rattled a particular citizen of Dunkeldorf and the townsfolk are having a hard time pronouncing the captivating elf's name. 

Walther The Mutant Painted

When Sven and his gang were aggressively expanding in the harbour district, one gang was hit harder than others. Only a few members of the gang survived, including a high-ranking member, Walther, who fled into the sewers of Dunkeldorf. Since that fateful day, Walther has changed quite a bit, but has also found some friends who don't judge him by his new appearance.  

Safiya the Bodyguard

We'll end the update with the final Mystery Stretch Goal sculpt, Safiya the Bodyguard. We decided to make some changes from the concept art of her, which we would have liked to explore a bit further during the campaign, but just didn't have time to. We instead decided to refine her in the sculpting process. 

The main changes are the added map case in her right hand, potion flasks in her belt, flower sigils and changes to her armour (The goal was to make it appear more light-weight) and her headpiece was also adjusted a bit.

We hope you like the miniature,  and if you feel that these changes are too big compared to what you expected, then it should be possible to change your Community Miniature choice in the Pledge Manager :)

That's it for this time! Have a great day and remember to keep an eye on our Facebook page (And FB Community) for more news in between these Kickstarter updates. 

- Nana & Nicki

Sven's Bitter News
over 2 years ago – Sun, Sep 26, 2021 at 01:24:45 AM

The latest batch of Sven's Bitter Brew is ready, gather round the table and have a sip! 

Sorry about the clickbait title, there actually aren't any bitter news - But we do have some important information in this update, particularly relating to the Pledge Manager. So now that you're here, let's get to it :D 

The Pledge Manager

Most surveys in the Pledge Manager have been filled out, 87% to be exact. So there's still a few missing, but not many. The deadline to fill out the survey is October 31. Please contact us if you for some reason haven't received an e-mail with a link to fill out the survey. 

Pledge Manager Reminders: Up until the deadline, we'll send out a reminder every now and then. If you receive such a reminder and you've already completed your survey, that means that you most likely haven't gone through the final confirmation step. Just log back into BackerKit and make sure that you've gone through the final step, afterwards everything should be in order! If you're unsure about something, don't hesitate to write to us :)

The Latest Sculpts & Prints

Here's a few pictures of some of the latest sculpts & prints. We'll show more in the next update as well. Sonny is currently finishing up the last two miniatures of the project: Safiya the Bodyguard & Caleavaleth the Envoy. These two will be done in September and then all the models are ready! 

The Map of Sven's Brewery/HQ

Jerome has been working hard on the map of the Brewery/HQ, and Nana and I are absolutely blown away by it. We had originally wanted a 3d map of the building (Right side of the map shown below), which Jerome is quite experienced at drawing. 

Once Jerome got started though, we all quickly decided that the map should be expanded and also include actual floor plans. The result is what you see below. It's still Work in Progress, but even at this stage it's so cool to look at. There's plenty of small details, including ones relating to Sven's crew, which we'll go into more detail with in the future :)

From here on, Jerome will continue with the map digitally. We'll show more of the map as soon as there's any development. We're a bit bummed that we won't be offering this as a physical print, but at this stage we're afraid that we wouldn't be able to have it ready in time and get printed. We'll make sure to release it as a physical print in the next campaign.

The Character Portraits

Even though Christian has been very busy the last couple of months, he's been able to get a bit of work done on the portraits, and he'll of course get back to them as soon as his big gig is done! (If you're into Blood Bowl, you may very well get to see some of the work that Christian's been busy with)

The next update should show the picture above in glorious colours! The Mystery Stretch Goal Portrait will be of the mutant Herr Vogel, and it'll be a collaboration between Alessio & Christian, since Alessio drew the concept of Vogel. 

The Production Status

Not much has changed since the last update when it comes to the production. We have a very good amount of the metal casts with us already, and a few weeks ago we approved the casts of a new batch which are currently being cast up. 

We haven't received any resin yet (Other than approval casts), but this is not unusual as we'll receive more or less everything at the same time, when we're closer to fulfilment - This was the same case with our previous Kickstarter. 

All in all, things are going well and we haven't run into any bumps so far! 

One last thing!

We hadn't actually planned on showing this, as we wanted it to be a surprise, but we simply couldn't resist. 100 random Kingpin or All-in Backers will receive this little Mutated Piglet with 5 legs and two heads! 

Another 100 random Kingpin or All-in Backers will receive a different pet, and we might actually keep this model a complete surprise, but who knows, we'll probably be tempted to show it once we receive the print :D

That's it for this time. The next update will be about the orders being locked in BackerKit, address changes and all of that! We'll be back again later in October, until then, we'll also post updates in the Dunkeldorf Community, our Instagram Page and main Facebook page. 

Have a great Sunday! 

- Nana & Nicki

IMPORTANT! Dunkeldorf Pledge Manager
over 2 years ago – Wed, Aug 25, 2021 at 04:07:21 AM

Hi everybody, 

It's Pledge Manager time! This update contains some important information about everything related to the Pledge Manager. 

Getting the "PM" up and running has taken us a few weeks longer than expected, but it's finally ready and we estimate that the "Smoke Test" will be sent out tomorrow. 

That means that 5% of all backers will receive the Pledge Manager link to begin with, and once we know that everything is working as planned, the remaining 95% will be sent out!

