1:18 Crowd funding action figure appreciation thread
 

So with the transition from typical toy companies to small independent companies using crowd sourcing to fund their projects its hard to keep track of everything going on. Especially when the window for opportunity to participate is very small. I am going to endeavor to keep this thread updated with all the going ons for the crowd funding projects for Action Figures, especially in the 1:18 scale.

In Progress
Dime Novel Legends : Chicken Fried Toys Begin October 1st - Ends November 12th

Hell Screamerz : Starts Monday October 31

Rumored


Animal Warriors of the Kingdom Spero- 2nd attempt - Q2 2017
Vitruvian Crew figures and Comic : Boss Fight Studios - 2017 ???
Zombie Labs : Dream Concept Collectibles - 2017?? Toyark forum discussion
Suits by Legion XIV : Winter 2016

Successful

Eagle Force : Fresh Monkey Fiction/ZICA-REMCO/BFS

Shark Hunter - Kenner Style $9750 Goal

Marauder Task Force Valkyries Funded 9/14/2015 $190,238 of $34,000 goal 814 backers

Toy Pizza - Knights of the Slice - Funded 2/17/2015 $13,832 138% of $10,000 goal 207 backers

Boss Fight Studios - Vitruvian HACKS Greek Mythology - Funded 7/11/2014 $422,270 549% of $75,000 goal 1198 backers

Warpo - Legends of Cthulhu - Funded 7/9/2014 $131,814 219% of $60,000 goal 1178 backers

October Toys - Skeleton Warriors - Funded 6/24/2014 $50,140 111% of $45,000 goal 878 backers

I am Elemental - Super Heroines - Funded 6/12/2014 $162,906 465% of $35,000 goal 2520 backers

Marauder - Gaming Figures - Funded 4/30/2014 $224,155 814% of $29,995 goal 1195 backers

Nevermore - Legendary Monsters - Funded 5/4/2013 $16,113 242% of $6,666 goal 221 backers


Unsuccessful
Skeleton Warriors - Grimskull Goal $50,000 Ends September 29th
Legion XIV - Female Soldiers Goal $21,000 ends May 17 2015
Guru Toys - Military and Secret Agent
INVICTA Challenge
Morpohonauts
Animal Warriors of the Kingdom
Blanx - Go Native Toys

http://118archive.com/images/118/vit...arter_loot.jpg

After the Campaign - Where to get these figures:

Vitruvian HACKS by Boss Fight Studio
Boss Fight Studio - Webstore
Big Bad Toy Store

Skeleton Warriors by October Toys
October Toys - Webstore
Big Bad Toy Store
Onell Design - Webstore (occasionally have exclusives)

Knights of the Slice by Toy Pizza
Toy Pizza - Webstore

Marauder Gun Runners and Valkyries
Marauder Gun Runners - Webstore

I Am Elemental
I Am Elemental - Webstore (Also has series 2 pre-order)
Big Bad Toy Store (Also has series 2 pre-order)
Directly on Amazon

Captain Action and the Adventure People
Big Bad Toy Store Pre-order

Blanx - By Go Native Toys
Go Native Toys - Webstore

Legends of Cthulhu by Warpo Toys
Warpo Toys - Webstore
Think Geek
Big Bad Toy Store

The next campaign is going to be the Eagle Force line by Fresh Monkey Fiction and Remco (division of ZICA Toys) with design by Boss Fight Studios and Eleventyplex (I think)

These figures do use some of the same molds as figures in the Captain Action and the Adventure People line.

http://118archive.com/images/118/eag...tain_eagle.jpghttp://118archive.com/images/118/eag...tain_eagle.jpghttp://118archive.com/images/118/eag...2_takedown.jpghttp://118archive.com/images/118/eag...eral_brown.jpghttp://118archive.com/images/118/eag...gt_bulldog.jpghttp://118archive.com/images/118/eag...striker_jr.jpghttp://118archive.com/images/118/eag...ce_officer.jpghttp://118archive.com/images/118/eag...ce_trooper.jpghttp://118archive.com/images/118/eag...t_commando.jpghttp://118archive.com/images/118/eag...t_commando.jpghttp://118archive.com/images/118/eag...ck_trooper.jpghttp://118archive.com/images/118/eag...1_fireball.jpghttp://118archive.com/images/118/eag...ot_firebug.jpghttp://118archive.com/images/118/eag.../13_hornet.jpghttp://118archive.com/images/118/eag..._von_chill.jpghttp://118archive.com/images/118/eag...riot_pilot.jpg
Stretch Goals
http://118archive.com/images/118/eag...as/stretch.jpghttp://118archive.com/images/118/eag...s/stretch2.jpg

The next line that is rumored is Legends of the West by Chicken Fried Toys with design input by Boss Fight Studios.

I think they said sometime in October/November of this year.

http://118archive.com/images/118/leg...s1concept1.jpg
http://118archive.com/images/118/leg...s1concept2.jpg
http://118archive.com/images/118/leg...s1concept3.jpg

Another one coming soon - Hell Screamerz by Solomon Witt (not sure he has a business name yet)

Here are some color options he is looking for input on what potential backers would be interested in.

http://118archive.com/images/118/hel...colors/dh1.jpg
http://118archive.com/images/118/hel...colors/dh2.jpg
http://118archive.com/images/118/hel...colors/dh3.jpg

Animal Warriors of the Kingdom second attempt Spring 2017

Vitruvian Crew by Boss Fight Studio

This will have a comic to go with it. It is basically a time traveling crew that goes through the Vitruvian HACKS series and picks up passengers.

