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The Admiral Rules Pack is the latest expansion to the tabletop space combat game Legends of Kalidasia. In this episode, I take an in depth look at the new rules and warships included in the set.
Throughout history, the never ending march of technology has always been successful at one thing: The complete annihilation and subsequent rebuilding of business models. Today the Internet is causing the music, TV, and film industry to undergo a major reconstruction. Unfortunately, instead of trying to adapt their business models, the major players are looking to bad legislation, like SOPA and Protect IP, to save them.
Anyone who followed the coverage of CES 2012 on the tech networks, have probably seen the journalists getting all excited over 3D printers. 3D printing technology has been around for quite sometime, and many companies, including Kalidasia Media Productions LLC, have used it in the production of miniatures. 3D printers take a digital file generated by a 3D animation/CAD program and create a physical copy out of several types of plastic. Here is a video by the company Shapeways which shows how one of these machines work:
Currently, 3D printers that can produce detail levels that rival the elites of the miniature world cost over $10,000 and if someone were to make an exact duplicate of a miniature using 3D printing technology through a 3rd party service, it would still be cheaper to just buy the mini from the original company in the first place. However, time is not on the side of the miniature companies. I would imagine within a few years, it will be cheaper to manufacture your own 3D printed miniature then to purchase them through the traditional retail stores. A few years after that, everyone will either own a 3D Printer, or will know someone who does.
The difficulty that the media industry is facing is that all of their products are now digital files. Once something has become a digital file, it becomes infinitely copyable for free. Software called digital rights management, or DRM, can be used to try and limit the copying. This software however, rarely works as expected. Those who want to copy the content for free will always find a way around the DRM and in the end the DRM usually only hurts legitimate customers. Once 3D printing becomes cheap enough, the tabletop game industry will face the same battle. Regardless of rather it is our 3D files that gets leaked, or someone takes the time to create an exact digital duplicate from a miniature they have in hand, the reality is that our business model will be infinitely copyable for free.
Our only real choice against against this challenge is to adjust our business models. I have can envision several ways to adjust business models, but for now, I am only going to experiment with one. As of today, all of the source 3D model files for the entire Legends of Kalidasia Figure Line, including the never released Surakari Interceptor, are available under a Creative Commons License. While you are not required to pay any money for these files, I would appreciate it if you would consider using the ‘name your own price’ feature as payment for my work in creating these files.
Welcome to the future of tabletop gaming, and if you create some awesome warships from these files, then please share them with me.
The Internet has triggered a war over digital media files which has caused the media industry leaders to try a number of different ways to save their business model. All tabletop miniature game companies should watch this situation with close interest. As 3D printing technology becomes common place, we will have a choice to fight this futile battle ourselves. Instead of joining this losing war, Kalidasia Media Productions LLC has decided to experiment with new business models. As of today, all of the source 3D files for the Kalidasia Miniature line are available for sale at a price you name. Pay $0.00, $99.99, or a number of different values in between. I will leave that up to you.
Welcome to the future of tabletop gaming, and if you create some awesome warships from these files, then please share them with me.
Please note that the payment above is for saying ‘Thank You’ for the work I put into assembling these files and is completely optional. No physical goods of any kind are included with your purchase. Also, no warranty or support is provided with the files.
These files are released under a:
Legends of Kalidasia 3D Models by Kalidasia Media Productions, LLC is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License.
Based on a work at www.kalidasia.com.
Permissions beyond the scope of this license may be available at http://www.kalidasia.com/.
This means, you may download, modify, and create your own 3D prints from the models. However, if you do, you must give my company, Kalidasia Media Productions, LLC(http://ww.kalidasia.com), credit for the original model.
For example, this model by John Smith is based off the Surakari Frigate developed by Kalidasia Media Productions, LLC(http://ww.kalidasia.com)
Any models created from these files may not be sold and you must also release the model under the same type of creative commons license.
As for the files, they were created with the Free and Open source software Blender v2.49. Blender can be downloaded at http://www.blender.org/. As for creating 3D prints from these models, those details will depend on the service/machine that you use to create the 3D Prints. Blender can export models into a variety of formats, so please contact your printer for details on what they need. I really can’t help you with this step since there are so many different ways to create 3D Prints.
This single figure is truly a unique one. It is a battle damaged Surakari battle cruiser which is fully assembled and painted. A drill, hobby knife, and grinder all worked together to give this warship an awesome looking damage pattern. A Surakari battle cruiser stat card is included as well.
