Because I'm an Idiot: Miniature Advent Calendar?

ManicMan

ManicMan

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remembering some of the more 'adult' advent calendars you can get like model kits, Dice etc.. Any one seen a Miniature one? Come on, I can see a Market for that..
25 Days.. each day a Metal (or resin if need be) 28mm Miniature. Last day is twice the size as it's a Troll or Ogre Father Christmas... something a bit bigger then normal but not overly..

Problem is.. mm.. Could it be knocked out for £50... possible a bit more but I think that's stupidly too much if much higher... some days could kinda be cheaper with say... an animal like.. Giant Rat with Reindeer antlers.
 
Eric

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Love the idea, but yep possibly problematic for someone to actually turn a profit on the thing. Which is a shame.

Surprised in some ways a larger company with a wide audience base they can advertise to quickly like GW have not done something like that - I'd have thought it could be worth the injection moulding costs and they just need to throw in a couple of "one off" (ish) models to ensure it sells out - you know the "captain brother such and such" famous hero of the imperium.

For other companies I guess one big issue is theming - what do you do - a mix of models, fantasy, sci-fi. So that it appeals to enough people. If it's moderately expensive then I think you need to feel like you'd want at least 90% of the models.

Maybe the answer to a theme is you'd have to do it as a game with the box becoming the board or something? I guess maybe you could then get it down to say 6 characters, 10 monsters, 2 boss monsters and 7 bits like objectives and perhaps a couple of dice to keep costs down. You might get more cross buyer appeal that way - do a fantasy game one year, sci-fi the next, horror the one after (or is that a bit off for Christmas?)

Still great idea even if the numbers might not actually be practical.
 
ManicMan

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I don't know if they still do them, but I think Schleich, the german model company (who do have the odd model good for miniature gaming) did a advent calendar or two which all the models could be used for a little basic board game.

I guess a MAJOR cut down version would be like them 12 day calendars but.. not a fan of them personally ^_^

As for wanting the models.. mm.. Seen some of the Lego ones? not really.. much there.. I've seen a number of really bad calendars.. Eagle Moss did some total crap for over £100 each (yikes).

though a basic board game wouldn't be too hard.. a very simple cut down thing just to make it seam like a bit more.. mm..
 
Fimm McCool

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I did look into it a couple of years ago but shelved it as too expensive at the time. I am surprised with its multi part plastic love GW hasn't done one, maybe they have.
 
ManicMan

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did you know in japan, GW has done blind bags of 40W blood angels? local gaming shop has some and they aren't.. worth being a blind bag series ¬_¬
 
ManicMan

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probably. Just looked like generic standard plastic mini which you used to be able to get a squad of 5 with metal arms/weapons for about £10. Didn't pay too much attention to them.
 
Eric

Eric

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My local gaming shop has the Heroes range - as I understand each "set" consists of five models, but each "shelf display box" of six packets is guaranteed to contain all five models - so most people buy a "shelf box" and accept getting a duplicate! I've no idea if they are popular or not.
 
ManicMan

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I would say not very popular.. it sounds like a bad way to get a few cheap generic marines.. would have thought special characters would have been better but they just look super generic, like warehouse overstock
 
ManicMan

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found out a few years back, as part of the license deal, Bandai did a Warhammer 40K 'Chibi' calendar where.. each day you got the same mini but in a different chapter colour.. pretty cheap (but not to buy now).. GW did alot of cheap poster calendars, and someone did make a 12 day miniature one but it was just a random 3d print miniature they do in each day.. generic boxes, basic overstock.. (well.. with 3D printed ones.. probebly not really 'overstock' persay..
 
Fimm McCool

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Something to consider for next year then... I wonder if you can buy print-your-own design but generic cavity empty advent calendar kits.
 
ManicMan

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kinda, yes. I think things like 'The Works' often do wooden ones but there are often places you can find them
 
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ManicMan

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I already have high blood pressure, kinda hard to say about the brain damage... too many other related issues ^_^ but a bit of lead isn't good but wouldn't be the worse thing.

interesting to see what might happen next year ^_^
 
Fimm McCool

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Quotes are back in. Looks like the calendar would have to retail at £20-25 and I would need to sell 50 of them for it to be viable... Not impossible, maybe a Kickstarter project?
 
ManicMan

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sounds good to me. I think a KS might be a good way to go about it for raising the money for it. I see some chocolate advent calendars for over £25 (seriously.. you can buy a 'Luxury chocolate' calendar for £40 and the chocolates are the size of Caramel Swirls in Quality Street.. would get more enjoyment out of the miniatures I think
 
Fimm McCool

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Excellent. Maybe something a bit more traditionally fantasy? Could even have a multipart monster/dragon thing in it that you got a piece of on certain days... Want to think of some possible themes? :)
 
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