Finally! We have shipped the last package for this project!
The last of the international backers were applied postage this afternoon and will be picked up Monday.
I want to thank all of you for not giving up on us and sending positive vibes and encouragement this past year. We ended up being about a year longer to deliver from our original expectation. We had quite a few unexpected challenges from Trade Wars to Art Delays but we hung in there and finished this to our standard of content and quality. We are very proud of what we have built.
WHAT TO DO IF YOU NEED HELP...
We have about 5 or 6 outstanding issues that we need to sort out and will look to resolve that in the next week. If you haven't received your notification, product or need STL links or any other help please let us know at...
You can also comment on the page or on this email and we will see a notification from Backerkit about 2 to 3 days later (I don't know why that is so long, but that is how it works). Either way, please reach out and let us know if you need help with our kits.
HOBGOBLINS, KOBOLDS AND VILLAINS TO THE WEBSITE...
We should have the kits from this project up in the next week or two.
We are doing away with the metal for these kits. The molds are shot. So, you lucky few have received the metal items. There is always a chance I may make some metal kobold molds again (because those are my favorite item in this project). Also a few special characters will be offered in metal from time to time (Pinna). Everything will be going to Snap Trays and a different mix of box contents will be sold on the website.
I've commissioned a couple painters to help get everything painted and on the site instead of the sad grey renders. You will want to visit our website and sign up for the news letter if you want to follow along on news releases.
WHAT'S NEXT???
We are not planning another project of this magnitude for Backerkit. We may occasionally run a small project of a batch of models or STLs that is much more manageable, but right now, there is not a planned crowdfunding project.
What we will be doing is releasing new models from Flee Mortals, Where Evil Lives, Draw Steel and other MCDM miniature content directly to our website and larger box kits on the MCDM website. That is much easier to manage and flows automatically through our order fulfillment system.
The models we have lined up will be designed specifically for our 3D Printed Snap Tray system. We have two models in process at the moment and should have the Hag by Halloween and the Flortles the Ogre around Thanksgiving. The Ogre may have an optional large Roc Drumstick for the holiday too.
A HAG FOR HALLOWEEN...
HAVE AN OGRE OVER FOR THANKSGIVING...
LAST BUT NOT LEAST - WEBSTORE DISCOUNT FOR EACH BACKER
I have programmed a specific coupon code that matches with your Backerkit Email Address. That coupon code provides a 25% order discount to our web shop and you may use that once. The code will work for purchases of $50 or more. It will not combine with other discounts and is good for anything in the store (Pre-Orders, Physicals and STLs). The code will expire on Monday, December 14th, 2026. You can enter it manually or click the link below for it to populate your cart as you shop...
This is a great way to add the items you missed from the project or any of the new models we have created from Flee Mortals or for Draw Steel including the Hag or Ogre. I'll have everything up for Release or Pre-Order in the next week or two.
THATS A WRAP...
Once again.... THANK YOU!!! for your patience, encouragement and kind words along the way to reach the end of this project.
I wanted to drop a note to let you know that we are still shipping daily but getting close to wrapping this up. Our Grilp inventory is tight and their maufacturing process is slow. As soon as a batch is made they go to a box and get shipped out. Not to mention the pesky heat domes and a really hot shop floor. Probably the result of the Grilp infestation.
If you are looking for a package, you will get a shipping notice when it leaves our building. If you haven't gotten one yet and are curious, please drop a line and we can let you know where you are in the que. If you haven't gotten a response from me, please reach out again and I'll get you sorted.
I wanted to let you know that we are still on track to get the HKG project wrapped up this month for those of you who are still waiting for shipping notices. Let us know any questions at [email protected].
First off, we are back to shipping again and are looking to have this wrapped up in the next 6-8 weeks. We've been holding off on an update until we had filled a sizable chunk of orders and had some momentum going forward.
Backers, keep reading in the backer only section for more information.
We are finally moving! Packages are starting to move out the door. Certainly much later than we had planned but better quality than we had hoped. There are plenty of reasons why this took so long, but to sum it up this project had quite a few models with some complex features and figuring out how to build them was a formidable challenge. We wanted these figures to be an enjoyable modeling experience and provide some nice posable options for the Hobgoblin Warriors and Grilps too. As of this moment, these are the most awesome models we have had the pleasure of building. We think you will agree they will be worth the wait. Even the Stretch goals are a complete encounter by themselves!
Stretch Goals
Manufacturing Changes and Bonus Content...
