Defenders of Eden: Armies of Ashmore

A project in Zeeland, MI by Matthew Rodriguez
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A new toy line featuring 8-11 inch highly articulated action figures
Backers: 547
Average Pledge Per Backer: $272

Funded: $148,952 of $109,200
Dates: Apr 25th -> Jun 4th (40 days)
Project By: Matthew Rodriguez
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Latest News

The world of Eden

June 4th - via: kickstarter.com
8 hours to go! Thank you everyone! Let's end with a final push! Please share with everyone and update your final pledges! Please remember Spectral Milwick and Caspar are Exclusives :)   More announcements to come.  Matthew   (Read More)

A lesson from Milwick, and a gift to all of you wonderful people.

June 3rd - via: kickstarter.com
His mentor looked at him with a look of reassurance.  ’Milwick, you are capable of great things,  far greater than even I have accomplished. Don’t tell yourself to do it, Just…. do it.’ With a deep breath Milwick closed his eyes again. He... (Read More)

46 hours to go, my wonderful wife, and the Independent Toy Industry…

June 2nd - via: kickstarter.com
Hey everyone! I am so glad to see the numbers continue to rise! It’s a wonderful feeling! My wife recently made a video about our toys and I am so excited! She has a small but fun toy youtube page. She is called the Toy Huntress ! Feel free to... (Read More)

65 hours left and prints for everyone!

June 2nd - via: kickstarter.com
I have been continually overwhelmed with the response that our line is having! Thank you so much! From a lot of ’fan art’ to comic strips, to customizers reaching out, I am thankful.  I have decided to add a print to everyones pledge. My buddy... (Read More)

Power Con and Caspar!

May 31st - via: kickstarter.com
We are happy to announce we will be at PowerCon this year, an annual toy convention that takes place in Columbus Ohio in August. Be sure to keep an eye out for our table there. I hope i get to meet you all, and thank you for your support in launching... (Read More)

5 Days left! Let’s finish strong!

May 29th - via: kickstarter.com
Happy Memorial Day everyone!  Just wanted to stop in and give a little update on the progress! I have been in touch with the factory, and things are moving along as they should be. We just announced that we will be at PowerCon in August, a Toy show... (Read More)

New Brute Weapons Pack!

May 25th - via: kickstarter.com
Update! We have now added a secondary weapons pack. This weapons pack is limited, and will not include our Staff or Spear. Everything in the picture is included, and with a new paint scheme! The toy community is fantastic. From our friends at Wolf... (Read More)

WE ARE FUNDED!

May 21st - via: kickstarter.com
Thank you everyone! We officially became funded today! It is an incredible feeling. We are well on our way to our next two stretch goals. Spectral Milwick, and our character who would need new tooling ’Venuja’.  We will continue to make updates... (Read More)

The mysterious Albino rises.... UNLOCKED!

May 19th - via: kickstarter.com
How? Why does he look like this? What happened to his skin... his armor? How did it end up this way? Will he rejoin the Armies? I can't believe it's him... Caspar. Infantry warrior. Loyal friend and ally. He is one of the best of us... What happened... (Read More)

New Comic rewards for those who want to support us!

May 18th - via: kickstarter.com
Hey everyone! Just wanted to give a little update here! We have truly been blown away by all of the support. We have had requests for people who just want to buy the physical comic book! There have been 2 reward levels added for those people :) Any... (Read More)

Head Packs!

May 16th - via: kickstarter.com
A lot of people have asked us about the possibility of a heads pack. We will have 4 head pack options to unlock. Each pack will have 3 different heads, painted in the same color scheme. Infantry, Royal Guard, Thunder Mage, and Armor Division! mock... (Read More)

Welcome to the Ideas From Mars family

May 11th - via: kickstarter.com
I just wanted to share a little bit more about myself. It's still very surreal that so many people have taken a liking to my toy line, that I told my wife I really wanted to just say hi, and introduce myself.  Sophia, Ella, Rachel, Levi &... (Read More)

Endless Creativity!

May 11th - via: kickstarter.com
I am so excited the the blank bucks have been such a hit! It gave us a boost we needed! An action figure painter, who I consider a good friend, Steven, suprised me with a Milwick in a different color scheme! He looks fantastic! I can not wait to see... (Read More)

West Michigan man creates toy line, Defenders of Eden; Help fund on Kickstarter

May 9th - via: fox17online.com
The comic book "Defenders of Eden" takes readers from the Kingdom of Ashmore, over the Plains of Blacksand, and to the Northern Tower of Time. Now, the creator of that comic book series- a man from Zeeland, Michigan- has created a Kickstarter to make new action figures from those stories. (Read More)

Milwick BLASTS the UNLOCK CHAINS!!! The greatest weapon of all!

May 8th - via: kickstarter.com
’The ability to use weapons in battle is key to victory, but do not assume all tools are weapons. Remember, do not forget to use the greatest weapon we have, the mind!’ And with that Milwick using a magical spell UNLOCKS the 115k stretch goal at... (Read More)

BLANK BUCKS FOR CUSTOMIZING!

