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It's Good to have Options
Not long ago, we shipped a whole bunch of sample miniatures sent off to get printed to use as demo minis for our Kickstarter video. Given that we've primarily been focused on demonstrating proof of...
View ArticleKickstarter Musings
Crowdfunding is one of the hot phrases these days, and unlike other big internet trends (does anyone still use eBay?) I’m confident it’s here to stay. It is one of those things that make me think: “Oh,...
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On Filming for Kickstarter
Another neat thing about Kickstarter is how amazingly often projects get funded. If you look at the statistics, you’ll see that a whopping 50% of projects with video presentations get funded vs. the...
View ArticleThe Future is Awesome and Scary.
Every time an industry changes, or is about to change, people seem to either get really excited or scrawl signs that say the end is near and begin picketing. These articles have some interesting things...
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Proof-of-Concept
Kickstarter is a tricky thing. People want to be able to see, or at least get a sense of, the whole grand sweep of your project. The nature of crowdfunding is that one is presenting an idea that's...
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Test Prints and Materials
Given how far we've come, and that the beginning of the Kickstarter drawing nigh, I thought I’d share some images of the very first test prints we ever received from Shapeways. This was the first...
View ArticleCautionary Tales
While customization is not a new idea (people have been kit bashing for ages), no one has successfully launched a product or service that provides reasonably priced, easy to build custom minis. There...
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Kickstarter Pledge Tiers!
UPDATE: Add-ons!Interested in getting additional figures when we launch? Great news! With Add-ons, you can custom tailor your pledge to receive exactly the number of minis you want!How to select...
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Funded in under 72 hours...!
Wow. Just wow.I knew the gaming community was one of the most active, vocal, and passionate groups out there, but this really drives it home. We've reached our base funding goal in under three days....
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Genre
We've talked about it before, but one of the things we're really excited about is mixing different genres in our parts system. Our stretch goals for genre expansions have only just begun, but we're...
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Kickstarter Campaign Happy Ending
Well...That was amazing.After going radio-silent for a couple days, we've finally caught our breath from the massive conclusion of our Kickstarter campaign. I just couldn't wait any longer to jump...
View ArticleUser Submitted Designs
It has been one month since the conclusion of our Kickstarter, and let me tell you: we are just as excited as the day we started, if not moreso. We're hustlin' and working hard on our end, but we...
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Hero Forge goes to the Renaissance Faire!
Few things can get one excited about modeling fantastic sets of fantasy and medieval armor as watching jousting and sword-fighting! The Hero Forge team recently made our way to Irwindale for the...
View ArticleHero Forge Forms Official Partnership with Shapeways, Inc.
We've hinted at it in the past, but we're thrilled to finally announce something that's been brewing for a while now: Hero Forge has partnered with Shapeways as the official provider of customized, 3D...
View ArticleHero Forge Launch Date Announced: December 8th!
Hero Forge Launch Date Announced: December 8th! We are so excited to report that we now have an official launch date for Hero Forge, and that date is fast approaching! December 8th will mark the full...
View ArticleHero Forge has launched!
Hero Forge has launched!We are pleased to announce that our December 8th release day went off without a hitch, and we are now live on the web at https://www.heroforge.com! We are amazingly excited, and...
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Hitting our stride: new site update!
If you've been following our progress, you'll know that we've been quietly working since launch to squash bugs, implement improvements, add parts, and get the framework in place so that future updates...
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June 1st Update
In our ongoing quest to develop, improve, and perfect our character customizer, we are continuing to roll out regular updates at the beginning of each month. We're happy to report that our June 1st...
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July Update! New Material Additions: Steel and Bronze!
Greetings, Backers!We're happy to report that we've rolled out another update. This one is a bit different than previous months, in that it focuses on updates to our final physical product offerings....
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Another update: new batch of parts added. Also: GenCon 2015!
Hello again! We're happy to report that we've released another update to our character builder. Feel free to stop by www.heroforge.com to take a look. This release features a batch of new parts, and...
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