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Post by bravesirkevin on Jul 12, 2017 2:58:44 GMT -9
Finally got all the images on my various shops relinked, but I haven't touched the forums yet... Man, that was a tedious task! if any of you come across something I've missed on one of my shops while browsing, please let me know!
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Post by bravesirkevin on Jun 29, 2017 9:19:21 GMT -9
Working on my "I'll be back" impression now, in case I ever do a video :-) That can be how you sign out each episode! You can also start out by telling people to "Stick around" and when it's time to cut out all the paper pieces you can yell "Get to da chopper!"
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Post by bravesirkevin on Jun 29, 2017 3:17:43 GMT -9
Dave, didn't you have another video ages ago? I was thinking I had heard your voice once before If I'm not mistaken, there was a video when he did the Kickstarter, way back when.
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Post by bravesirkevin on Jun 27, 2017 23:17:44 GMT -9
Haha! It's quite difficult to imagine a voice without some frame of reference... Unfortunately, my frame of reference for Canadian voices is Terrence and Phillip from South Park. Fortunately, you don't sound like either of them! Sure you can guess what my frame of reference on Austrian voices is... It's a pretty cool video David... Going to make the channel a regular thing?
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Post by bravesirkevin on Jun 20, 2017 8:50:41 GMT -9
I've always loved Gnolls as a concept, but I've never really used them in my games because I've never actually had a good mini to use for them... Until now that is! Here's the Gnoll Bruiser paper mini, and it's free!
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Post by bravesirkevin on Jun 15, 2017 8:38:12 GMT -9
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Post by bravesirkevin on Jun 14, 2017 7:47:54 GMT -9
Brand new set of paper minis released today!
Paper Minis - Snake Men Basic Edition Cover This set of paper minis contains a varied collection of Snake Men! Half of the minis have legs and the other half have long, serpentine tails.
Paper Minis - Snake Men Basic Edition Group Shot This set of paper miniatures includes 6 brand new Snake Men in a variety of poses!
Miniatures in this set: With Tail: • Ophidian Enforcer, armed with a morning star • Ophidian Skirmisher, armed with a bow and sword • Ophidian Hoplite, armed with a spear and shield
With Legs: • Ophidian Hoplite, armed with a spear and shield • Ophidian Skirmisher, armed with a bow and sword • Ophidian Enforcer, armed with a morning star
The paper minis are scaled to 28mm, and will look good alongside most popular brands of miniatures and all manner of 28mm scaled scenery. Each paper mini has a distinctive front and back, and both sides feature rich and gorgeous detail. The detail is boosted by the high resolution of the PDF, and the colours have good contrast to make them pop at a distance! The minis are designed with removable bases.
Get the set here: Kev's Lounge Paper Minis - Snake Men (Basic Edition)
Note: There will be a Deluxe Edition of this set with a mind blowing array of customisation features. Unfortunately, I'm finding it difficult to get that finalised due to a lot of constraints on my time from a pair of large freelance projects I've taken on, so it could be several weeks before I'm able to release that one.
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Post by bravesirkevin on Jun 14, 2017 7:47:19 GMT -9
Brand new set of paper minis released today! This set of paper minis contains a varied collection of Snake Men! Half of the minis have legs and the other half have long, serpentine tails. This set of paper miniatures includes 6 brand new Snake Men in a variety of poses!Miniatures in this set: With Tail: • Ophidian Enforcer, armed with a morning star • Ophidian Skirmisher, armed with a bow and sword • Ophidian Hoplite, armed with a spear and shield With Legs: • Ophidian Hoplite, armed with a spear and shield • Ophidian Skirmisher, armed with a bow and sword • Ophidian Enforcer, armed with a morning star The paper minis are scaled to 28mm, and will look good alongside most popular brands of miniatures and all manner of 28mm scaled scenery. Each paper mini has a distinctive front and back, and both sides feature rich and gorgeous detail. The detail is boosted by the high resolution of the PDF, and the colours have good contrast to make them pop at a distance! The minis are designed with removable bases. Get the set here: Kev's Lounge Paper Minis - Snake Men (Basic Edition) Note: There will be a Deluxe Edition of this set with a mind blowing array of customisation features. Unfortunately, I'm finding it difficult to get that finalised due to a lot of constraints on my time from a pair of large freelance projects I've taken on, so it could be several weeks before I'm able to release that one.
