Ninja Division Finds Starfinder Miniature Solution With Archon
July 26, 2019 by brennon
Ninja Division & Paizo have found a solution to their problems arising from the fulfilment of their Starfinder Miniatures Kickstarter. Archon Studio will be starting work on a new set of plastic miniatures for those that backed the Kickstarter and for retail.
So there is no confusion when writing up the details from this I'm going to provide the information provided by Ninja Division below...
"Archon Studiowill be producing plastic miniatures instead of resin. They will also be starting over with Kickstarter fulfilment; this means that backers who have already received resin miniatures from Ninja Division will receive those minis again from Archon, this time in plastic."
Archon Studio will be creating all-new Starfinder Masterclass miniatures in addition to those announced by Ninja Division. Each month, Archon Studio plans to produce four or five of the minis announced during the Kickstarter plus one brand-new mini. These minis will be available for sale in your favourite local game store, on paizo.com, and direct from archon-studio.com. (The Kickstarter-exclusive miniatures of Candy, Cola, Seelah the Paladin, and Epic Obazaya will not be available at retail.)
Archon Studio plans to ship Kickstarter rewards in waves. Approximately every six months, the pledge rewards produced during the previous six months will be shipped to backers free of charge. Additionally, any time a Kickstarter backer purchases any Starfinder mini from Archon Studio—whether that’s a new mini or a duplicate of a Kickstarter mini—they will also ship any released Kickstarter miniatures due to that backer for no additional charge. Details of which minis are shipping when, and how to purchase other miniatures, will be posted on the Kickstarter page.
Archon Studio will be fulfilling backers in Europe, and Ninja Division will be shipping to the rest of the world. Paizo does not have specific answers to fulfilment questions: if you’re a backer with a question about your order, you'll need to post the question to the Starfinder Masterclass Kickstarter page."
You can Read More Here. If you're interested in what this means in terms of quality, Archon shared some images of their existing plastic miniatures for other games.
They are of a pretty high quality and with a knowledge of the process, they should be able to quite quickly churn out these Starfinder miniatures. Of course, the proof is in the pudding as always.
So, there you have it. The team at Archon are going to be looking to bring their own brand of miniature production to the fore and take control of the situation. It will be interesting to see just how the miniatures turn out but in the end, it's great to see folks hopefully getting what they pledged for!
Did you back this particular Kickstarter?
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Wow, you know things are bad when you go to Archon to sort out your failed Kickstarter.
Archon, since being formed, a pretty much 3 for 3 when it comes to delivering kickstarters with a 4th in progress. So given there is no Hollywood studio causing issues I don’t see any issues with this. I will still believe it when I actually see something in my hands but I won’t be holding it against Archon if I don’t get anything
Dude, get over it…
Archon has been doing topnotch work. Certainly deserve far more respect then ninja division ever will.
And the company formerly known a Prodos *still* hasn’t refunded all of its AvP backers.
If Prodos / Archon is able to give away free samples, it should at least give credit to its previous KS backers.
I think archon had already produced the minis in resin but ninja division didn’t have the cash to pay for it looks like this is a start over
I think you’re right. I wonder what archon get out of this deal, I can’t see them offering to just do all this out of charity. I do think the Starfinder licence could be a good one for Archon long term and will be interested to see whether they try and get a Pathfinder license
Archon get to sell the minis and make new ones at retail so they’ve picked a good time to swoop in.
Yes, that is something I have read as well in the not so distant past @dekinrie but what have they done with the resin minis? Seems strange to have produced something, not get paid, then not use that product to make back some of the costs. Am I missing something here?
Just a question to satisfy my curiosity, but do Archon produce there own plastics in-house?
I believe they may have been forced to destroy the old resin miniatures, in order to avoid paying for very costly storage and taxes on unsold products. That’s just what I think.
Yes they have CNC machines, they have been using them to tool their terrain from the RAMPART KS. So that’s partly why they may be going to plastics.
Thanks for that.
From the Starfinder KS Update… first paragraph.
“We have some really good news to share about the Starfinder Masterclass miniatures Kickstarter! Paizo is pleased to announce that Archon Studio will be taking over the license to produce Starfinder Masterclass miniatures, formerly produced by Ninja Division. As part of the agreement, Archon will fulfill backer rewards from the Starfinder Masterclass Kickstarter.”
Sounds like, to me… Archon has the license and will be moving forward with it. Ninja division is out, except for helping fulfill shipping.
While this sounds fine and all and those are nice looking miniatures I don’t see people having much trust to Archon either.
They are as reliable as any other company on Kickstarter …
And when you look at what they’ve delivered since their rocky start I’d argue they’ve learned a lot.
Kickstarters will show just how good or bad your internal processes are.
Great looking figure’s it sounds like the original backers have landed on their feet getting two sets of the models for their backing bid.
I’m hopeful, but afraid of getting my hopes to far up. I was SUPER excited by Starfinder when it launched, but I was one of the lucky people that my book fall apart… took 6 months to get a replacement from the local distributor. Coupled with the lack of minis and the debacle with the Kickstarter, my desire to play it was all but killed off.
If this works out, I’d love to dive into the system with all the books I own, and have bitterly neglected. :S
If the models make it to retail, I will gladly pick some up.