Preorder Counterblast!

All of the items funded on the Counterblast Kickstarter project have been added to our web store and are now live this week. If you are a Kickstarter backer, you will be able to select your rewards as well as add items if you wish for an additional charge. If you missed the Kickstarter project, you will be able to preorder all the available items that were offered at the Kickstarter prices for a limited time only! Please note: the estimated shipping date for all Kickstarter rewards is August. Preordered items are estimated to ship in September.

Visit the store here to see all of the Preorder Items!

Production Update #4

This week we have really made some progress on the project. Out of 289 backers 3 were dropped, 5 selected no reward, and 245 have responded to the survey. We are still awaiting 36 backers to complete their surveys. This is fantastic and really helps us move along!

IMPORTANT PLEDGE MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTIONS!!!

We will be posting a SPECIAL UPDATE this week that will have step-by-step instructions on how to redeem your gift code to select your rewards items. Be aware that if you do not respond to the Kickstarter survey with a current active email address, we will be unable to send your gift code to redeem your items.

The web store will have all of the items offered on the Counterblast Kickstarter project, so if you missed out on pledging or want to add items and pay the additional amount, you will be able to do so when you check out.

After a series of arduous nights chained to ZBrush, I have been able to extract ALL of the digital files for the various pieces offered on the Kickstarter project. These 30 files have been sent to print and as soon as they come in I'll post pics. This includes all of the Mekkus parts along with their various weapon options and also the plucky HOpR Bot for the Lancers Faction Core Set.

The HOpR Bot will come equipped with what is shown. He will have a separate head and arms for posing and future releases will allow us to offer variants such as Med Bots, Tech Bots and an all new posable HLpR Bot.

This week we received our first round of masters from Valiant and they look terrific. We have approved them for production and the moldmakers are currently hard at work cleaning masters and making molds.

Vicky and I got quite a bit of work done laying out the preliminary files for the rulebook. We have all of the sections listed and placeholders for all the elements. We received a sample from the printer for the type of book we will be making and the quality of the cover and paper selection is top notch. We are very excited that the book will be as close to having the feel of the early pulp anthology serials, but with an “upgraded” aesthetic.

In other exciting news, Matt Dixon has provided us with a rough layout sketch of what he has planned for the cover art. We are really looking forward to seeing the final version and will post that as soon as it comes in.

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.

April News!

April's new releases are now in stock!

We received our shipment of castings from Valiant this week and preorders have been shipped. If you haven't ordered yours yet, check them out here.

Masters for over twenty Babes, thirteen Sidekicks, and three of our Epic models have been shipped to Great Britain this week to begin a licensing agreement between Bombshell Miniatures and West Wind Games. Once a production pipeline is established, West Wind will be able to supply Bombshell products to the UK and EU. We are very pleased and excited to be working with West Wind to make Bombshell Miniatures more readily available in Europe.

We have managed to reserve a table at the upcoming Dallas Comic Con, May 16-18, at the Dallas Convention Center. We will be in the Small Business Expo/Artist Alley section of the vendor hall with all kinds of Bombshell goodies, so stop by and say 'hi'!

We are also pleased to be helping support this year's annual Kublacon, May 23-26, in Burlingame, CA. If you're attending this year, you may glimpse a Bombshell mini or two at the paint and take and speed painting events.

April is Bot Month!!!

April Special!!!

Do you remember the movie ‘Forbidden Planet’ with Robby the Robot? It premiered on April 1, 1956, and in honor of this sci-fi classic, all our bots are 10% off for the month of April! So if you’re looking for a helpful robot pal or a maniacal, mechanical menace, be sure check them out! We have several bots to choose from including the GhNT Security Bot, GhNT EMT Bot, GhnT Fire Bot, MaC Bot, BdE Bots, GhNT Spy Bot, HLpR Bot, and even a limited selection of the Maelee Special Edition set! Just enter the code APRILBOT at checkout to receive your discount!

Bombshell Miniatures will be attending the brand new, first annual G33K3 Con this coming Saturday, April 5th in our home town of McKinney, Texas! So if you’re in the area, be sure to stop by and say “hi”. We’d love to meet you!

April New Releases

We received the masters for our April releases from Valiant last week and they were approved for production. We should have castings in about two weeks. Preorders will be shipping out shortly after. If you haven’t seen them yet, be sure to check them out here.

Counterblast News!

The first batch of figures for our upcoming adventure battle game, Counterblast, have been sent off to Valiant to be mastered in preparation for production. Funding for this project was generated through Kickstarter and our backers did an awesome job in aiding us in establishing this new game and miniature line of pulp sci-fi adventure. Production and fulfillment for Counterblast is under way, and we are planning to have it ready for release in time for GenCon 2014 in Indianapolis, Indiana. We at Bombshell would like to thank all our backers for their support to make this new game line possible!

COUNTERBLAST Funded!

Out of 358 backers, 289 committed. Seven Stretch Goals were unlocked for a total of 35 new and unique models (30 finished sculpts and 5 concept art), a printed rulebook and a t-shirt. Well done everyone!

New Releases and Pre-Orders

We have two new versions of the GhNT Bot available in the web store now! Originally these were packaged together with the GhNT Security Bot. Now they can al be purchased individually. These can be found in the New Release section along with other Counterblast characters.

GhNT Fire Bot - $7.99

GhNT EMT Bot - $7.99

We also have a selection of new Babes and Sidekicks for Pre-Order. They can be found in the Pre-Order section of the web store. These items will be shipping in April.

Thorga - Half Orc Corsair - $9.99

Ronja the Barbarian - $9.99 - sculpted by Chad Hoverter

Artie the Zombie Hunter - $9.99

Buckshot the Jackalope - $2.99

Rottweiler  - $2.99 - sculpted by Chad Hoverter

MInE Bot - $2.99