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Post by bravesirkevin on Jun 12, 2017 7:36:59 GMT -9
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Post by bravesirkevin on Jun 12, 2017 5:06:28 GMT -9
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Post by bravesirkevin on Jun 6, 2017 13:02:58 GMT -9
If the future of your D&D campaign is up in the air, why not add a Sylph?
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Post by bravesirkevin on Jun 4, 2017 21:40:19 GMT -9
No worries
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Post by bravesirkevin on Jun 4, 2017 17:21:11 GMT -9
Got a bit of a backlog on cutfiles, but I do plan on getting that sorted over the next few days. Will sort out the Sacraments of the Brotherhood ones first because a lot of folks keep asking for them and will do these straight after I have those (the brotherhood ones.) Did you give them to me or did I make them? If I made them, do you want them? I've done ones for the Brotherhood, but not Sacraments of the Brotherhood. If you have some for the latter, that would be great! If not, let me know and I'll sort those out ASAP.
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Post by bravesirkevin on Jun 4, 2017 10:11:54 GMT -9
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Post by bravesirkevin on Jun 4, 2017 6:47:57 GMT -9
That was an instant purchase for me, but god I hope someone does cut files. Got a bit of a backlog on cutfiles, but I do plan on getting that sorted over the next few days. Will sort out the Sacraments of the Brotherhood ones first because a lot of folks keep asking for them and will do these straight after
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Post by bravesirkevin on Jun 3, 2017 15:38:28 GMT -9
Brand new scenery release! The Megalith set contains models of gigantic and ancient stone structures, that work great either as scatter terrain, or can be combined in a variety of ways to create impressive centrepieces for your battlefields! Get it here: Kev's Lounge Battlegrounds: MegalithAs with all of our other scenery sets, there are two versions of our gigantic trilithons! One version is quick and easy to assemble, and the other is more complicated but looks dramatically more interesting on the table and is a lot sturdier too! There are various other props included in the set, including menhirs and a large fire pit! All of the menhirs and trilithons can be customised! Druid from Into the Wild paper minis set. Battlemap from the Meadow set.
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Post by bravesirkevin on May 28, 2017 10:36:03 GMT -9
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Post by bravesirkevin on May 22, 2017 20:17:14 GMT -9
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Post by bravesirkevin on May 21, 2017 8:23:50 GMT -9
Here's this week's free paper mini! Every little thing she does is magic...
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Post by bravesirkevin on May 19, 2017 3:04:10 GMT -9
W00p! w00p!!! **SPAM ALERT** (I see noricollins has even put the same spam - sans link - up in the shoutbox too.....) Taken care of.
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Post by bravesirkevin on May 18, 2017 4:18:34 GMT -9
If it includes all the minis, sure. But I want to see everything I'm buying. Here's an example: I wanted to make a mousling war band for Frostgrave. The best option for me in paper minis was Okumarts Mice and Rats sets. You can't see every mini in the sets, which is why I didn't find out until After I had bought them that there's no female spell casting mouse with fancy staves like the male mice. There is a female with a staff, but she's very plain. As it happens, my Frostgrave wizard is female. www.wargamevault.com/product/153741/Darkfast-Dungeons-Mice--RatsThis shows five of the twenty-one models in the set. If I could have previewed the whole set, I would have known this ahead of time. Finding out after I had already paid for the set just whized me off. Like, really whized me off. I don't disagree with your sentiment here, but it's not always possible to show every single miniature on offer in a large set. Depending on how you measure it, each of my Brotherhood sets contains over half a billion unique minis as a result of the customisation options. In that case it's mostly minor variations to the costume and ton of colour options. I use this simple gif to show off a very tiny fraction of the millions of possibilities available for just one of the six figures in the set as a preview. Obviously, that's just a particularly extreme case, but even in a set that offers only a few dozen figures it could be tricky to show off every figure in the set. I"m curious about whether you'd be put off from purchasing such a set due to the lack of a fully detailed inventory of contents.
