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And just like that, just right now.....the "Kevin" goal has unlocked, and the climb continues to "Logan".

Just a bump/update: The project has hit it's 4th stretch goal as of tonight with 11 days to go, and seems to have had momentum over the past week following Joecon in Dallas.
Just some clarification: Marauder Gun-Runners says that any of the items unlocked in the stretch goals will be available in all colours (to that point) on their web-store at some point after the initial pre-order offer.  This is because once the tooling is done for a given item they can get the factory to make a run of those colours to be offered.
They cannot guarantee how much they will be able to keep in stock though, so there may be periods of time where key items may be out of stock after they sell out. The pre-order guarantees participants get first dibs, based on their pledge levels.

So far, there's been a number of interesting basic accessory items unlocked to kit out the figures quite nicely.  The goals have hit about 1/3rd of what is possible, at this time, so there's still a ways to go.
It is unlikely that they will hit all of the stretch goals by the deadline, but what has been unlocked at this point is still quite a bit and pretty cool. ( mind you, one never really knows how successful the pledge-drive for this will be....)

Also, you'll have to pledge to the $54 dollar level ( with shipping extra on top of that) to be allowed to purchase the stretch goal items in the pre-order.
 The stretch goals are $15 extra for each set of accessories, or stretch goal figure ( "Carmen", so far) and you can order ANY of them at that threshold.
The shipping cost is a one-time payment......your basic reward AND any stretch goals you get/order are covered under that single shipping cost.

Okay, that's all the shillin' for now....

These figures are very nice. But i can see how some people are on the fence about ordering, especially with this stretch goal system for accessories set up the way it is.

For example: If i was only interested in ordering 6 urban ops marauders. That would run $118 inculding shipping. ( Great deal )

But if i want the matching grey/blue accessories for an additional $15 you have to wait till the stretch goal reaches 120 K. And if you wait till then to purchase you wont get any of the free stuff when a goal becomes unlocked.

Some people might not want to shell out $ 118 for figures with just a chance of getting the accessories they want.

They have already sold 62 k worth. There's probly another 60 k waiting to be had just from the people that are on the fence. I think, that the sales amount will creep up slowly over the next 2 weeks, and then once the stretch goals for the artic figures and black night ops stuff becomes unlocked, watch out! There gonna exceed there final stretch goal. I hope they do anyway.

Here's the thing about "sitting on the fence":  If you wait until the stuff goes into production and is offered up on the store.....you take that chance that the full complement of the stretch goals don't get unlocked.  If you pledge towards the project, well you become part of the collective group that CAN unlock these items, and you get some figures as well in the deal.
Granted, either way there's no guarantee that all those stretch goal items will unlock in the remaining time.

The basic figures ARE going forward--as the funding for them is now there. The first two stretch goals have added gear that will be available, and there's more gear waiting to be funded so it can be realized. 

Will it be realized without this project??  Possibly........eventually.........maybe.
Now that they have the figures funded themselves.....there's an incentive to take advantage of their design features and expand upon what they are. But these guys are a business, and that will govern their decision-making and what they think they can turn out. If it looks like it's going to flounder...then we may just get some well-sculpted figures with a lot of peg-holes in them and nothing (much) to plug in.

Here's the opportunity right now to work towards realizing this thing in full.
You pledge over $20 and you get at least ONE figure out of the deal, so you still get something for your money.
It's a critical mass thing, though: the more that is contributed, the more that gets unlocked and the better this offering becomes.....over the long term.

But really......it's up to the individual to decide.

I bought some of their weapons ( series 6) and liked them a great deal. Then they launched their series 7 Kickstarter and it's add-on project and I was 100% on board, simply on account of the quality of their stuff. Their weapon sets are VERY well done, and I ended up getting a lot of them ( they threw in a lot of extras), and even after I had some confusion with my pledge, they treated me very well.
I had so much that I was able to share a complete set (and then some) with a collecting pal of mine and still have lots left over.

So, I have both enthusiasm and confidence in their product. Take that for what it's worth.

Hi folks--the Kickstarter project has met it's first stretch-goal, and is about to meet it's second.
To clarify for those on the fence, the figures come with a basic assortment of pouches and gear--what you see on the "assembled" figure in the photos on the page.  Additional items become unlocked as they project meets each stretch-goal.

Now, a couple of things that may not have caught your attention: the figures have swivel and pivot wrists. They have double-hinged knees.
They have a peg hole in the back and in the back of each vest. The articulation is just like the most recent articulated Joes ( not the Happy Meal Drivers).

There's features that are not readily apparent: there's open mag (attachable)pouches that can fit the removable magazines from some of the recent modular weapons.
The helmets have mounting holes for added gear ( holes are smaller)along the sides and front,  with a basic plug mount for the front of the helmet. The plan is to add lights and microphones etc to trick out the helmets.
To get an idea of what these are like, refer to the POC Snake-Eyes with the removable kneepads.
As of right now they have about $500 more to raise to meet the second stretch-goal, and the third one is at the $75K level ( $15K away) and that unlocks the green +camo decoed figure which can be added on for $15 to your pledge amount.

Quote from: THE Mike™ on April 01, 2014, 04:56:36 AM

NOT April Fools.
I was one of the few lucky enough to know about this beforehand. These look amazing, and. I plan on backing his Kickstarter for them.

fair enough, I just tend to be ultra skeptical of stuff launched on April 1, especially when it seems too good to be true.

On their Facebook page, the foolish date was mentioned, and MJ specifically said that was the reason they launched this YESTERDAY, and not today. Still, the date is going to hook people, but this is legit. 
As of this morning, less than 12 hrs after launch, they are 1/3rd of the way to their base goal.

As I said before, if you've bought into their first Kickstarter, or bought their series 7 stuff (or ANY of their stuff) it's all first-rate. I thought they treated me very well with their series 7 and add-on project  and had loads of stuff to share with a pal, and still have lots left over.

 They WILL be selling the figures on their site after this initial Kickstarter, so you can "wait & see" or jump in on the ground floor.

Great job with the stickers, and a great vehicle.
One of my favs and I always thought it was practical.
It's like a big, up-gunned snowmobile.