Price of Fleet: $18
Figure Sizes:
Frigate: 2.25″ x 1.125″
Destroyer: 2.5″ x 1.125″
Battle Cruiser: 3.25″ x 1.5″
These pewter/resin models for Legends of Kalidasia figures are scale miniatures intended for gamers and collectors. They contain small parts and are for ages 13+. Keep these figures away from young children. As with all game figures, additional work, such as cleaning and assembling, may be required. Legends of Kalidasia is copyright Kalidasia Media Productions LLC 2010. P.O Box 4628 Troy, MI 48099. Please retain all packaging for future reference. Recommended tools for repair and modification include a hobby knife, cyanoacrylate glue, and a file.
For 2012, Kalidasia Media Productions is pleased to announce that Pre-Painted fleets and figures will be added to our product line. The figures included in these sets are completely assembled and hand painted. All additional game tokens and stat cards will be included as well. Since I will personally be hand painting these fleets, they will be available in limited quantities, so be sure to act fast. Often times, there may only be one copy of a fleet available at any given time.
From time to time, I will be willing to commission the painting of a specific fleet list. Submit a fleet list to and I will respond with a quote.
The first fleet available for sale is a Surakari Command Fleet. Check out this fleet and future releases at our Products Page
The first pre-painted fleet for sale is a 75 Point Surakari Command Fleet. The image above shows the actual figures included in this fleet.
This fleet includes:
Price of Fleet: $50
Figure Sizes:
Frigate: 2.25″ x 1.125″
Destroyer: 2.5″ x 1.125″
Battle Cruiser: 3.25″ x 1.5″
These pewter/resin models for Legends of Kalidasia figures are scale miniatures intended for gamers and collectors. They contain small parts and are for ages 13+. Keep these figures away from young children. As with all game figures, additional work, such as cleaning and assembling, may be required. Legends of Kalidasia is copyright Kalidasia Media Productions LLC 2010. P.O Box 4628 Troy, MI 48099. Please retain all packaging for future reference. Recommended tools for repair and modification include a hobby knife, cyanoacrylate glue, and a file.
Today, I have decided to offer a special in the form of Free Shipping to all United States Addresses. This will apply to all future orders through this website. Please note that this offer does not extend to Kalidasia merchandise purchased through other vendors(Our t-Shirts).
The Admiral Rules Pack is now available for sale. I have the copies in hand and they are ready to ship. If you pre-ordered the pack, expect to get it within the next week.
Pre-Order the Admiral Rules Pack Here.
The Admiral Rules Pack requires Legends of Kalidasia: Rise of the Surakari for game play and expands on the base set with new warships, new weapons, a new scenario, and enhanced destruction rules. Experience the true violent nature of the Kalidasia Universe with this expansion.
Join in the Surakari Invasion of the Heragul Empire with this bundle. Containing
This bundle is the best way to start a Surakari Fleet. Save $10 vs buying all of the items individually.
| Price | Purchase |
|---|---|
| $75 |
These pewter/resin models are supplied unpainted and require assembly. They contain small parts and are for ages 13+. Keep these figures away from young children. Figures shown on the box are not to scale and the contents of the package may differ from the images shown on the box. Legends of Kalidasia figures are scale miniatures intended for gamers and collectors. Preparation work, such as cleaning, may be required prior to assembly and painting. Legends of Kalidasia is copyright Kalidasia Media Productions LLC 2010. P.O Box 4628 Troy, MI 48099. Please retain this packaging for future reference. Recommended tools include a hobby knife, cyanoacrylate glue, and a file.
Legends of Kalidasia: Rise of the Surakari is intended for Ages 13+.
Enlist with the Heragul Empire and drive back the Surakari with this starter bundle. Containing
This bundle is the best way to start an Heragul Empire Fleet. Save $10 vs buying all of the items individually.
| Price | Purchase |
|---|---|
| $75 |
These pewter/resin models are supplied unpainted and require assembly. They contain small parts and are for ages 13+. Keep these figures away from young children. Figures shown on the box are not to scale and the contents of the package may differ from the images shown on the box. Legends of Kalidasia figures are scale miniatures intended for gamers and collectors. Preparation work, such as cleaning, may be required prior to assembly and painting. Legends of Kalidasia is copyright Kalidasia Media Productions LLC 2010. P.O Box 4628 Troy, MI 48099. Please retain this packaging for future reference. Recommended tools include a hobby knife, cyanoacrylate glue, and a file.
Legends of Kalidasia: Rise of the Surakari is intended for Ages 13+.