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Post by bravesirkevin on May 18, 2017 2:35:06 GMT -9
As a customer, I find it extremely frustrating when mini packs are sold that don't have a preview of all the minis. I might be shopping for one specific model for an encounter, and you might be selling it, but because I can't see what it looks like, I'll never buy the pack it's in. What would qualify as a preview though? Would a product shot not be enough?
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Post by bravesirkevin on May 17, 2017 17:56:08 GMT -9
For a model preview I use the instructions in that slot. That way potential customers can see the potential difficulty of the build as well as some final build pictures. That's a pretty smart idea. I'd never considered that!
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Post by bravesirkevin on May 17, 2017 13:56:12 GMT -9
The time has once again come to bundle some of our regal and majestic paper minis into a single convenient pack! This set also contains a brand new exclusive mini, the King, rounding out the royal collection! This set, named Very Important People, contains royals and aristocrats, and is perfect for representing the powerful politcal figures in your fantasy roleplaying sessions! Kev's Lounge Paper Minis: Very Important People!We're extremely grateful to those of you who support us... It enables us to devote more time to these allowing us to put out better sets and release more stuff more often! Miniatures in this set: • The Countess • The Ambassador • The Duke • The King • The Queen • The Prince • The Princess The set also includes an artbook which has lots of photos of the minis in action, and includes nice high resolution copies of the artwork for each character. The artbook also includes a lot of sketchbook art that explains a little of the design process that went into each character. Cutfiles coming soon!
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Post by bravesirkevin on May 17, 2017 13:55:26 GMT -9
The time has once again come to bundle some of our regal and majestic paper minis into a single convenient pack! This set also contains a brand new exclusive mini, the King, rounding out the royal collection! This set, named Very Important People, contains royals and aristocrats, and is perfect for representing the powerful politcal figures in your fantasy roleplaying sessions! Kev's Lounge Paper Minis: Very Important People!We're extremely grateful to those of you who support us... It enables us to devote more time to these allowing us to put out better sets and release more stuff more often! Miniatures in this set: • The Countess • The Ambassador • The Duke • The King • The Queen • The Prince • The Princess The set also includes an artbook which has lots of photos of the minis in action, and includes nice high resolution copies of the artwork for each character. The artbook also includes a lot of sketchbook art that explains a little of the design process that went into each character. Cutfiles coming soon!
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Post by bravesirkevin on May 17, 2017 13:45:12 GMT -9
Thanks for the info bravesirkevin! For me, two things help me seal the deal on a OBS purchase if I'm hesitant: a full preview primarily and reviews secondarily. The bestseller designation adds to positive reviews, although I sometimes don't even notice it because it's in the upper right-hand corner of the screen. Full preview is quite a tricky one. I'd probably use it if I was selling a book or magazine, but with papercraft stuff, it's tough to give enough of a preview without giving the whole thing away, so I just do free stuff to get people interested in what I'm doing. That's a good point about the reviews. Hope you leave reviews on the products you like to help the publishers out a bit.
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Post by bravesirkevin on May 14, 2017 8:57:16 GMT -9
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Post by bravesirkevin on May 13, 2017 12:41:56 GMT -9
Roughly US$200-$500, depending on the version you want. Or you can subscribe for about US$24 per month, or as little as US$15 if you prepay for a year. Yikes, right? That's the price if you choose to subscribe to Acrobat Pro alone. They have several different packages that offer better value based on the spread of apps you have access to.
