How Making Miniatures Generated $1 Million

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Last Chance to get Veil-Touched minis here: https://gamefound.com/projects/miniwargaming/ravaged-star?refcode=UVrKXQrUPkGJIRncyE209Q
The pledge manager closes on February 28th, 2023.

Here’s the new Ravaged Star Tabletop Game campaign preview page.
https://gamefound.com/projects/miniwargaming/ravaged-star-tabletop-miniature-wargame?refcode=lp-xkirQRkW0UAoKyeenJg
Follow the new campaign preview page and receive a free mini with your pledge.

Gorkog & Immari beautifully painted by:
Siege Studios @SiegeStudios

Huge thanks to the wargaming community for making this project possible!

In no particular order, here are some collaborators/creators who’ve supported Ravaged Star and have made fantastic content for the miniatures:

Angel Giraldez @AngelGiraldeZ
Midwinter Minis @MidwinterMinis
PlayOnTabletop @PlayOnTabletop
Jazza Tabletop @TabletopTime
Ninjon @Ninjon
Baldermort @baldermort
Sergio Calvo @Sergiocalvominiatures
Adeptus Ridiculous @Adeptusridiculous
Miniac @Miniac
Dana Howl @DanaHowl
52 Miniatures @52Miniatures
Eons of Battle @EonsOfBattle
Liam Dempsey @LiamDempsey40k
Kirioth @Kirioth
Broadsword Wargaming @BroadswordWargaming
craftworldstudio @CraftworldStudio
Goobertown Hobbies @GoobertownHobbies
Josedavinci88 @JOSEDAVINCI_
WintersSEO @wintersSEO
Skaredcast @SkaredCast
Sylva Paints @sylvapaints4454
TheWarMistress @the.warmistress
fletchers_painting @fletcherspainting
maverickspaint @MaverickNicolson
Cerxis @CerxiS
The Glacial Geek @TheGlacialGeek
Tabletop Minions @tabletopminions
Beasts of War @OnTableTop
Lyla Mev – The Mini Witch @LylaMev
Eric’s Hobby Workshop @EricsHobbyWorkshop
Zumikito Miniatures @Zumikito
Hobby Night @HobbyNight
3D Printed Tabletop @3DPrintedTabletop
eBay Miniature Rescues @eBayMiniatureRescues
Benji’s Hobbies @BenjisHobbies
Watch it Paint it @WatchItPaintIt
Scratch Bashing @ScratchBashing
Marco Frisoni @MarcoFrisoniNJM
FauxHammer @FauxHammer
Squidmar Miniatures @SquidmarMiniatures

Artists who’ve painted Ravaged Star minis on IG:

thewarhammergirl https://www.instagram.com/thewarhammergirl/
astronomican_light https://www.instagram.com/astronomican_light/
jackhammer.painting https://www.instagram.com/jackhammer.painting/
mamikonpaints https://www.instagram.com/mamikonpaints/
javis_miniatures https://www.instagram.com/javis_miniatures/
thomas.leef https://www.instagram.com/thomas.leef/
wavecolors.tabletopart https://www.instagram.com/wavecolors.tabletopart/
lady_khaine https://www.instagram.com/lady_khaine/
chartrand_commissions https://www.instagram.com/chartrand_commissions/
helpmepaint https://www.instagram.com/helpmepaint/
blackdemonstudio https://www.instagram.com/blackdemonstudio/
castle_brush https://www.instagram.com/castle_brush/
brushwarrior https://www.instagram.com/brushwarrior/
johnny_ks_wong https://www.instagram.com/johnny_ks_wong/
warhatter https://www.instagram.com/warhatter/
wappellious https://www.instagram.com/wappellious/
prager_paints_minis https://www.instagram.com/prager_paints_minis/
forgottenwulf https://www.instagram.com/forgottenwulf/

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48 thoughts on “How Making Miniatures Generated $1 Million”

  1. I've provided links for those who are curious:
    The current campaign for Veil-Touched: https://gamefound.com/projects/miniwargaming/ravaged-star?refcode=UVrKXQrUPkGJIRncyE209Q Pledge manager closes Fed 28.

    New Ravaged Star camping preview page (Follow for a free mini with your pledge on launch later this year)
    https://gamefound.com/projects/miniwargaming/ravaged-star-tabletop-miniature-wargame?refcode=lp-xkirQRkW0UAoKyeenJg

    YOU are the reason this is happening! Thank you everyone!

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  5. Where will you be shipping the minis from? I would love to make a late pledge, but I live in Scandinavia and my country has substantial import taxes on anything from outside the EU.

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  21. "I'm doing my part" (kid i star ship trooper propaganda commercial) 😉 XD
    Great video! always fun to see behind the scene. And all wrap up in a fun little story.
    I just cant wait until the minis i ordered will a reeve.
    Cheers for doing a outstanding job!

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  28. Funny enough, thanks to GW sales tactics some "piles of shame" may actually be called "investments" because of the continued price increases and OOP models.

    Pretty sure an Tomb Kings Army a few complete units of original Ogre Maneaters could return a nice profit now.
    And then there's Emperor Children's stuff. Saw someone on ebay selling Lucius the Eternal, Doom Rider, 3 x 10 Noise Marines, 3 x 10 (old) Chaos Space Marines and a Sonic Dreadnought, painted in Emperors Children colors for a final bid of 3601 EUR.

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  29. This is community spirit at its finest. Creating our own games and sharing them.
    Say is it known when these will go up for sale outside of a pledge manager?
    Will it be on its own online store?

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  32. Great…now send us the miniatures.

    This was a weird video…a combination flex about the success and commercial to sell your overrun. Obviously, we – the community support you, and we appreciate the acknowledgement, but the clickbait title is for newbs who know nothing about Ravaged Star, and anyone who got in on the original campaign at launch is aware of your background and this project's story.

    You've got lots to be proud of, but let's get the product into hands. Save previewing the Immari and a game system and clearing out your excess inventory until after you fulfill the pledges.

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  38. These look awesome. Unfortunately, I've blown through my hobby budget for the year already, so I can't back at this time. I'm looking forward to seeing if there is longevity in this system and if I can pick some of these up down the road. Congratulations on a successful campaign.

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  39. Hey Dave, first off condrats! Second, I've been watching you since 2010 and I absolutely LOVE these and for the first time in a long time, look forward to this. The female Line looks stunning!! Thank you for this a change is what we need! really lookng forward to this!

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  46. I don 't like to be a downer but… Aren't these awfully similar to chaos space marines? Looking at the "veil touched" minis, they all look like more detailed versions of the GW line : you have chosen, posessed, obliterators, terminators, rhinos… They even have eight-pointed stars all over their armors and even the weapon design just screams 40k.

    Don't get me wrong, those are mighty fine minis, but you had the opportunity to build something completely new and original here. Instead, you chose to make (sorry to say), CSM ripoffs.

    Maybe it was intentional to boost sales so people can play them as 40k proxies if they chose to. That may be a good business strategy, but I still feel there's a missed opportunity to build something truly original here.

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