Fulfilling Reaper Bones 3: Post-Kickstarter Discussion

[Reaperbryan]

The pledge manager will take about a month to get online because it takes that long for Kickstarter to get them all the payment information, get it loaded into their system and test it all out to be sure it's working.

 

 

<Quote>The Pledge manager will take about a month ...</Quote> Are we there yet? (just channeling my avatar) 

We have the backer data from Kickstarter, now we're integrating it into the database and testing things to make sure that when we make the announcement there's no glitches that cause us to take everything down again (like in the past). Test Test Test and then Test again...

[wargamer]

testing in production is half the fun :)

[ladystorm]

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[Knight of the Dinner Table]

The Euro has gained a weeeee bit again ... do you think this is an argument to buy some more add-ons? Of course it is ... just wonder whether it will convince my wife.

[cthulhudarren]

I am hoping to see some sculpting updates soon!

[Reaperbryan]

I am hoping to see some sculpting updates soon!

Sculpting updates will be spaced out throughout the coming months to give us something to showcase in our updates, but absolutely we plan to showcase as many final sculpts as we can. 

 

Our goal is to have sculpts to showcase right up to the week prototypes* arrive, and then we can switch to showcasing approved prototypes/production copies.

 

*so they aren't TRUE prototypes. We get copies off the mold that's the production mold, in every way identical to any other copy produced later for production. So they're technically "pre-approval production copies" that by the time we show them are "approved production copies". We tend to refer to them in-house as prototypes, probably because it's a fun word, and also because it reinforces that there's a required approval process.

[wargamer]

production line samples also allow room for changes in the final model.  I'm guessing that this is the factory saying we have a mold, here are samples from it and does it meet your needs.

 

the F-35 is in a similar situation, low rate initial production (LRIP) items are still subject to changes in what may become the final design before full production begins.  another piece of LRIP is testing the production line for improvements generally using lean six sigma processes.

[cthulhudarren]

 

I am hoping to see some sculpting updates soon!

Sculpting updates will be spaced out throughout the coming months to give us something to showcase in our updates, but absolutely we plan to showcase as many final sculpts as we can.

Our goal is to have sculpts to showcase right up to the week prototypes* arrive, and then we can switch to showcasing approved prototypes/production copies.

*so they aren't TRUE prototypes. We get copies off the mold that's the production mold, in every way identical to any other copy produced later for production. So they're technically "pre-approval production copies" that by the time we show them are "approved production copies". We tend to refer to them in-house as prototypes, probably because it's a fun word, and also because it reinforces that there's a required approval process.

 

Will Reaper allow folks like Vulture (Enos) to post WIP pics on his Froghemoth?

Edited August 12, 2015 by ladystorm

[Reaperbryan]

 

 

I am hoping to see some sculpting updates soon!

Sculpting updates will be spaced out throughout the coming months to give us something to showcase in our updates, but absolutely we plan to showcase as many final sculpts as we can.

Our goal is to have sculpts to showcase right up to the week prototypes* arrive, and then we can switch to showcasing approved prototypes/production copies.

 

*so they aren't TRUE prototypes. We get copies off the mold that's the production mold, in every way identical to any other copy produced later for production. So they're technically "pre-approval production copies" that by the time we show them are "approved production copies". We tend to refer to them in-house as prototypes, probably because it's a fun word, and also because it reinforces that there's a required approval process.

 

Will Reaper allow folks like Vulture (Enos) to post WIP pics on his Froghemoth?

 

Absolutely!

 

Although I'm sure we'll be posting those ourselves as well.

[Florin]

What's the post-KS update schedule this time? First and third Fridays of the month? Second and last? Fifth and Ninth?

[Reaperbryan]

What's the post-KS update schedule this time? First and third Fridays of the month? Second and last? Fifth and Ninth?

First and Third beginning Third Friday of August (August 21).

 

I've actually begun sourcing resources for that update, including sculpts that have been completed.

 

We are also working on integrating KS backer data into the Pledge Manager, so some of you may be able to see your pledge amount reflected, and soon we will turn it on to choose rewards and accept additional funds as needed. That announcement will be made out of sequence if necessary.

[ttuckerman]

Boy channel a whiny kid and look what happens!

[Crowley]

 

What's the post-KS update schedule this time? First and third Fridays of the month? Second and last? Fifth and Ninth?

First and Third beginning Third Friday of August (August 21).

 

I've actually begun sourcing resources for that update, including sculpts that have been completed.

 

We are also working on integrating KS backer data into the Pledge Manager, so some of you may be able to see your pledge amount reflected, and soon we will turn it on to choose rewards and accept additional funds as needed. That announcement will be made out of sequence if necessary.

 

Woo-hoo! And this is why, every time, I point to Reaper as having excellent communication skills, even in the post-kickstarter pre-delivery "We don't actually have much to tell you except that things are still progressing and we're on track, so here's a silly picture of Sir Forscale with our most recent approved production prototype mini" phase.

Edited August 12, 2015 by David Brawley

[dsmiles]

Those pictures are not silly. They tell a very important story.

[Reaperbryan]

Those pictures are not silly. They tell a very important story.

Of course they do. One that Vaitalla, Ladystorm and I struggle for minutes DAYS to retell the adventures with the gravitas that's required!

Edited August 16, 2015 by ladystorm
FTFY ;)