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Post by bravesirkevin on May 13, 2017 12:27:17 GMT -9
How many sales does it take to get one of the bestseller designations though OBS? And have any of the publishers here at CW sold that many? I buy products from publishers at their own websites if they have them instead of OBS because I'm thinking they'll make more profit that way, like bravesirkevin and Brave Adventures. Hard to say exactly how many sales it requires because I think it's based on a complex algorithm that compares performance and their method is a little opaque. My dungeon furniture set is a Silver best seller, I have no copper or gold best sellers though. Other publishers here definitely do have copper and silver sets out there. It's hard to say whether that designation actually helps sales much, because the truth of the matter is that the set already had to be pretty popular to get up to that status, and the x-factor that made it so popular in first place probably has far more impact on it's continuing popularity than the badge at the top of page does.
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Post by bravesirkevin on May 12, 2017 17:33:30 GMT -9
I think Glenn covered most of the important stuff, but just to elaborate on the marketing point: OBS has facilities to assist you in marketing, and they give you an allowance of Promo Points that you can spend on the marketing as you wish. You'll get 10 a month, plus 1 for every $10 in sales you got in the previous month. You can use those to buy banner ads, an ad in the featured product section or to send promo mails to customers that have your products in their wishlists. You can generally send customers emails for free though, as long as you're not specifically targeting those who already have the stuff in their carts or wishlists, and this will become the most effective advertising you have later on down the line, once you have a few thousand customers under your belt... (You won't get thousands easily though, but you can get several hundred without too much difficulty if you do a free product from time to time.) Banner Ads and Featured Product placement work on a supply and demand system. If no one else is running banner ads, you can usually get 20000 impressions for 1 PP. From that, you'll probably get about 100 clicks to your product, and perhaps get 1 or 2 sales from that. It's very rare to find Banner Ads going that cheap however. They typically go for around 7PP on RPGnow and Wargame Vault, and 11PP on DriveThruRPG. Featured Product can cost around 40PP and in my experience, the conversion rate was about the same as the banners, so I feel like the banners are much better value. When you post a new product, there's an option to send out free copies to featured reviewers. It is worth doing that for your first few products, because it's probable that at least one of them will write about it somewhere where it will be seen. To really get the sales going though, you need get outside of the OBS site and promote the hell out of your products on forums and social media. That's a thankless task and the chances are that your carefully crafted press releases will mostly be ignored until you've built up a significant enough fanbase. You've managed to do that over here, so this place will likely serve you up a few customers, but don't neglect the others and rely entirely on the CW crowd, because there really aren't too many of us here, unfortunately. On the social media front, I've had some luck with Facebook. Less so with twitter. I'm told Tumblr and Instagram do very well, but I've been a little too busy to try them out yet. Reddit gives me a lot of business, but only when someone else posts about me... Self promoting is something you don't get away with there unless you're already super popular. You'll also want to find people to collaborate with. That's tricky as hell, especially when you're just starting out and don't have much to offer, but doing so will make the other collaborator's audience aware of you, and that's a good way to build your fanbase. Finally, just keep your expectations low. Very low. I don't think you that imagine you'll be making more than pocket money from it, but to be frank, unless you get really lucky, you probably won't even be making enough to buy a weekly Big Mac until you've gotten at least 3 or 4 sets out and have got the beginnings of a loyal fanbase. Making more than $100 a month is something that very few designers on OBS are managing to do right now. Making more than $300 a month is a herculean feat, (but one that is possible if you work hard for it and get very, very lucky). Is there a way to set it up for Store Credit? Frankly, if I put any of my stuff up, I'd just hope to make enough to cover my OBS habit... There's no need for that. OBS lets you pay any invoice from your publisher earnings, but you can simply transfer to Store Credit if you wish to allocate all your funds to that instead of being paid out at the end of the month.
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