Big Bastards: Monster Trolls by Effincoolminis
A project in Port Clinton, OH by John Popson000days
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We sculpted and are are casting these 80mm tall Giant Trolls. Who doesn't love huge models?
Backers: 70
Average Pledge Per Backer: $43
Funded: $3,000 of $1,500
Dates: Sep 13th -> Oct 13th (30 days)
Project By: John Popson
Backers: 70
Average Pledge Per Backer: $43
Funded: $3,000 of $1,500
Dates: Sep 13th -> Oct 13th (30 days)
Project By: John Popson
$3,000
current pledge level
Last Updated: October 13 @ 20:45 -0400 GMT
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of goal
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Latest News
$3,000.00!! Glogg Bangshead and the Cavern of Curses Stretch Goal unlocked at the wire!!!!! 
October 13th - via: kickstarter.com
OMG that was a frikkin nail biting experience. Right down to the wire!! You guys are amazing! Thank you all so very much for everything! Thanks to the support of all of the backers of this project, the world has 3 new Big Bastards in it, as... (Read More)
24 Minutes to go!
October 13th - via: kickstarter.com
With 24 minutes to go, we could not be happier. Tomorrow we start pressing the final production molds, and should be starting the casting process before the end of the week. The Campfire in both sizes will also get the first bits of casting done... (Read More)
Down to the wire!
October 11th - via: kickstarter.com
Hey backers! We are getting down to the wire, so if you guys could all help us push a little bit, we might still hit that first stretch goal. I have been busy cranking away in the shop for the last 3 days, so sorry about no updates. The... (Read More)
Campfire add ons!
October 8th - via: kickstarter.com
We have the 2 fires listed as add ons now. Take a look and let us know what you guys think. They are listed on the main page. (Read More)
Fire!!!
October 8th - via: kickstarter.com
The small fire printed up very nicely. It looks puny next to the Trolls, but then again, so does every model look next to those Big Bastards! The colorant showed up in the post this morning, so now all I need is for the clear resin to come... (Read More)
Cleaning Up Masters
October 7th - via: kickstarter.com
I spent most of my day cleaning up the blemishes and whatnot on the master casts. They should be ready for final production molds at the beginning of next week. We have a lot of Trolls to cast!!! Thank you all for that! (Read More)
More painted minis from Pennyfew Painting
October 7th - via: kickstarter.com
Great looking Trolls Rob!!!! (Read More)
Funded!!!
October 6th - via: kickstarter.com
Hey everyone!! We Funded our first miniatures Kickstarter with the help and suggestions of all of you! Thank you so very much. It is kind of a weird feeling when people think your ideas are good enough to give you money for them. Thanks... (Read More)
Fire Pit Printed
October 5th - via: kickstarter.com
The print is 42mm tall. The logs with the hole in the middle were a failed print, but I think what I am going to do is just drill a hole through the test casts. These will probably only be done in resin, as I just cant see the need to make... (Read More)
The fire!!
October 4th - via: kickstarter.com
I have spent a long time today working on some things to add. I have the FIRE pit completely ready for print tomorrow. I made a special separate log base that has a hole through the center. I am going to print tomorrow, and see if I cannot rig... (Read More)
Pennyfew Painting!
October 2nd - via: kickstarter.com
Rob Wheeler at Pennyfew Painting just sent me a few pictures of Plash all painted up. I think it came out really nice, and I dont know about you guys, but it makes me want to try my hand at painting him too!!! I posted them on the main... (Read More)
Google Hangouts and Fire!!!!
October 1st - via: kickstarter.com
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cOVtjEzlvms For those of you that missed the Hangout, above is a link to the video. Sorry for all of the mixups. We are going to do another one of these before the end of this Kickstarter. It was really great... (Read More)
oops
October 1st - via: kickstarter.com
https://hangouts.google.com/call/3xcpk3yh7brxdgk3wkxvfn7ozyaThis is the proper link! we think (Read More)
Live chat in 30 minutes!
October 1st - via: kickstarter.com
Hey guys and gals. We are about to go live on Google hangouts. https://plus.google.com/events/cjueqh8qsqe2ifii5aafs1tvuhs?n=1 If anyone wants to log in early, we will be here 15 minutes before we go live. Just like the rest of this Kickstarter,... (Read More)
Live stream this evening.
