Cool idea, I doubt he'd do Shadow since there are a few floating around out there, but I'd totally buy one if he did.
Quoted from MinusWorlds:I wouldn't recommend using Kickstarter as the funding method. It's too polarizing. Especially in this community.
That said, yes this could be amazing, but I think you are better off finding someone to fund the venture if needed.
But who's stepping up to fund it up front? This kind of smaller stakes project seems pretty well suited to Kickstarter. Gets a pool of money together without ZY (or someone else) having to take on the risk and see if they'll actually sell or not.
Put another way, would an appreciable number of people sit out if it's done through Kickstarter vs some other pre-order or deposit method? I'm not so sure that they would.