We ended up parting the Hobgoblin Warriors in such a way that you could pose the model and have some variation. Personally, I've never liked bunches of monopose models for skirmish type games and Lord Varrox has has an army! You are going to need piles of warriors for the encounters in Camp Firefield and the new adventures from MCDM's (Crack The Sun). I think it is important to have the ability to break up the battlefield with unique poses for your adventures. It is also best to have a standardized look and feel for your army of antagonists. This is a list of all the changes, perks and modifications we made for this project...
SG Hobgoblin
SG Grilps
SG Legionaires
Hobgoblin Warriors and Grilps
Hobgoblin Warriors are now multipart body, left arm with shield, head, right arm and right handed flail. The flail is metal and easily adjustable and hard to break. The flails were far to flimsy as prints so we decided to make them into metal so that the user can adjust to an appealing shape. Depending on how you put your models together you can make about 60+ combinations! I'll look into a short video of assembly next week for us.
You are now getting 4 Grilps as Stretch Goals instead of 3. We ended up with 2 posable Grilps consisting of two of each body sets, wing sets, heads and tails. You can make about 24 combinations of models for these guys and the wing form is adjustable with the ball socket. Because we had 2 sets of model parts it was best to make a 2 model tray of these little buggers. So you now get two trays = 4 grilps.
Bases! All hobgoblins now come with a 1" RPG base. The puddle base just didn't cut it or look awesome enough.
Tactician in metal. There was no art for this fella and I always envisioned him as a character. We decided to put him in metal in the event you want to use him as a PC and just because metal is cool.
Kobold Box
Kobold Box
Kobold Heroes are now Metal! These little bits are cool and we think they deserve a little more heft for their hard hitting punch in game. We made some prints and some resins of the models, and they just didn't weighty enough for their prominence. Being an 'older' gamer, I've always enjoyed metal models and it was an easy decision to make these little hellions even more awesome once we had them in hand.
The Legionaires and Veles are on print strips and we had a few extra heads modeled up for each. There are three bodies for each Legionaire and Veles and 5 head variants. This gives you quite a few combinations and even more if you put Veles heads on Legionaires and vice versa.
We didn't do bases for these fellas because the 1" base we have access to was just too large. We recommend washers or pennies for these when you build them. Plus with Pennies going out of style in the US, you will have a limited edition model!
Black Iron Pact Art from MCDM
Black Iron Pact Metal
Villain Parties
The Black Iron Pact is in glorious metal and pretty darn close to the image.
We've posted the Wilderkith before and are still solving the Soul Binders (see notes below about split ships)
Materials
2025 has been a game changer for us regarding materials and manufacturing. At Trenchworx, we manufacture in multiple mediums including resin, metal, 3D print and siocast. We've been 3D Printing for about 15 years and considering all that history, our process has advanced another Ten Fold Plus in 2025. We have developed new methods for manufacturing, custom materials and new workflows using our 3D printing work cells. The 3D printed models we build now have higher quality and durability than our traditional resin and siocast. Every single week we push our 3D printing system with new techniques and offerings. We even developed a new delivery method called the SNAP TRAY. You can learn more about that HERE.
Work Flow
With the development of our 3D printing system, we added another work cell, STARGATE, next to our BUFFY line. General Hammond and Captain Jack O'Neil plus Apophis and many others are producing massive numbers of models right next to Buffy, Giles and Spike and their host of co-stars. At one count we had produced about 4,000+ figures in a day!
What you get! Hobgoblins flanking at moment...
What Is Shipping...
To start we are split shipping the Kobolds, Goblins, Stretch Goals, and 2 of the 3 Villains. We need another couple weeks out the stragglers we had for the Hobgoblins, but they will be sent as the 2nd half of the split ships as soon as we have them kitted. We think we will catch up to complete orders within the first 50 or so shipments. We only have about 275 to ship so we are looking at completing that in the next 5 to 6 weeks. We really tried to get these out the door for the holidays, but just ran out of time and had a few too many issues. Shipments have started and several should see their shipping notices daily. We intend to progress in backer order and some spot shipments for easier orders if you only ordered a Pinna or Slaughter Demon for instance.
Digital Backers...
Everything has been delivered via MyMiniFactory. If you don't have an invite, let us know at [email protected]. If you didn't grab these files during the crowdfunder, you can grab them now on our website HERE or on MyMiniFactory HERE.
Holidays...
Our last day for the holidays will be next Thursday (12/18) and we get back to the shop on Tuesday the 30th. We may be slow to answer emails over the break, but we will get back to you as soon as we see the post.
That should cover it for today. Keep an eye out for your shipment from our system and if you have questions where you are in the order, shoot us a note at [email protected]. Backers please check out the Backer Only content below.
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