Heavy Metal Hordes- Intrepid Infantry 1

A project in Lancaster, UK by Gary Westwell
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28mm heroic scale, hand-sculpted metal miniatures for painters and gamers. Troops to fill your ranks. No Plastic. No Digital. No Mercy.
Backers: 118
Average Pledge Per Backer: £142

Funded: £16,732 of £2,000
Dates: Mar 3rd -> Apr 2nd (30 days)
Project By: Gary Westwell
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Latest News

2 Free Miniatures for Everyone Pledging Over £150!

April 2nd - via: kickstarter.com
With 11 hours to go, a generous backer has been the hero, and gone for the Megapledge which sends us over £16,000! This £999 pledge means that everyone who pledges £150 or more before the deadline of 6.30pm tonight (UK time), gets to pick two free... (Read More)

Last 24 Hours. Pledge now if you haven't already done so!

April 1st - via: kickstarter.com
If you are thinking of pledging, don't leave it until later. You might get waylaid by a goblin ambush and miss the deadline! (Or a meeting about efficiency savings.) Don't forget, if you pledge over £150 in total, you will receive a free figure of... (Read More)

Issues with Buying Skikle?

April 1st - via: kickstarter.com
Skikle is proving really popular with those who can find him as an add on, but i've heard from a couple of people that they can't find where to buy him. If this is you, try the following: Go into 'Manage Pledge'.  Refresh your browser. Skikle should... (Read More)

Stretch Goal Achieved! Free miniatures for anyone who has pledged /Is pledging £150 or more!

April 1st - via: kickstarter.com
Thank you and well done! We have hit £14,000, which is where we start handing out free miniatures! Anyone who has pledged £150 by the end of the campaign will now receive their choice of one of the ten Legendary Leaders from our first Kickstarter... (Read More)

Introducing Skakle the Arch-Trickster, a late add-on, plus the Heavy Metal Hordes MegaPledge!

March 31st - via: kickstarter.com
Skakle the Arch-Trickster, the Chaos Goblin Sorcerer, and his chaos steed were specified by a generous backer as their exclusive custom sculpts when they unlocked not one but two factions! Rather than keep them to himself, our backer asked we share... (Read More)

Goodbye Troglins, Hello Ur Trog!

March 27th - via: kickstarter.com
We have just been informed that Troglin is actually a trademarked word, which we have been asked to stop using, which we are happy to do. From now on the Heavy Metal Hordes proto-goblinoids will be called Ur Trog, to fit with the other proto-races we... (Read More)

All Miniatures Unlocked! Plus a special bonus miniature coming soon......

March 26th - via: kickstarter.com
A generous backer has just added a second ' Unlock a Faction' pledge, which also takes us over the next stretch goal, unlocking all 120 miniatures!  Feel free to pledge for as many miniatures as you want, safe in the knowledge they are all being... (Read More)

7 Days to Go- Still time to get free miniatures!

March 26th - via: kickstarter.com
We are now into the last week of the Intrepid Infantry 1 Kickstarter campaign. Thanks to all our backers so far, who have helped to unlock 112 out of 120 brand new metal miniatures so far!  To existing backers and potential backers alike, there is... (Read More)

Another Stretch Goal Achieved, More Miniatures Unlocked!

March 20th - via: kickstarter.com
We have just gone over £11,000 in pledges, which means we have hit the stretch goal that unlocks our penultimate set of Intrepid Infantry miniatures! Thanks for your support, its great to see so many like-minded lovers of old-school, metal,... (Read More)

New Stretch Goals Added! Free items on the horizon and maybe a special scaly addition!

March 19th - via: kickstarter.com
With 2 weeks to go, we have exceeded our expectations and have realised we might run out of stretch goals! Therefore, we have worked out the following as a thank you. If we hit £14,000, anyone who has pledged over £150 or more will receive a free... (Read More)

Competition Announcement

March 19th - via: kickstarter.com
We love seeing our miniatures in all their painted glory, and have just run a painting competition on the Facebook page No Plastic. No Digital. No Glory. The page for fans of heavy Metal Hordes. Check out the entries below. Chaos Goblin Command Group... (Read More)

Halfway Stage Update. 104 minis unlocked, 16 to go.

March 18th - via: kickstarter.com
We are at the halfway stage now with our Intrepid Infantry 1 Kickstarter Campaign. 104 all new old school, hand- sculpted metal minaitures unlocked, 16 more to go if we hit our last stretch goals! We have already exceeded the final total from our... (Read More)

More Miniatures Unlocked! At least 10 sculpts per faction now available!

