Plastic Soldier: British artillery Kickstarter
Plastic Soldier Company haben einen Kickstarter gestartet, um einen neuen Bausatz in 15mm und 1:72 zu finanzieren, die britische 25 Pfund Artillerie und Traktor.
We are raising funds to help produce our biggest plastic kit to date – WW2 British 25 pounder artillery and tractor in 15mm and 1/72nd
We thought we would try something different for our next kit release.
Plastic injection moulded kits are expensive products to create with all costs of development and production upfront. As we have been working on the new British 25 pounder artillery gun and tractor in 15mm and 1/72nd scales, the large number of variants we would like to include in the kit would make it our biggest and most expensive kit ever and we could do with your help to make sure we include everything we all want in the kit!
All the various options make a natural stretch goal ladder and we have also included some extra Kickstarter rewards like 15mm and 1/72nd metal Battery HQ figure sets and decal packs. And, very excitingly, as we have a lot of the design work already done, 2 of the stretch goals will unlock the ability to add on new Sexton self propelled guns and CMP 15 hundredweight trucks, both in 15mm and 1/72nd.
Furthermore, you will be able to get these kits at a discount to full retail price and with minimal shipping in the UK and Europe and a reasonable shipping charge for US and rest of the world. You will also be able to add to your pledge any other Plastic Soldier Company plastic kits at a 20% discount to retail price and with no extra shipping charge anywhere in the world.
The base kit will comprise: 25 pdr with Mk I carriage and Mk II gun barrel without muzzle break with Morris Quad tractor with Mk I body (hard top) and Western Desert crew. The 15mm kit has 4 guns, tractors, limbers and crews and the 1/72nd kit has 2 guns, tractors, limbers and crews
STRETCH GOALS:
£5k – Add gun barrel with later muzzle brake **UNLOCKED**!
MK I carriage, MK II gun barrel
£6k – Add Mk II carriage and gunshield option **UNLOCKED**!
MK II carriage, MK II gun barrel
£6.5k – Add 18/25 pdr option **UNLOCKED**!
18/25 pdr
£6.6k – Add North West Europe 1944-45 crew figures **UNLOCKED**!
NW Europe crew
£7k – Add 17/25 pdr „Pheasant“ option **UNLOCKED**!
17/25 pdr „Pheasant“
£7.5K – Add Morris Mk II body (soft top) option **UNLOCKED**!
Morris C8 Quad tractor „soft top“
£9K – Additional free Morris Quad tractor sprue **UNLOCKED**
£9.1k – Unlocks CMP Quad tractor option; a whole new 25 pdr with CMP tractor kit (4 guns, tractors and crews in 15mm kit, GBP 19 and 2 guns, tractors and crews in 1/72nd kit, GBP 15) to be added as a new pledge **UNLOCKED**
£10k – 15mm and 1/72nd decal sheets containing arm of service, bridging signs and armoured and infantry divisional markings for Western Desert and North West Europe (will be available post Kickstarter for £2.50 per pack)
£14K – Additional free CMP Quad tractor sprue
£16k – 15mm and 1/72nd metal Battery HQ (set of 4 figures)
£18k – Unlocks 15mm CMP 15 cwt truck; this kit (5 trucks)can now be added to your pledge for GBP 17.50 (rrp GBP 18.50)
CMP 15cwt truck
£20k – Unlocks 1/72nd CMP 15 cwt truck; this kit (3 trucks) can now be added to your pledge for GBP 14.95 (rrp GBP 15.95)
£25k – Unlocks 15mm Sexton self-propelled gun; this kit (5 vehicles) can now be added to your pledge for GBP 18.50 (rrp GBP 19.50)
£30k – Unlocks 1/72nd Sexton self-propelled gun; this kit (3 vehicles) can now be added to your pledge for GBP 15.95
Sexton self-propelled gun
Alternatively, if you have already pledged and just want to add the new CMP tractor kits to your original pledge without any extra shipping costs, simply edit your pledge by adding the cost of what CMP tractor kits you wish to add to your main pledge:- 1 x 15mm kit £19; 2 x 15mm kits £37; 1 x 1/72nd kit £15; 2 x 1/72nd kits £29