http://118archive.com/images/118/vit..._art/01_vi.png
http://118archive.com/images/118/vit...2_ledonias.png
http://118archive.com/images/118/vit...ry_googles.png
http://118archive.com/images/118/vit...rc_mercado.png

Zombie Labs by Dream Concept Collectibles with design input by Boss Fight Studio and will be Vitruvian HACKS compatible.

http://118archive.com/images/118/zom...s/rorc16-1.png
http://118archive.com/images/118/zom...s/rorc16-2.png
http://118archive.com/images/118/zom...s/rorc16-3.png
http://118archive.com/images/118/zom...s/rorc16-4.png
http://118archive.com/images/118/zom...s/rorc16-5.png
http://118archive.com/images/118/zom...s/rorc16-6.png

Legends of Cthulhu Kickstarter exclusives

http://118archive.com/images/118/mis...e/loc_excl.jpg

This Cthulhu looks like those jelly candies I loved as a kid. :D

They are very, very cool in hand.

I'm not so sure about this news as I currently have my INVICTA Challenge set sitting here under my desk. The Kickstarter was successful.

The linked campaign was for a 1:18 version of the INVICTA Challenge. That one was cancelled half-way through and they did some restructuring and was able to land a deal with Barnes and Nobel but they had to change the scale to 1:12.

This is the 2nd iteration of the campaign that was successful.

Oh, thanks for letting me know. :)

This Kickstarter is now live for anyone that wants to contribute.

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects...?ref=discovery

Goal is $150,000
Campaign ends October 12th at 3:00 AM.
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The exclusive figure appears to be a gold version of the Cat.
http://118archive.com/images/118/eag...e_cat_gold.jpg

I want a Theodore Roosevelt figure so damn bad it hurts.

You could always make your own to avoid the pain

Teddy Roosevelt

http://s.ecrater.com/stores/372159/5...13_372159b.jpg

Bully!

Updates for Legends of the West. They changed the name to Dime Novel Legends. They are also running a promotion that if they get 1000 members for their Facebook group before October 1st (start of the campaign) they will have a drawing and give away one of the prototype figures.

Completed renders:
Marshal
http://118archive.com/images/118/leg...1_marshall.jpg

Sheriff
http://118archive.com/images/118/leg...02_sheriff.jpg

Territories Lawman
http://118archive.com/images/118/leg.../03_lawman.jpg

Bartender
http://118archive.com/images/118/leg...shopkeeper.jpg

Trailboss
http://118archive.com/images/118/leg...trail_boss.jpg

Build yer own Outlaw
http://118archive.com/images/118/leg.../09_outlaw.jpg

Sharp Shooter
http://118archive.com/images/118/leg...arpshooter.jpg

And this is the Kickstarter exclusive only available if you pledge for the "All in" package

Badlands Vigilante
http://118archive.com/images/118/leg..._vigilante.jpg

Legion XIV - Suits
http://118archive.com/images/118/leg...s/01_agent.jpghttp://118archive.com/images/118/leg...contractor.jpghttp://118archive.com/images/118/leg...its/03_spy.jpghttp://118archive.com/images/118/leg..._president.jpghttp://118archive.com/images/118/leg..._detective.jpghttp://118archive.com/images/118/leg.../06_doctor.jpghttp://118archive.com/images/118/leg..._mercenary.jpghttp://118archive.com/images/118/leg..._fbi_agent.jpghttp://118archive.com/images/118/leg...09_general.jpg

Eagle Force Returns Kickstarter funded over the weekend! Now we just need more support so we can whip through all those stretch goals.

I must have the Goldie Hawks in my collection.

Tons of stuff going on in the crowd funding world.

Eagle Force main campaign ended successfully.

Eagle Force Santini is being offered in another Kickstarter for action figure stands. There is still 6 days to go in that campaign but it doesn't look like its going to make it.

Eagle Force is going to open up pre-orders and will be including some stretch goals that were not met. Specifically Ultima Thule. I was really looking forward to that one.
http://118archive.com/images/118/eag...tima_thule.jpg

Dime Novel Legends is only $5k from being funded.

Hell Screamerz starts Monday the 31st.

There is this Kickstarter for 3D printed Tremors.

I am Elemental series 2 Wisdom is arriving.

http://118archive.com/images/118/iam...as/wisdom1.jpg
http://118archive.com/images/118/iam...as/wisdom2.jpg

And for scale:
http://118archive.com/images/118/iam...sdom_scale.jpg

I also got the Shallow Water figures today as well.
I must have missed the announcement of the translucent one. It was added extra in a polybag.
http://118archive.com/images/118/sha...rk_hunters.jpg

Scale:
http://118archive.com/images/118/sha...ters_scale.jpg

I also got a trophy to mount on the wall
http://118archive.com/images/118/sha...ras/trophy.jpg

Another action figures project which i think are worth mentioning :

The Unrustable Bastards by Mayhem Mekanics
Original, 1/18th, biker gang styled, fully transformable highly detailed toy robots, has reached more than 100% backers and is currently in the process. I backed this one myself, and am waiting for their planned release in this mid 2017.

Beast of the Mesozoic by Creative Beast
1/6th scale scientifically accurate dinosaur action figures, with great detail and articulation. They have released their Raptor Series. And i believe a Triceratops is in the pipeline as well (which is something i'm rooted for). Although they scale it into the 1/6th, i believe it'd work great for other scales as well.

I can't post the link here, but those are really good and running. :)

A couple going on now with a few days to go

Larry Hama - by Fresh Monkey Fiction and Remco base is an Eagle Force mold

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects...?ref=discovery
http://118archive.com/images/118/eag...larry_hama.jpg