March 15th - via: kickstarter.com
We have hit our £10,000 stretch goal, which means we have 10 miniatures for each faction, in addition to the 12 beastmen and chaos goblins unlocked by 'Build an Army, Unlock a Faction' pledges. That's 104 all new models being made for you to choose... (Read More)

All Beastman Unlocked! Thanks to another amazing backer!

March 13th - via: kickstarter.com
All beastmen sculpts are now being made! A kind backer has pledged to 'Unlock a Faction, Build an Army' and freed the beasts! Feel free to pledge away for your choice of beastie miniatures! I'm particularly excited to see budgieman come to life in... (Read More)

£9000 Stretch Goal Hit, 10 more sculpts unlocked!

March 11th - via: kickstarter.com
We have just gone past £9000, which means we have unlocked another 10 sculpts. That means there are now 9 sculpts available for each faction! Just three more to go!  (Read More)

Heavy Metal Hordes T-Shirts now available

March 7th - via: kickstarter.com
For some reason the Heavy Metal Hordes T-shirts weren't showing up in the add-ons section. This has now been rectified so if you want to wear our colours (mainly black), you can now do so.  (Read More)

£8000 Stretch Goal Hit, Another 10 Miniatures Unlocked!

March 7th - via: kickstarter.com
As predicted, it wasn't long before we made it to £8000. Thanks so much for your faith in this labour of love. We now have 8 unique sculpted unlocked for every faction, enough to respectably fill any unit without overduplication. Just 4 more to go... (Read More)

Another 10 Unlocked Miniatures!

March 6th - via: kickstarter.com
Sorry about another update so soon after the last one, but we have just gone over the £7000 mark, which means we have unlocked another 10 sculpts! We are also perilously close to the £8000 target, in fact another pledge may well take us over, so... (Read More)

All Chaos Goblins Unlocked!

March 6th - via: kickstarter.com
Thanks to a kind backer, who pledged for the 'Unlock a Faction, Build An Army', the Chaos Goblin sculpts are all now unlocked! You can now add as many Chaos Goblins to your pledge as you wish, safe in the knowledge that they are all getting sculpted... (Read More)

60 Sculpts Now Unlocked! Plus Simpler Stretch Goals

March 6th - via: kickstarter.com
In 4 days we have managed to unlock half of the sculpts! That's 60 miniatures, 6 per faction! Thanks to everyone for your pledges so far! In response to more community feedback, we have also cleaned up the stretch goal progression, so it will... (Read More)

New Rewards and Add-Ons now available! Design your own miniature!

March 5th - via: kickstarter.com
We have had some suggestions from backers about additional rewards and add-ons which might be of interest to new and existing backers. The first of these is the opportunity to get your own unique miniature sculpted! For this pledge, Aaron will sculpt... (Read More)

1st Stretch Goal Achieved!

March 3rd - via: kickstarter.com
Thanks again to all backers! We have just hit our first stretch goal after 2 1/2 hours! Incredible! That's 10 more sculpts released. Next stop £7,500, where another 30!!! sculpts are let loose.  (Read More)

Dirty Dozen Pledge level now Re-instated

March 3rd - via: kickstarter.com
For some reason, the Dirty Dozen (12 miniatures) pledge level disappeared for a while. It is now back up and working, so pledge away! Apologies for the mix-up.  (Read More)

Funded! In 25 Minutes!

March 3rd - via: kickstarter.com
Thank you everyone who has backed us so far! We are funded inside 25 minutes! Lets start hitting those stretch goals to unlock more sculpts!  (Read More)

We are Live!

March 3rd - via: kickstarter.com
The Intrepid Infantry 1 Kickstarter is now live! Take a look if you want to secure Limited Edition Miniatures or early bird offers.  (Read More)

Video link for those who can't see it

March 2nd - via: kickstarter.com
We have produced a quick, simple video about Heavy Metal Hordes and the Intrepid Infantry 1 campaign, but apparently some people can't see it. This is an additional link to our Facebook page with the video on. ... (Read More)

Thanks for signing up to our pre-launch page!

March 2nd - via: kickstarter.com
We go live at 6.30pm (UK time) on Tuesday 3rd March. We will have 50 sets of special offers for the first people to pledge for a regiments worth (24) of miniatures, where they get 24 free metal shields to go with their miniatures. We will also have... (Read More)

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