You can also add any of the following PSC kits to your pledge at a fantastic 20% discount to full retail price. Simply add up the value of the kits from the menu below you require and add that value to your pledge, at no extra shipping cost. You will be asked to confirm your selection when we send you a backer survey when the Kickstarter has finished but please also state your selection in the notes section when you pledge :-
15mm Russian Infantry in Summer Uniform (rrp £18.50) £14.80
15mm Russian Heavy Weapons (rrp £16.50) £13.20
15mm Late War German Infantry 1943-45 (rrp £18.50) £14.80
15mm Late War German Heavy Weapons (rrp £16.50) £13.20
15mm Russian T34 76/85 Tanks (rrp £19.95) £15.96
15mm Easy Assembly German Panzer IV Tank (rrp £19.95) £15.96
15mm Easy Assembly Sherman M4A2 Tank (rrp £19.50) £15.60
15mm Easy Assembly Sherman M4A1 76mm Wet Tank (rrp £19.50) £15.60
15mm Easy Assembly Sherman M4A1 75mmTank (rrp £19.50) £15.60
15mm Easy Assembly German Sdkfz 251 Ausf C Half track (rrp £19.50) £15.60
15mm Easy Assembly German Sdkfz 251 Ausf D Half track (rrp £19.50) £15.60
15mm Easy Assembly German Stug III F8/G Assault Gun (rrp £19.50) £15.60
15mm Easy Assembly German Panzer III F, G and H Tank (rrp £19.50) £15.60
15mm Easy Assembly German Panther Tank (rrp £19.95) £15.96
15mm Easy Assembly Sherman M4A4 and Firefly Tank (rrp £19.50) £15.60
15mm Mixed Size Plastic Bases (rrp £6.50) £5.20
15mm Easy Assembly Sherman M4A3 (Late) Tank (rrp £19.50) £15.60
15mm Easy Assembly German Sdkfz 251 Conversion kit (rrp £16.50) £13.20
15mm Russian 45mm anti tank gun £16.50 £14.03 15mm Russian Zis 2 and 3 anti tank/field gun (rrp £16.50) £13.20
15mm Easy Assembly German Tiger I Tank (rrp £19.50) £15.60
15mm Russian T70 Tank (rrp £17.95) £14.36
15mm American Infantry 1944-45 (rrp £18.50) £14.80
15mm M3 Halftrack (rrp £19.50) £15.60
15mm M5 Halftrack (rrp £19.50) £15.60
15mm Easy Assembly Stuart M5 Tank (rrp £19.50) £15.60
15mm Cromwell Tank (rrp £19.50) £15.60
15mm Churchill Tank (rrp £19.95) £15.96
15mm American Heavy Weapons 1944-45 (rrp £18.50) £14.80
15mm Late War British Infantry 1944-45 (rrp £21.50) £17.20
15mm IS2 Tank (rrp £19.50) £15.60
15mm Easy Assembly German Panzer III J, L. M and N Tank (rrp £19.50) £15.60
15mm Early War German Infantry 1939-42 £21.50 £18.28 15mm 6 pdr and Loyd carrier (rrp £19.50) £15.60
15mm German stowage and tank commanders (rrp £12.95) £10.36
15mm Pz 38T and Marder variants (rrp £19.50) £15.60
15mm British Heavy Weapons (rrp £16.50) £13.20
15mm Early War German Heavy Weapons 1939-42 (rrp £18.50) £14.80
15mm German Grenadiers in Normandy ’44 (rrp £21.50) £17.20
15mm German Sdkfz 250 alte halftrack (rrp £19.50) £15.60
15mm Fallschirmjaeger (rrp £21.50) £17.20
15mm Grenadiers in Normandy Heavy Weapons (rrp £16.50) £13.20
15mm A9/A10 Cruiser tank (rrp £19.50) £15.60
15mm Fallschirmjaegers Heavy Weapons (rrp £18.50) £14.80
15mm British Paratroopers (rrp £21.50) £17.20
15mm Pak 40 and Raupenschlepper Ost (rrp £19.50) £15.60
15mm German medium trucks (rrp £19.50) £15.60
15mm Late War German Panzer Army (rrp £59.95) £47.96
15mm Late Wa Bitish Armoured Division (rrp £59.95) £47.96
15mm US Tank Company Army 1944 (rrp £75.00) £60
15mm Mid/Late WarRussian Tank Battalion (rrp £75.00) £60
15mm Mid/Late War RussianStrelkovy Riffle Battalion (rrp £75.00) £60
1/72nd Russian Infantry in Summer Uniform (rrp £11.00) £8.80
1/72nd Russian Heavy Weapons (rrp £11.00) £8.80
1/72nd Russian 45mm anti tank gun (rrp £12.50) £10
1/72nd Late War German Infantry 1943-45 (rrp £11.00) £8.80
1/72nd Late War German Heavy Weapons (rrp £12.95) £10.36
1/72nd Late War British Infantry 1944-45 (rrp £11.00) £8.80
1/72nd Easy Assembly T34 76/85 (rrp £14.95) £11.96
1/72nd Easy Assembly German Panzer IV Tank (rrp £14.95) £11.96
1/72nd Easy Assembly German Sdkfz 251/C Halftrack(rrp £15.95) £12.76
1/72nd Easy Assembly Sherman M4A1 75mm Tank (rrp £14.95) £11.96
1/72nd Easy Assembly Sherman M4A1 76mm Wet Tank (rrp £14.95) £11.96
1/72nd Easy Assembly German Sdkfz 251 Ausf D Half track (rrp £14.95) £11.96