General Information

• In the Pledge Manager you choose your miniatures, pick any add-ons you wish and this is also where you'll type in your address and pay for shipping. 
• You can pay with either Credit Card or PayPal in the Pledge Manager. PayPal will be charged instantly while Credit Cards will be charged later on once we lock the orders (We'll let you know in advance). 
• We recommend that you use a PC if possible when using the Pledge Manager, as there's A LOT of add-ons. Scrolling through them on a phone may be a bit overwhelming! :)
• If you "Overpledged" during the Kickstarter campaign, these excess funds can be used as Credit in the Pledge Manager. 
• We haven't set a deadline for filling out the Pledge Manager yet, but we'll let you know in good time once we've decided on a date. E-mails will be sent out every now and then from BackerKit though, reminding you to fill it out :) 

Upgrading Pledges

If you didn't manage to upgrade your pledge during the Kickstarter, you can still do it now! Once you get to the step that you see below (Should be step 1), you can click the link saying "Switch your pledge level", then you can simply change your pledge!  

All-in Pledges

Here's an overview of the two All-in Pledges:

Choosing Miniatures

If you're not going All-in, you will need to choose the miniatures you want for your pledge! If you're eligible for the free Community Miniature (Early Bird & All-in Backers) this will be the first question. 

If not, the first question/choice will look like the picture below. There's a reference picture of all the models with a number, and then there's a dropdown list. 

Choose the ones you would like for your pledge and afterwards continue to the Add-ons section, where you'll be able to find everything from the new Kickstarter, but also the first two Dunkeldorf Kickstarters!

There are a total of 26 regular miniatures to choose from. As you may remember from an earlier update, not all of the new miniatures are available to be chosen for the pledges and are not part of the All-in options. 

The reason for this is that some of these are not yet sculpted and we want to make sure that the production numbers for these additions don't end up causing a delay, so they are only available as Add-ons. 

These miniatures are: 

• 1. Community Miniature: Caleavaleth the Envoy (Can still be chosen as the Community Miniature)
• 2. Community Miniature: Safiya the Bodyguard (Can still be chosen as the Community Miniature)
• 3. Gertrud the Gong Farmer
• 4. Gerd the Gong Farmer Kid
• 5. Mannfred "The Egg" (Standing Version)

Delivery & Addresses

We're on schedule with the sculpting and production, this means that we expect to ship out the pledges in December. 

All pledges have a flat shipping rate based on the pledge level, so the shipping price doesn't increase if you add extra stuff. All parcels will be shipped with tracking and should a parcel go missing, we'll of course send out a replacement. 

If you change address, you can log into BackerKit and update your address there. Later on we'll "Lock the addresses" and once we've done that you'll have to contact us so we can change it manually instead. We'll tell more about that in a future update, but all of that is no problem at all! 

Latest Sculpts

We've already shown some of these on the Dunkeldorf Facebook page and in the Dunkeldorf Community, but here's a bunch of photos of some of the latest sculpts!

 In the Pledge Manager you will see that the Mystery Stretch Goals are only shown in concept form. Since they're not finished yet, we can't show them in miniature form. As soon as they're ready we'll show them, until then you'll just have to trust us that they'll be great miniatures :D 

Problems?

Should you run into problems with the Pledge Manager, just send us a message on Kickstarter, Facebook or via e-mail - You can also use the BackerKit "Help/Question Service" (I'm not entirely sure what they call it, sorry!), your question will be sent straight to us.  

We'll stand ready to help out with anything, and we'll hopefully be able to provide a better service than Agnes, shown in the picture below. 

If everything goes as planned, the "Smoke Test" will be sent out tomorrow, which means that 5% of you will receive a link to BackerKit/The Pledge Manager. The remaining 95% will be sent out within 24 hours afterwards. 

We hope you'll enjoy browsing the Dunkeldorf range, choosing your miniatures and that everything goes smooth with the Pledge Manager. Have a great day! :)

- Nana & Nicki

News from Dunkeldorf!
over 2 years ago – Fri, Aug 13, 2021 at 08:14:45 PM

Hi everybody! This is just a relatively short update to let you know how things are going. It's a bit spontaneous, as we hadn't planned on posting an update until the Pledge Manager was JUST about to launch. 

But as BackerKit (The Pledge Manager we're using) is currently on vacation, we haven't been able to submit our project for review, or well, it won't be approved until they're back next week. So we thought we would send out an update to let you know where we currently are with everything and show a few new pictures! 

The Pledge Manager

It's basically ready for business, just need to adjust a few things. So on Monday when the BackerKit team are back from their vacation, we'll submit it for review. This will probably take a few days, but we're hoping to send out an update next week with the final information about the Pledge Manager and then we're launching it a few days after. 

As we have mentioned before, all the stuff from our previous campaigns will be available (We're currently sitting at 139 items in the Pledge Manager!)

We have added several bundle options from the past campaigns as well, so those of you who missed out on the previous campaigns should have an easy time getting what you want! We'll tell more about all of this in the next update. 

Sculpting Progress

Sonny is finishing up Emmerich this week, he's the last of the regular miniatures to be sculpted. After that he's moving on to the Mystery Stretch Goals. 

We'll show the finished versions of the remaining sculpts in the next update!

The Production

Where are we with the production? We're actually already pretty far! We have started organizing a bit and preparing the miniatures. To begin with, we're having each individual miniature in boxes such as these shown below. 

Once we're a bit closer to fulfillment, we'll begin putting them in smaller boxes, which is a sort of rack system that we have for Dunkeldorf, organized for each Kickstarter. We'll show some pictures of that later on! 

The picture below is the metal miniatures that have been cast up in full numbers. We decided to go ahead with the production numbers before the Pledge Manager opens, to speed up the production. So we have ordered extras of everything just to be safe. 

We have 700 copies of each of the 17 miniatures above, so almost 12.000 "Kingpin Miniatures" delivered at this moment! 

What else? 

Christian recently finished the concept for the Gong Farmer Kid, and here he is together with his parents:

I think that covered most of it for now! We expect that the Pledge Manager update and launch will be next week, but we can't say for sure until after the review process. We'll keep you posted in the comments section until the update comes out :)

Have a wonderful day! 

- Nana & Nicki