Fulfillment Update 1

THE FIRST TRANSPORT IS AWAY!

Vicky has combed through the initial batch of orders and we delivered the first little bundle of rewards packages to the post office on Friday.

Some of you have already reported over the internet that you have received your items and have been very pleased with them.

For those who have not checked it out yet, we are building a great community over on our Facebook group for the game. Jump in and check it out.

Unfortunately we can't be in two places at once and GenCon will have us until after next weekend. When we return, fulfillment will continue and we will be shipping out more rewards packages at that time.

As I mentioned in an earlier update, all that remains is receiving the plastic visor domes for the GDF models. They have been shipped from China and are expected to arrive at GPI later this month. As soon as they QC the parts, they will ship them to us and then we will send out those packages.

The big ticket item this week is GenCon. We have rented an 15' passenger van and have just finished stuffing it full of as much Bombshell goodness as will fit. We wil be hitting the road at 5am in order to get to the far side of Nashville by a decent hour tomorrow.

We will try to post updates to our Facebook page so those who are unable to attend can still check out all the cool goings on.

More news when we return!

Patrick
The Sculptdude

GenCon Events for 2014!

Sculpting Classes and COUNTERBLAST Creators!

GenCon badge registration has opened. Event registration opens May 18th and we will be hosting three events this year. I will be teaching two introductory sculpting classes and we will be having our first Counterblast creator’s panel on Sunday. Check out the details at the links below, you will need to be logged into the GenCon web site in order to view them.

Come learn the fundamentals of figure sculpting with Patrick Keith. A wide range of techniques will be covered starting with making a wire armature for your figures, poses and anatomy, and textures like fur, chainmail and more! Tools and supplies will be provided but feel free to bring your own.

MHE1453862 - Introduction to Sculpting Miniatures - Friday 2pm

MHE1453863 - Introduction to Sculpting Miniatures - Saturday 2pm

See the process involved in creating the COUNTERBLAST: Adventure Battle Game, learn what is involved in production, the Kickstarter project, and fulfillment from the creators Brett Amundson, Vicky Morgan-Keith and Patrick Keith. Upcoming releases, concept art and other surprises will be offered along with Q&A.

SEM1453861 - Counterblast Future Past - Sunday 2pm

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Aces of Painting

Bombshell Miniatures is very proud to sponsor the GenCon Aces of Painting Event as the manufacturer contributor providing Babes models for the charity auction. Aces are all award-winners and international competitors with a large appeal to collectors.  Each year, 10 painters from the group volunteer, miniatures are received and prepped in secret, and everyone prepares to fight it out in the Arena!

Sculptor Patrick Keith will be on hand to co-emcee the event and taunt the participants.

io9's Coolest Things at GenCon

It looks like io9 thinks we're pretty cool!

Check out their article here.

Pieces painted (l to r) by Jessica Rich, Meg Maples and Martin Jones.

GenCon 2013 Coverage

We had an absolute superb time at GenCon. There was traffic all day every day. We got to meet many of the Kickstarter backers that contributed to both the Babes and Maelee projects. As I said at the show, we could not have gone if it were not for our backers. So we appreciate all you've done for us.

Many new fans stopped by the booth and we were visited by lots of folks that had never seen Bombshell before. Brett ran demos pretty much every day of the show and we have received lots of great feedback about COUNTERBLAST. Maelee sold out along with the sculpting kits and almost all the ProCreate. So I expect to see some great sculpts from the upcoming artists.

There was a lot of interest from new retailers and distributors so look to see Bombshell Babes and more in your local games stores over the coming months. If you don't see them, ask your stores to contact us.

Beasts of War stopped by for a chat. Thanks for the support, Allen!

   

I am notoriously bad about remembering to take photos. If my iPhone was so damn smart it should take the photos for me! Anyway - here is a small gallery of pics I DID remember to take.

GenCon 2013

See you there next year!
Patrick
~The Sculptdude

GenCon 2013 Prep

Everything is packed and ready to go with TWO DAYS to spare! In times past I would normally stay up all hours of the night packing and printing and stressing before leaving the following day for whatever show we would be attending. Not so for Bombshell's first GenCon exhibitor participation! Planning and scheduling have finally paid off and we are on track to depart Monday for Indianapolis.

We set up the display in the garage last week and it looks like it will work well enough.

New items will be posted in the web store on Thursday August 15th for those who would like to purchase some of our products that we are taking to the show if you are unable to attend.

If you are going to GenCon we will be at Booth #764 right next to the Art Show.

We will have lots of cool things to see and you can purchase all of the Babes, Sidekicks and Rocket Bikes we will have with us.

Brett will be showing off our top secret project that has been brewing behind the scenes since last October. He will be running short demos of our new sci-fi miniature game  COUNTERBLAST that is in the early stages of development. A FREE introductory PDF preview of the setting and combat mechanics will be posted in the web store you can download and peruse.

Here are a couple of shots of the models for the demo in progress.

Looking forward to seeing everyone there!

Patrick
~The  Sculptdude