1/72nd Russian Zis 2 and 3 anti tank/field gun (rrp £12.95) £10.36
1/72nd British Universal Carrier (rrp £13.95) £11.16
1/72nd Stug IIIG Assault Gun (rrp £14.95) £11.96
1/72nd Russian T70 Tank (rrp £13.95) £11.16
1/72nd Panzer III G,H (rrp £14.95) £11.96
1/72nd German Pak 38 anti tank gun (rrp £12.95) £10.36
1/72nd American Infantry 1944-45 (rrp £11.00) £8.80
1/72nd Panther Ausf A with zimmerit (rrp £14.95) £11.96
1/72nd M3 Halftrack (rrp £14.95) £11.96
1/72nd M5 Halftrack (rrp £14.95) £11.96
1/72nd Easy Assembly Stuart M5 Tank (rrp £14.95) £11.96
1/72nd Sherman M4A4/Firefly (rrp £14.95) £11.96
1/72nd German Sdkfz 251/D Variants kit (rrp £19.50) £15.60
1/72nd Churchill Tank (rrp £14.95) £11.96
1/72nd US Heavy Weapons (rrp £12.95) £10.36
1/72nd 6 pdr and Lloyd carrier (rrp £14.95) £11.96
1/72nd Easy Assembly German Panzer III J, L. M and N Tank (rrp £14.95) £11.96
1/72nd German stowage and tank commanders (rrp £12.95) £10.36
1/72nd German 38T and marder variants (rrp £16.95) £13.56
1/72nd 250 Alte Halftrack (rrp £15.95) £12.76
1/72nd A9/A10 Cruiser (rrp £16.95) £13.56
1/72nd Pak 40 and Raupenschlepper Ost (rrp £15.95) £12.76
28mm Russian Infantry in Summer Uniform (rrp £18.50) £14.80
28mm Russian Heavy Weapons (rrp £16.50) £13.20
28mm Russian 45mm anti tank gun (rrp £12.50) £10
Please note, add ons will be shipped with your main pledge
Quelle: PSC WW2 British 25 pounder artillery and tractor kit auf Kickstarter
Warum machen die jetzt einen Kickstarter?!
War doch bisher nicht nötig. Und dass noch mit der normalen Produktrange zu verbinden.
Finde ich nicht umbedingt gut und förderlich was den Einzelhandel angeht.
ohne die genauen Hintergründe zu kennen, würde ich als Laie vermuten das sie ihre Release Struktur durch den KS etwas straffen wollen. Bei PSC lagen zwischen zwei Releases ja teilweise recht große Zeitblöcke. Wahrscheinlich will man diesen Sachverhalt nun ändern. Und durch einen KS kommt eine große Menge Geld auf einmal rein. Damit könnte man die Produktion beschleunigen.
Aber wie gesagt ist das nur meine Meinung als laie
Ich vermute Ähnliches.
Positiv finde ich an diesem KS, dass es nicht so viele kostenlose Beigaben gibt, stattdessen wird der eigentliche Bausatz erweitert.
Am Ende des Tages ist PSC eine ziemlich kleine Bude mit wenigen Mitarbeitern und der 25 Pounder ist ein ziemliches Biest mit unfassbar vielen Versionen (4 insgesamt mit dem Pheasant Prototyp) und dazu dann noch mehrere Zugwagen?
Ich hätte es genauso gemacht und im Gegensatz zum T34 oder einem SdKfz kauft man sich davon vermutlich nicht vier Boxen, sie haben in der Vergangenheit ja die Deutsche PAK mit Raupenschlepper rausgebracht und da waren wohl die Verkaufszahlen nicht soo überragend.
Daher kann ich das schon verstehen und mache da auch hochzufrieden mit und habe mir das Set zweimal geholt, weil ich gehofft habe, dass die CMP Trucks freigeschaltet werden.
Natürlich ist Spritzguss jedes mal aufs Neue teuer…
…allerdings ist PSC jetzt ja so etabliert, dass das wahrscheinlich eine Marketingaktion ist. Auf diesem Wege will man wohl Leute erreichen, die PSC vielleicht noch nicht kannten.
Naja, wenn Reaper, Coolmini und Co Kickstarter verwenden, darf PSC die „Verkaufsplatform“ ebenfalls nutzen.
Steht doch gleich im Text: Um den Gussrahmen so umfangreich wie möglich mit Varianten zu bestücken, machen sie diesmal nen KS.
Die schalten übrigens auch schon mal Stretch Goals einfach so frei, wenn England irgendwo beim Sport gewinnt (ob da viel zusammenkommt? 😛 )
Super Sache, bin gerne da dabei. Und wenn schon nur um die Firma zu unterstützen. Trifft sich au auch gut, dass ich die letzten Wochen meinen WW2 Rappel habe😃
Den habe ich momentan auch bzw. auch wieder. Irgendwie habe ich jede Woche einen anderen Rappel, weswegen die Bemalung nur langsam vorankommt. Diese woche was für ww2, dann was für fantasy, dann wieder historisch. Es ist verrückt *g*
Das kenne ich.
Die einen sind ein Hobby-Skalpell und die anderen sind eher Hobby-Schrotflinten.