Brickforge, the custom minifigure accessories maker, started a crowd-funded project on Kickstarter to make special parts inspired by the Back to the Future movies. It expires on December 1st. I’d like to support this project, but have never used Kickstarter.

What do people think about Kickstarter? Have you backed a project that was successful, and received rewards for it?

For BTTF fans, would you support this project, or have you done it already?

You can find out more at Kickstarter.com: https://www.kickstar...fig-accessories

Thanks for your input

P.S. I could not find this topic in the forum search, apologies if it has been discussed already.

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Edited November 21, 20159 yr by slopemodified

I do not care about BTTF, but since brickforge and kickstarter are legitimate, professional and well-known companies, I see no reason to not trust them. If it were some guy in his basement, I would have doubts, but this is not the case.

Edited November 16, 20159 yr by Wardancer

I've supported it, if that helps you? I've bought plenty of stuff from BrickForge in the past and they've always been great quality.

Kickstarter itself is more than trustworthy. They have been involved with what I assume as thousands and thousands of projects over the years. Kickstarter really isn't anything to worry about....because all they do is provide the platform to run a campaign, and have done so successfully. The thing you need to watch out for is the developer companies themselves....the ones running the campaign. Brickforge is a very reputable company.

The only thing I'd stress you do is double check what the shipping process/cost will be. I see you are in Australia, so shipping may be a bit pricey (but you are probably used to that with international orders).

Kickstarter is great, but research the company selling the product first. I just Kickstarted a board game this year that was supposed to ship in October, but apparently now it may not ship until closer to Christmas. Apparently the company that made the game has had issues before.

Brick Forge are very reputable company and I've bought lots from them and had them shipped to the UK.

Thanks for all your comments!


I have no problem with Kickstarter - they look very reputable.


I agree about vetting the people running the campaign - there was one guy trying to get funding so he could build a mosaic of Hokusai's The Great Wave - no rewards at all - I'm pretty sure it was not successful

As for Brickforge, I have bought plenty of stuff from them and I like their products a lot. I believe their experience making parts and running Brickforge will enable them to deliver some excellent quality accessories.


There's only 9 days to go, and have reached about 65% of their funding goal - not sure if it will be met.

What is the time period projects can take from Kickstarter idea to being made a reality? Months? Years?

I recall a project about new minifig arms from Crazy Bricks, did anyone back that project?

Edited November 21, 20159 yr by slopemodified