September Vote Results and Final WIPs

Hello!

The poll results are in and Red Sonja takes the lead by a pretty wide margin followed by Akroma the Angel of Wrath. Which means in October I will work on these two poll winners and my completely original character diorama. I have some pretty detailed set pieces planned for Red Sonja and my character.

So I'd like to briefly touch on how I will be moving forward based on the survey questions I put out last month (thanks again to everyone who provided feedback! 👍).

• 1. I won't change the 3 month cycle as the majority of responses said they like it. In terms of inserting Grimdark content into certain off months, I'll keep it as a 'if it's appropriate' kind of mentality since the queue is pretty large right now. But I will try and start doing more original character content like my experimental one next month. I will keep doing completely original characters if the community feedback is positive.

• 2. Themed months: A good portion of the responses did want to try 'faction' or 'themed months' although they would still revolve around the three Fantasy/Sci Fi/Grimdark genre. So why not, how about we try this for the October sci fi poll. If anyone has any good faction ideas for sci fi faction month, please let me know. Someone suggested superhero or supervillain month just as an example.

• 3. The responses for welcome pack size was actually pretty split. Some like just having everything there while some recommended trimming it down. I won't take any immediate action on the welcome pack, but I am planning to start moving the oldest stuff (2021-some 2022 items) off and into a separate MMF reward link by the end of the year. However I will allow members up to this year access to it.

• 4. I'm still thinking about how to grow the community. Nothing really to report right now.

• 5. No one really had a strong opinion on this. So I'll stick to the current 50mm/100mm scale unless someone really wants the heroic 28mm scale.

Okay, onto the bonus content! Almost all of the items are not shown on patreon. Please check this month's email notifications to access the final set of WIPs.

Since September was Smurf month (tbh, every month is basically Smurf month 😅), I thought it thematically appropriate to do something along those lines. Also a community member wanted to make miniatures literally bashing enemies with the Codex Astartes wrestling style. So to parallel the launch of Space Marine 2: It's Smurfin' Time, I present to you the most contentious piece of literature in out of universe: The Holy Book of Big Papa Smurf with a special forward from the G-Man himself!

And for all the fans that consider the Codex Astartes nothing more than toilet paper, worry not. I have prepared the necessary accessories for you to enjoy Big Papa Smurf's wisdom in the manner of your choosing 😉. Plus now, you can literally include literal Smurfs wielding bolters or waving the Codex Astartes into your tabletop armies. Remember to say it's Smurfin' time when it's your turn. 😄

For anyone that doesn't get the joke, Ultramarines are often nicknamed 'Smurfs' or 'Blueberries' because of their colour scheme. I prefer Smurfs to differentiate them from the T'au. Their Chapter Master is often called 'Papa Smurf' and their Primarch 'Big Papa Smurf'. The jokes write themselves. Also the Codex Astartes is often touted in universe as the 'greatest military treatise ever conceived' or toilet paper by the Space Wolves and Black Templars.

Anyways, here's a breakdown of October's release:

October 2024 Standard Rewards:

• Perturabo proxy (Parts Version)

• Perturabo proxy (Single Version)

• Perturabo proxy (Parts Version)

• Perturabo proxy (Single Version)

• Perturabo proxy Diorama (Parts Version)

• Huron Fal Dreadnought Style (Parts Version)

• Huron Fal Dreadnought Style (Single Version)

• Huron Fal Dreadnought Style (Parts Version)

• Dreadnought V2 Style (Parts Version)

• Dreadnought V2 Style (Single Version)

• MK IV Captain proxy (Single Version)

• MK IV Space Marine proxy (Single Version)

• MK IV Space Marine proxy with Multiple Weapons (Single Version)

• Ork Death Star (Parts Version)

• Ork Death Star (Single Version)

• Ork X-Wing (Single Version)

October 2024 1 Year+ Bonus Reward

• Space Marine MK IV Captain proxy

• Space Marine MK IV Marine

• Space Smurfs

• The Holy Book of Big Papa Smurf

• Big Papa Smurf Toilet Paper

That's it for this month's Grimdark content! I had lot's of fun doing community request, the Perturabo diorama was particularly satisfying. Alright, to dive into the Hyborian mythos!