I've been a bit quiet over here while wrapping up the initial campaign run of Soft Circuit, but I wanted to touch base and confirm that production is still humming along for Spooky Circuit!
(The following will be old news to anyone peeping the development channel on the Short Circuit Discord - feel free to join in there for more up-to-the-minute updates related to any of the Short Circuit campaigns. ♥ If you missed out on Soft Circuit, the pre-order store for that is open as well!)
Some lovely sample batches arrived at my door recently, and as with all the pins in this series they're definitely so cool in person!
The rest of Void and the Spooky unit line expansions, along with Light!
While you've already seen supplier photos of these friends, I wanted to share a couple snaps I got myself capturing how these new bot boards look catching the light just so. 🖤🌈
Decomm:
Rainbow Beans Alert
The rainbow anodized plating takes longer for my manufacturer to process and costs a bit more per unit, but seeing how beautifully distributed the colors are across the circuit traces here reinforces just how worth it this approach was!
Defrag:
Feathers work so well as circuits for some reason~
The effect is wild to see in person since from certain angles the details on these pins simply vanish into, well, a Void - but then you catch them in natural light and the metal work looks so vibrant. Definitely the perfect treatment for this Line. 🌌
Cmd:
The Cyber Rabbit of Inle
The Pintober freebie, iCandy:
You Are Being Watched
Lil trash bros with hands, Stack and Patch, reaching for each other in the physical realm at last:
The original Earth Line aesthetic is still one of my favorites
Decibel and their all-hearing ears:
This guy is SO cute, heck
And finally the cross collab freebie, Abend:
Cat Skull o Lantern
The bulk run of Spooky pins is still in the works but expected to complete within the next month or so - after which comes grading, carding, and shipping them out to you!
I knew the production of the pins would take the longest out of all the items from this campaign but I wasn't certain about the turn-around on the embroidered patches, and so placed orders for both immediately after locking down item counts. The conclusion on patch timing seems to be: FAST 🔥
I hadn't been expecting them at all when the box showed up lmao, an amazing surprise!
They're here and they look great!! I've been an intense patch enjoyer even longer than an enamel pin collector, and it's so dang satisfying to finally have patches of my own design. Thank you all again for making this a reality!
Shiny, shiny threads~
Next came ordering the stickers, a much faster item - the selective holographics and sticker sheets are being handled by two small, independent printers - which are also lined up to be ready in time with our bulk pin shipment. For those who enjoy seeing more of the technical, here's a peek at how the cut lines for the robot character art sheets are arranged:
The outer line is the sheet bleed, and the rest are kiss cuts!
Definitely excited about the addition of the geometric paw prints on the Void and Light unit sheets, it adds a little something extra. c:
Then most recently I ordered the final piece of the puzzle, the backing cards for all our new pins!
Mock up of the Void card front/back, pictured here with the placement of a Web unit!
These are printed locally and have the shortest turn around time of all. As with the previous Unit Lines, the Void cards will feature holographic foil laminate on both the "Short Circuit" title and front circuit traces - and this time, I've gone for a holographic finish~
The holo foil effect from my printer's sample book!
Rainbows all the way down, as it should be.
That's all for now! I'll holler in this space again as more items arrive, and of course prior to address lockdown and the start of shipping proper.
Happy March all! Thank you for your support, I'm so excited to get these spooky friends out to you come April. <3
