Morning all
Kev seems in good spirits despite everything and is looking forward to getting back to sculpting more of the models we all love.
Meanwhile to update how things stand:
Our initial aim is to produce a set of 28mm goblins which will only be available as a set, and only for a limited time. All of the sculptors who've offered to help are donating their work for free at what is an especially busy time of year (especially for the UK trade), and Paul Reid of Ral Partha Europe has also generously offered his casting & distribution services to see the project through.
Additionally, we've had numerous offers of painted models, classic Kev sculpts, existing catalogue models from a number of firms, scenery, rulesets, and original greens/masters sculpted by Kev, all of which we're planning on auctioning off on a dedicated eBay page somewhere down the line. We've got a dedicated bank account and PayPal account which will be able to accept direct donations once we've ironed out a few things.
Our list of sculptors who've offered to donate their time and skills so far includes:
Tre Manor (RedBox Games)
Jason Wiebe (Reaper, etc)
Chaz Elliot (WotC, Citadel, etc)
Des Hanley (Otherworld)
Alex Bates (Forge of Ice)
Steven Marchant (Inso)
Stuart Powley (SLAP minis)
Mark Evans (Crooked Dice, Fenris, etc)
Warren Beattie (Hasslefree, etc)
David Drage (Iron Mammoth, Scheltrum, etc)
Matt Gubser (Dark Age, Rusted heroes, etc)
Sylvain (Golgo Island)
Kev White (Hasslefree)
Davide Tedeschi (Shieldwolf)George Fairlamb (Black Cat bases, Fenris etc)
Bill Thornhill (Musketeer)
Gary Morley (GW, etc)
Mark Craggs (World of Twilight)
Phil Hynes (Monstertown USA)
for a grand total of 19 goblins, more than enough for a truly nasty warband
Apologies again for the slightly random and irregular nature of our updates on here, everyone involved at GoblinAid also has full-time work and this next month is our busiest time of the year as we approach Salute. We're hoping to have most of the finished masters ready for display at Salute, and South London Warlords have generously agreed to let us rattle a few collection tins there on the day, too, so you'll be able to help out directly if you can't wait for the production sets of minis.
Thanks again for all the support and for sharing this page and its' news elsewhere. Kev really appreciates the support, he's a humble sort of bloke with a Karmic what-goes-around kind of attitude, so lets hope we can all be the agent of Karma in this instance and give back some of the pleasure he's given all of us over the past 30-odd years