Marauder Inc. Modular... FIGURES!!!

DarkJedi · **Posted:** Thu Apr 03, 2014 5:35 pm

So I'm in for the three figures level.

Just curious if anyone has put any thought into what you will use these as, in your own 'verse.

The Desert Ops has a BF2K look to him.
The Urban Ops has a Retaliation Cobra Trooper look.
The Night Ops has a mercenary team feel.

Your thoughts?

ogre_h · **Joined:** Tue Jun 26, 2007 10:19 am

DarkJedi wrote:

So I'm in for the three figures level.

Just curious if anyone has put any thought into what you will use these as, in your own 'verse.

The Desert Ops has a BF2K look to him.
The Urban Ops has a Retaliation Cobra Trooper look.
The Night Ops has a mercenary team feel.

Your thoughts?

The Urban Ops guys looked like Firefly henchmen. In my Joeverse Firefly actually heads a mercenary team that does contract work for Cobra and other terrorist groups. I did this because there were so many good versions of Firefly, and I didn't want to settle on just one.

If I could find Asian heads, I was thinking of using the Green troops as ChiCom soldiers to go with PTEs ChiCom vehicles. Although I'd prefer regular boots to the armoured ones.

evilchuk · **Joined:** Tue Apr 01, 2014 5:43 pm

Marauder John has posted more pics to his Facebook, and I have to say the empty pockets and the grenade loops look sweet.

https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set ... 512&type=1

Also, it looks like the Bro level will be unlocked pretty soon.

shishi · **Joined:** Sun Jan 26, 2014 6:25 am

In two minds about this at the minute. Love the idea, especially all the accessories that can be bought.

The only figures that I would interested in would be the night ops and also the red figure. The former for SAS figures and the latter for Red Shadows. Neither have photos and one is a long way off on the stretch target. Also I'd love to see a comparison photo between the figures and existing toy lines.

I will probably go for 3 night ops figures and one of the stretch target accessory bundles depending on what's available.

Anyone know what the deal will be in getting stuff after the kickstarter from the main MGR website? Does it depend on how much they raise now?

Dusty79 · **Posted:** Sat Apr 05, 2014 5:34 am

shishi wrote:

Anyone know what the deal will be in getting stuff after the kickstarter from the main MGR website? Does it depend on how much they raise now?

Marauder_John wrote:

The reason for the stretch goals is be able to release MORE of the gear. If we would have released each figure with ALL the gear, the individual figure cost would have been almost $40 for EACH figure and the "starting" funding goal would have been closer to $80K.

After the items release (and we have filled all the Kickstarter preorders), we'll have all the items available for sale. In sets and individually (just like we do with our current gear).

Thanks!
MJ

cyko · **Posted:** Sat Apr 05, 2014 11:49 am

The "Bro" stretch goal is met! This project is a juggernaut. It's a big leap to the Colonial Marine figure, but damn I hope we get there. That would open up a whole new 1:18 scale world for me (the NECA Aliens Marines are phenomenal, just too big).

sgartz · **Joined:** Tue Jun 26, 2007 10:19 am

The green figure is what I'm really after here; the other colors are great, and I'll be happy to have them, but that green dude is the star of the show, for obvious reasons. 25 days, roughly $13,000...I've got my fingers crossed that some kind-hearted but late-arriving customizers will jump in.

This is such a huge project for the hobby as a whole, though: the oft-discussed concept of mass-produced boutique 1:18 figures is finally a reality. If this turns out to be a viable business model (and the amount of money that Kickstarter has already generated certainly makes it seem like it is), the possibilities are endless.

J_Man · **Posted:** Sat Apr 05, 2014 10:59 pm

I've got a feeling that it will jump a whole lot higher once the convention hits. All the people sitting around passing the info. Encouraging those that might not have pledged yet. Talking each other into raising their pledge to the next level. So on and so on.

Gaigaan-Dnok · **Posted:** Sun Apr 06, 2014 6:43 am

I've got a feeling that it will jump a whole lot higher, once the green Spec Ops figure is unlocked. ;-)

ajaman · **Posted:** Sun Apr 06, 2014 4:58 pm

J_Man wrote:

I've got a feeling that it will jump a whole lot higher once the convention hits. All the people sitting around passing the info. Encouraging those that might not have pledged yet. Talking each other into raising their pledge to the next level. So on and so on.

I think you make a good point. Also, people will have an idea of how much extra "hobby money" they'll have after the Con.

roguetiger · **Posted:** Sun Apr 06, 2014 10:50 pm

ogre_h wrote:

If I could find Asian heads, I was thinking of using the Green troops as ChiCom soldiers to go with PTEs ChiCom vehicles. Although I'd prefer regular boots to the armoured ones.

Maybe you should ask MJ about adding a Asian head into the stretch goals... he said something on Hisstank about adding a African-American and Hispanic heads into stretch goals......

marauder_john wrote:

Nemesis*Prime wrote:

Does that mean you'd consider adding your Balaclava head in black as one of your stretch goals?

Hey! Yes, if we start to hit stretch goals can look at adding the African-American and Hispanic-American heads to a planned stretch goal or part of a "new" stretch goal. Also, the "balaclava" heads with the eye openings (green, black, tan, gray, etc.). Just comes down to the projects momentum.
MJ

harlie · **Joined:** Tue Jun 26, 2007 10:19 am **Location:** indy

Man, I'm hating being broke.

parrish333 · **Joined:** Thu Jul 01, 2010 10:56 pm

ogre_h wrote:

The Urban Ops guys looked like Firefly henchmen. In my Joeverse Firefly actually heads a mercenary team that does contract work for Cobra and other terrorist groups. I did this because there were so many good versions of Firefly, and I didn't want to settle on just one.

funny - I did the exact same thing with my multiple Firefly figs. But the Urban Ops guy actually reminds me more of Alley Viper v5 (http://www.yojoe.com/action/02/alleyviper5.shtml).

But I suppose the whole point of these figs is that you can envision a whole host of characters with all the different body/gear/head combos. ;-)

Marauder_John · **Joined:** Tue Jun 26, 2007 10:19 am

Hey Folks!
Just added several images of the "actual" painted Night-Ops prototype to the kickstarter project and our facebook page.

Also, here are some images of the Night-Ops figure "armored" up!

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Hope you like how it looks! LOTS more images on our facebook page!
Thanks for your support!
MJ

bucky · **Joined:** Tue Jun 26, 2007 10:19 am **Location:** IA

Will there be "accessory" type packs where you can buy up helmets and guns and add ons?

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