John Bear Ross

We closed at just short of $3K USD, so I threw in the $3K stretch goal anyway for free. Thanks! Just as a minor update, here's the 6mm test prints. GW Adeptus Titanicus scale Knight for size ref only. That's a 2 inch/51mm base (Reaper, of course). Best, JBR

I pledged, and added the Slaepnir, since I've always wanted one. They seem to make quality stuff. Best, JBR

I did a YouTube video (more of a slideshow) for the 28mm ScorpionMech. Enjoy! ScorpionMech YouTube Video Best, JBR

Thanks! We funded in fifty minutes and broke through three stretch goals in the first day. Plus, I'll be adding supplemental files to bundle with the main pledge. Nice to be posting on the Reaper forums again. Hello, Reaper peeps! Best, JBR

Hello, Reaper peeps. I didn't want to bug you guys during the campaign, but it ends tonight, so I figured I'd swing by. I used to sculpt for CAV, and have kept up with doing my mech thing. This is the Viper Suit, a piece of futuristic construction equipment pressed into military service in the offworld colonies. https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/johnbearross/the-viper-suit-from-rebel-minis-digital-direct It funded in 12 hours, and has broken through five stretch goals. The inimitable Patrick Keith was even kind enough to remaster my size reference figure, Waldo, as a standing and pilot in the unlocked cockpit stretch goal. [img]https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-4SkgowcdDJA/YUhp0Z_RqXI/AAAAAAAA5pA/_HNCorM3O3ECCAOKmZ2kuZqD1CsBtaARACLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h640/received_541404787120474.jpg[/img] [img]https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-RZNomKwFJYc/YUhp0ThIHdI/AAAAAAAA5o8/BXBiSSHoe2E-GbCeXdAotOgcB_6wtpX5gCLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h640/received_849545725759276.jpg[img] This is an STL kickstarter, so if you have a printer, or access to one, this is for you. If you like to hoard files like a dragon, this is also for you. 😉 So, along with the base package of 28mm and 15mm Viper Suits, your $20 USD Viper Pilot pledge gets you... Bases and base toppers. A detailed cockpit interior. Pilot stowage and colonial survival gear. Gun and repair drones. The CATs, or Cybernetic Automated Troopers. Tall, robotic killing machines with a wide array of weaponry. I have attached some pics of the 28mm Viper Suits, as well as Mr. Keith's amazing rendering of Waldo. There's a 28mm Merka Main Battle Tank from last year's Motorpool Kickstarter. It's available as an add-on to your pledge. That link, again, is https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/johnbearross/the-viper-suit-from-rebel-minis-digital-direct Thanks for looking. Best, JBR

Thanks for all the support on this campaign! Here's a few pics of the primered and assembled MegaTanks! Best, JBR

Hey, Reaper Peeps, JBR here. I did the sculpting for these files, so if you're a fan of my older CAV stuff, jump in! A resin 3D printer is now around $230 delivered, with Amazon Prime. The future I always hoped for is here! Anyway, here's the printout for one of the achieved stretch goals, a modular MegaTank set. This print is in 15mm, but it's a monster! 14 vehicles, in two scales (15mm and 28mm), with loads of options (tracked, antigrav, gatlings, energy weapons, etc) for a low price. Woot! Best, JBR

Thanks! The paint job is simple and utilitarian, much like myself. ;) The kit itself was a beautiful thing. Very precise tolerances and details I could appreciate as a designer. Even more so, when you consider it's injection molded. Best, JBR

Howdy! I recently put together a GW Castellan Imperial Knight for WH40K. Full build here at the link... https://johnbearross.blogspot.com/2019/06/putting-together-castellan-imperial.html Best, JBR

No worries as far as more pics are concerned. It sounds like you've already got your work cut out for you. Congrats on son number two! Best, JBR

BTW, KADOW, do you mind if I use your pics in a post on my blog? Best, JBR

Wow! A beautiful relic from the past. Congrats! My apologies for that slip up from 2002/2003. 15 years is a long time to not be able to finish a kit because of my goof. Here's the instructions in PDF format. Thanks to Chrome for alerting me to the lack of instructions. It took a little bit to dig through my archives to find it. Enjoy! Original 28mm/1-60th Scale Dictator Instructions In PDF Best, John Bear Ross

You know how touchy we sensitive artist-types can be. ;) Best, JBR

The Despot was not a copy of the M1 Abrams. Influenced? Sure. Why not. But not an obvious copy, as was stated above. It started as a sci-fi Brazilian Osorio with a missile launcher in the top deck of the turret with Challenger 2 proportions, and morphed into its own from there. Best, JBR

I appreciate the sentiment, but it's not about me. I was always bewildered by the "blister scale" decision, and hoped to avert it being used as a reference point. I was happy when the TrueScale models were going too be used, since Bones material made the original-sized models affordable and possible. When the cram-down 37mm Despot started being toted as being a canon size around which everything would be based, alarm bells went off. It's like seeing the Las Vegas Eiffel tower being used as a historical reference point when you know the real thing is over in Paris. Cavboss and Reaper peeps, Pardon my uncouth intervention. The offer for files still stands. Best, JBR