Production Update
4 months ago
– Thu, Dec 18, 2025 at 07:29:19 AM
Hi Everyone,
Production has slowed somewhat over the past week or so. I'm waiting on a delivery of resin, which is taking its time (Christmas I'm guessing) and on a new build tray - my current build tray has developed a fault which means I can only use about 70% of its capacity.
Notwithstanding though, pledges have been going out. I think I've fulfilled about 20-25% so far, and will get some more out this side of Christmas.
I will post another update before finally hanging up my gas mask for the festive break (resin really does give off some pretty unpleasant odours!) but in the meantime, stay safe (the weather here in the UK is truly awful) and keep plotting those team rosters for the new 2025 season!
Cheers
Greg
BackerKit 'locking' and finalising production counts
4 months ago
– Mon, Nov 24, 2025 at 07:18:17 AM
Hi Everyone,
We now have the vast majority of Surveys completed, and add-ons added, so we are well on track with the project timescales. As mentioned before, those that have opted to pay for their pledges via instalments will need to wait until their final payment is completed before receiving a survey, but for those that have already received and completed a survey I will be locking your pledges and delivery addresses at the end of this week (30th November). If you therefore want to make any last minute changes, please do so over the next 5 or so days.
I am pushing on with production as I write (my family are getting very used to the constant background whirr of my printer working overtime!) and am hoping to start initial deliveries of pledges at the end of this week. This will be a small number initially as I build up the requisite stock to fulfil all of your pledges, but I'm aiming to build a head of steam over the coming few weeks.
I have also committed myself to play my Norse Orcs in my local club's new season, which kicks off in January 2026, so I am trying to squeeze in painting in the hours when I am not printing! I will try and show some pictures soon so you can see one interpretation of how they can look on the pitch. I hope the quality of my brushwork doesn't fall away too badly! (I'm having to help my son paint his new Wood Elves too - I promise I may regret!!)
As always, any questions guys just drop me a line, and I will keep you all posted as we progress.
Cheers!
Greg
BackerKit Surveys and Pay By Instalments
5 months ago
– Sat, Nov 15, 2025 at 01:53:52 AM
Morning All,
A few of you have been in touch chasing your invites to BackerKit / Pledge Manager, and getting a strange 'the project is not ready yet' message when asking for your invite to be resent.
I have had an explanation from BackerKit last night as to why this is occurring. If you chose the 'Pay by Instalments' option on Kickstarter, BackerKit won't send you a 'live' invite until your last payment is collected. This is to make sure that Backers complete the KS side of the process before accessing BackerKit where pledges are confirmed / add-ons added / shipping calculated / pledges shipped. The 2 companies are separate and neither want to get caught up in untangling who owes what to whom if there are outstanding cross-overs and loose ends.
This may mean that some of you will not get a live BackerKit invite until January (I think the instalment option was for 3 monthly payments? I know the 1st instalment has already been collected. Correct me if that is wrong).
I will make sure that BackerKit / Pledge Manager remains open for you all and won't be shut down until all surveys are complete / pledges confirmed / addresses provided etc. so don't worry on that score. But it does mean there will be a delay for a few of you in completing your pledges. Apologies but I wasn't aware this was a 'thing' with KS / BK and I hope it doesn't cause too much inconvenience.
I hope that clarifies and apologies again - not a situation I've experienced before!
Cheers
Greg
Leprechauns and Star Players now in PM
5 months ago
– Fri, Nov 14, 2025 at 02:14:20 AM
Hi Everyone,
Just a quick note to say I've now added most of my previous Leprechaun Kickstarter Campaign into the Pledge Manager as add-ons.
As well as the Leprechaun teams (Halfling & Gnome variants) there is a Goblin Secret Weapons pack to allow you to play a Goblin version of the Leps, as well as Troll variants, a Master Chef, a Halfling Apothecary and my versions of Puggy, Cindy and Rodney as Star Players.
In other news a large delivery of resin is due today, which means I will be pushing on with production this weekend. For those of you experiencing some issues with logging in to BackerKit, I have reached out to their support team and am hoping for a resolution very soon.
That's it for now - have a great weekend!
Cheers
Greg
Leprechauns Anyone?
5 months ago
– Tue, Nov 11, 2025 at 05:22:23 AM
Hi Everyone,
Not an update as such today, but more of an open question to you all. I was asked by a Backer recently if they could add a Leprechaun team to their pledge, the Leprechauns being from an earlier Kickstarter campaign that I ran in 2024 (link to that Pledge Manager here: Preorder Fantasy Football Leprechauns: Halflings, Goblins, & Gnomes! on BackerKit)
That was no problem, so I added the Leprechaun Halfling team to the Pledge Manager for that individual to select. That has then led to several other enquiries from backers asking whether the other Leprechaun team options could also be made available (such as Gnomes, Goblins etc.) Now I'll be honest in saying that I didn't consider offering my previous KS campaign minis in the Pledge Manager for this one, which with hindsight was a bit silly of me! But I can do if there's interest out there.
So, the open question is - who would also like the Leprechaun Pledge Manager items to be made available as part of this campaign? If the interest is limited and is confined to a few items, that is probably best handled manually by me. If there is significant interest though, then I'm happy to add as many Leprechaun items to this Pledge Manager as desired.
We have plenty of time in Pledge Manager to add anything that you guys would like to see, so, please do let me know! We are currently running at 70% of surveys completed, so we are well on track (thanks for that everyone - the rapid responses are much appreciated!!)
I look forward to hearing from you :-)
Cheers
Greg
