Loud Ninja Games - The Ikwen Uprising

A project in Edmonds, WA by Eli Arndt
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An expansion to the Ikwen 15mm science fiction miniatures range from Loud Ninja Games.
Backers: 85
Average Pledge Per Backer: $87

Funded: $7,360 of $8,000
Dates: May 31st -> Jun 30th (30 days)
Project By: Eli Arndt
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Last Updated: June 30 @ 22:05 -0400 GMT

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Latest News

11 Hours and Counting

June 30th - via: kickstarter.com
As I wake and look at the campaign, I see we are still at 81% with just 11 hours to go.  This is the time where I sit and watch, and settle in for the final push. This will be a short post, as I once again thank you all for the support and the... (Read More)

80% and 34 Hours to Go

June 29th - via: kickstarter.com
At the time of this posting we have 34 hours left in the campaign and are 80% to goal. The recent activity has really pushed us to within striking distance of the goal.  I know all you amazing backers have done everything you can to help us reach... (Read More)

71% And Still Time To Make it!

June 27th - via: kickstarter.com
Hey folks. We have just 3 days to go in the campaign and the goal is still withing reach. Thank you to all the folks who have already pledged. Hopefully those who are still waiting to do so will be motivated by a few more pics of the progress on some... (Read More)

Only Days Left!

June 26th - via: kickstarter.com
With the final days of the KS upon us, we're seeing some great growth in the numbers on the campaign. I have pushed the campaign to every place I can think of that hasn't already grabbed it but surely I have missed a few.... (Read More)

5 Days and Counting

June 25th - via: kickstarter.com
With five days left in the campaign we are seeing a slight uptick in activity. This is normal for a Kickstarter campaign and I hope that we will see a flood of interested folks pile in for the final push. In the meantime, I have some new pics of the... (Read More)

New Pledge Level Available - Military Review

June 22nd - via: kickstarter.com
After a couple requests for a "one of each" pledge for those new to the Ikwen or for the collector, I have created a new pledge level called "Military Review". This pledge offers one of each of the new codes and the existing Ikwen product codes as... (Read More)

Nearing 60%. Time for some sculpt updates!

June 20th - via: kickstarter.com
Hey folks, We have seen to increases in pledges and this is great. I love that people are becoming more invested as time goes by and hope that there are still many others waiting to put in.  We're almost to 60% with a bit over a week left and that... (Read More)

Monday Seems Like a Good Day for a Sculpt Update

June 17th - via: kickstarter.com
Howdy folks,  Monday is often that day we all dread. Back from the weekend and back to the office. This being said, I figured I could offer some fun eye candy to brighten up the day. Sean sent me over a fresh bunch of previews of the leaders and... (Read More)

A Glimpse Into the Past of the Ikwen

June 16th - via: kickstarter.com
The Ikwen have been in my mind and on the pages of my sketch pad for at least a decade. The earliest sketches of them are long gone and what I can find of them are beyond recovery, lost to the history of posting images on the internet, revolving... (Read More)

Beyond the Halfway Point - Where do we go from here?

June 15th - via: kickstarter.com
We have moved past 50% and on to the 51% mark. Half-way on a KS tends to bring on a small wave of new support as folk see the campaign is going somewhere and with two weeks left in the campaign, the goal is still achievable. If we have a massive... (Read More)

48% is the new 38%

June 14th - via: kickstarter.com
We're almost half-way there (sorry for the ear worm). We have had some big movement on the campaign and I am hoping it will continued.  Here are some more previews of WIP. This time it is figures outside the RAP047 pack. Shown below are the starts... (Read More)

What Has LNG Done Before

June 12th - via: kickstarter.com
I know there are some that are hesitant to consider a Kickstarter campaign without finished product. While I understand such hesitation, I know that most miniatures projects come to be based on a very solid process of concept and communication with... (Read More)

Pushing Through the Weekend

June 11th - via: kickstarter.com
Hey All, A quick Tuesday update here, I woke this morning to find we had jumped up three (3) whole percentage points over the weekend. Honestly, most of this activity seems to have occurred last night as I am pretty sure we were holding at 39% as of... (Read More)

39% And Climbing

June 7th - via: kickstarter.com
We are pushing along slowly but surely. As we approach 40% I am posting to you some more WIP showing the nearly completed RAP047 Ikwen w/ Assault Rifles 2 and the start of two characters as well as the dollies for the Croakers.  I realize that some... (Read More)

Ikwen Lore - Huli the Ikwen Blade

June 6th - via: kickstarter.com
While the concept of firearms is new to the Ikwen (only within the current generation) they do have a long tradition of bladed combat. The Huli, which translates literally and quite basically as, "Blade", has taken many form among these aliens and... (Read More)

Sculpt Updates - Ikwen Riflemen 2

June 5th - via: kickstarter.com
Sean is already busy working on sculpts for this campaign and is getting me updates as quick as he can. I know he has more on the workbench, and he and I are discussing details all the time, but we try to keep sculpt updates to those that show... (Read More)

Croaker Sketches

June 4th - via: kickstarter.com
We are pushing on toward 34% on the Kickstarter and wanted to thank folks for the feedback and support in sharing the campaign. Here are some sketches (by my own hand) of what I imagine Croakers looking like. These are cobbled together electronic... (Read More)

How the Ikwen Came to Be - Reposting an old video for the original Ikwen project.

June 3rd - via: kickstarter.com
Hello all, Monday morning has brought us to cresting 30% and I felt that rather than post a big bold number, I would post a video I did years back about the creation of the Ikwen. Forgive the lackluster audio, the bare bones editing and just take it... (Read More)

25% And Climbing!

June 2nd - via: kickstarter.com
We have blown through the 25% mark in just two days. Steady progress is nothing to shake a stick at and so I remain pleased with the response so far. That said, I'd love to see this campaign explode. If you know of a platform that you haven't seen... (Read More)

Ikwen Lore - Zkoot

June 1st - via: kickstarter.com
Different sorts of Zkoot Every Ikwen receives a Zkoot at birth. It is the first and last thing they will ever wear. The Zkoot is tied into their belief system and the Ikwen believe that they record the events of their life to be proclaimed when they... (Read More)

Typos and corrections

May 31st - via: kickstarter.com
It has been brought to my attention that some errors were pointed out to me and due to the quick responses I cannot update the pledge listing.  1) In the pledge where it says "mocket mauncher" that should be "rocket launcher". 2) In the $84 dollar... (Read More)

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