October 1st - via: kickstarter.com
Just a reminder to anyone who is interested, we will be live this evening discussing the Kickstarter, the Trolls or anything else you might want to talk about!! 9:00 Eastern Time, be there, or be square! (Read More)
Another New Reward Level!
September 30th - via: kickstarter.com
I know this is getting a bit confusing now. We did not anticipate how much more the "Ladies of the Shipping Route" models would add to this project. I had 2 people ask me about getting all 6 of the models from that set. My initial answer was... (Read More)
Excellent push today!
September 29th - via: kickstarter.com
We made a pretty big jump in funding total today! I just wanted to say thanks again to all who have been making this happen. It seems like it might be a bit unclear on how to get the FREE SHIPPING. If you have already pledged, you can just add... (Read More)
Halfway there!
September 29th - via: kickstarter.com
Well it looks like we are halfway funded, with half of the time left. Please make sure you guys are sharing this project around on various social media outlets, as this will greatly increase our chances of getting funded! (Read More)
New $18 Dollar Reward: SHIPPING BEAST for FREE SHIPPING
September 28th - via: kickstarter.com
Check our main campaign page for this new reward SHIPPING BEAST to gain 3 Female Miniatures that will also unlock FREE SHIPPING for all of your rewards. These ladies come from all different inspirations. We are offering them here to help anyone... (Read More)
Relocating the "Debated" Video
September 27th - via: kickstarter.com
Some of you claimed to have enjoyed our video, so we have saved it to a new location, with a full description of what we were thinking, here at our newly created youtube channel. While we enjoyed making it and appreciate the laughs you have shared... (Read More)
Christopher Robinson will be @ Grand Con
September 25th - via: kickstarter.com
Who is Christopher Robinson? The long and short is he is our Ambassador of Good Will that has been around since we started down our path. He has a long lived passion for Games of all types, and we enjoy talking with him regularly as he has helped us... (Read More)
Masters for the Arms and Bodies in Pewter.
September 24th - via: kickstarter.com
We created the molds for the arms, and we were feeling good thinking about the update that would go out later and all the "likes" we could receive for our Big Bastards Kickstarter.The cheers and hoorahs all fell away to that nagging sensation that... (Read More)
From the mouth of Willie Walsh.
September 22nd - via: kickstarter.com
Hello Kickstarter backers (and would-be backers!). John asked if I would write a scenario to add value to his and Phillip’s impressive line of giant-sized troll figures. I was honored and happy to oblige. For those who may not know me, I was a... (Read More)
Master molding.
September 21st - via: kickstarter.com
Big bastards in a big bastard mold! Here is a picture of the resin originals going into a mold to make master casts. Once those casts are done, production molds will be made for each troll with 2 copies of each and their respective arms. With... (Read More)
Possible products to include as add-ons.
September 20th - via: kickstarter.com
It has been suggested by Jennell Jaquays to have people make suggestions for things that would make great add-ons for this project. So far a "Tolkien-esque" campfire has been brought up, and I think it is a swell idea. To that end, I will sculpt... (Read More)
Moving right along.
September 18th - via: kickstarter.com
I took a few pictures of Vivienne, the model that is offered in the reward section of the project, and made a little graphic before setting about to work this morning. I hope that clears up what she looks like. We kinda like her!! The next... (Read More)
Final body prints
September 16th - via: kickstarter.com
Very productive day so far. Should be doing the final molds for the bodies and arms tomorrow! All 3 bodies final multi-part prints (Read More)
Reprints and mold making
September 15th - via: kickstarter.com
The reprint of Plash that I ran last night was a success. It just has to be trimmed out of the support sprues and cured, then it is into a mold with the arms later today. (Read More)
Close of Day !
September 14th - via: kickstarter.com
Very pleased to have some backers early on! Spoke with Willie about the adventure today a bit. There is a Distillery of some sort involved! He was in the process of mapping it out this evening. There was a print failure in the reprint today,... (Read More)
Up and running!
September 14th - via: kickstarter.com
We launched last night and went to bed, woke up today with backers! We are very pleased so far. Where the project is today:When I made the molds from the body masters, I had a problem with the clamping on the mold frame. There was slippage and... (Read More)
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