May 8th - via: kickstarter.com
The customizers have spoken! Everyone wants to be creative! It's really cool that this line is peaking to everyone in this way. I can’t wait to see not only all of our characters on your shelves, but also, the characters that you create yourself!... (Read More)

Updated Armies!

May 5th - via: kickstarter.com
Quick Update! I failed to have our designer put both weapons in these images! They will be coming with ALL the weapons shown! I apologize! So if you were curious, these images are now the standard of what the figure will come with. Thank you Andrew!... (Read More)

DOMINATION AND POWER!

May 5th - via: kickstarter.com
Running a kickstarter can be stressful. It can also connect you to some incredible people.  I had the pleasure on meeting the guys from the podcast TOY DOMINATION last night. I accidently not only showed up late to the show, but also couldnt get... (Read More)

Weapons Pack Colors!

May 4th - via: kickstarter.com
Weapons pack colors! We decided to go with color schemes that matched other warriors! This way weapons can be exchanged between figures. Thank you again for all of the support on line, and everyone sharing our kickstarter! I know that these middle... (Read More)

Profile Image Pictures!

May 3rd - via: kickstarter.com
Hey everyone! Thank you so much for your support! Last night I was on a podcast called Legions Lair, you can find through the Mythic Legions Cabal page. It was a pleasure sitting down with Michael and Brad! Great guys, and they asked a few questions... (Read More)

Comparing some toys!

May 2nd - via: kickstarter.com
Good morning everyone! I wanted to compare a few toys I have with our paint master prototypes. For reference, all of the necks on our figures are glued in place, so there no movement, only the head on with sticky tack. Our figures will have an acutal... (Read More)

Learning as we go, and slowing down

May 1st - via: kickstarter.com
Looks like a lot of backers have a problem with the Translucent figure being released at a lower number than the Albino Kickstarter Exclusive it was up against.  This was specifically done in light of over all figure cost.  A lot of you think it... (Read More)

2 Kickstarter Exclusives!

May 1st - via: kickstarter.com
The fans have spoken. We will offer 2 Kickstarter Exclusives. These will be offered ONLY on Kickstarter. If you are an ALL IN level backer, this figure will only cost you $60.00. If you are a single figure backer, this figure will only cost you... (Read More)

FAN ART!

May 1st - via: kickstarter.com
Holy cow. Today has been incredible. As our team is working behind the scenes to build these few new add ons, and options for all of you, 2 things came across my screen! Joe Reed & Shawn Skvarna did some wonderful art of the world of Eden! Joe... (Read More)

MAGIC BLAST EFFECT!!!

April 30th - via: kickstarter.com
Hey everyone! I just wanted to say hello on this wonderful Sunday! I have included pictures on here, and wanted to mention the Four Horsemen Studios again. Everyone who purchased a Milwick figure will be getting a mystic blast effect included with... (Read More)

A gift from Cathy

April 28th - via: kickstarter.com
An eldery woman named Cathy who I have known my whole life came to my work today. She handed me an envelope and told me that 'us old people support you'  It is incredible how many people, even those outside of the toy community, have given me their... (Read More)

Overwhelmed! Ideas are coming!

April 28th - via: kickstarter.com
We rolled over 70k last night! The support for this toy line has been outstanding! We are happy to see people want LARGE dinosaur warriors to not only go with other lines they collect, but seeing the comic add ons, they want to see what the world of... (Read More)

Featuring Project Manager Chris Gawrych!

April 27th - via: kickstarter.com
Hello Everyone! Thank you again for your support and all of the love these figures have been getting over the past day and a half! We are currently sitting at 285 amazing backers, and just crossed 65K!!!! This is incredible. I am working hard to... (Read More)

50% and more HANDS!

April 26th - via: kickstarter.com
If you have not seen already in the updated story section of the Kickstarter, it has been revealed that we will be including 3 sets of hands with every figure! Holding weapon, fist and open, there will be many ways to display your figure! Thank you... (Read More)

SHIPPING!

April 26th - via: kickstarter.com
Shipping! SHIPPING with NOT BE CHARGED in your reward pledge. SHIPPING will be a separate charge after the Kickstarter has been completed, and the surveys have been completed. Again, there will be 2 charges when you back our campaign. The first will... (Read More)

14 Hours in... Addressing Weapons/Accessories!

April 26th - via: kickstarter.com
Hey everyone! I am blown away by the MASSIVE support! It is truly an honor to see this happen as quickly as it has. I apologize about the weapons confusion! It doesn't seem to let me fix it in the descriptions, so I will at least make it clear here,... (Read More)

INCREDIBLE! 30K in just over an hour!

April 25th - via: kickstarter.com
I am absolutely blown away by your support! Thank you for helping me make this toy line a reality! I have fixed the add on items, so that if you do not want an all in, you can get a secondary figure. I apologize for that hiccup!  Also, if you are... (Read More)

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