Here's your heads-up that I'm locking in the surveys and closing the pre-order shop very soon.
90% of you already sent in your answers, thank you! If you're among them, you don't have to do anything, but you have three days left to make changes if you wish to do so.
You will still have the chance to update your shipping address later, and your cards will also get charged later. What is locking down is what amount of which item I order, and which stretch goals still get made.
Production update
I got the patches in the mail last week, and they turned out well! The pins that already started the manufacturing process are still in a very early stage, I'll keep you posted once there's actual things to show!
The full hyena set.
Stretch goals
A few stretch goals have made it, but not all of them will. If you did order a design that won't make it, the item will be removed from your cart by me, and you won't get charged for the item. There are a few designs that could make it still with a little boost, so if you're really rooting for them, this is your last chance to add them to your order or ask others to do so. You can have an overview of the current status by looking at the pre-order shop.
If you backed the campaign and have a survey, please remember to not use the shop, but rather use your survey to add anything. Otherwise it will be treated as two separate orders!
Here's the current status of the stretch goals that are still locked as of writing:
The regular (black metal) African canids portraits as well as the spectacled flying fox will definitely get made, and can be picked from the list of pin and sticker designs.
Hope you've been well. There's a lot going on behind the scenes here, and once some things are sorted I can give this campaign my full attention again.
Thank you for responding to the survey, over 80% has responded at this point! Extra thanks to those of you who added any add-ons, this really helps to give me a bit more of a buffer when ordering. 55 of you still have to fill out the survey. You have a few weeks to do this still, though it's extra helpful for me to get surveys in early, to make better estimates of order quantities. If you're still unsure what you want to pick or can afford, or are waiting for stretch goals to unlock, you can fill out the survey and come back to change it at any time.
The new embroidered patches have been finished, and already arrived in Austria. I will have them in my own hands next week. Here's a factory photo from right before they got shipped:
I stocked up on some more pigeons as well!
Meanwhile, this is how things are currently looking for the stretch goals:
The African wild dog is very popular, and the tayra and kinkajou got partially sponsored by the same generous backer who sponsored their portraits as well.
I think the corn snake portrait and the full body clouded leopard have a pretty good chance of making it! I'd personally love to see the bats, lemurs and hare get some love, but otherwise they will be saved for the future. The pre-order store is still open to those who did not back the campaign. If you know anyone who might be interested, you can send them that way. These orders will be shipped alongside the campaign rewards. You can also check it to see the status on your favorite stretch goals! Both the pre-order store and the backer survey add-ons add up to the same total.
Last week I got to take a short break for a zoo visit. It was a great opportunity to study the clouded leopard, which I had never seen this well before! I rarely take the time to export and edit my photos, but here's a few of the clouded leopard and a fossa as they're sitting on the camera right now:
You'll just have to take my word for it that these look better on the actual screen..! I also got to look at tayras, striped hyenas and African wild dogs, to stay in campaign theme. The maned wolves were sadly hiding the entire day!
That's it for now. Feel free to write if you have any questions or comments.
What's the difference? The pre-order store is for those of you who missed the original run of the campaign. You may not have pledged, but in the store you can still buy everything as add-ons just as all the backers can through their surveys. The only items that are NOT available are any of the campaign-exclusive freebies, but there's still dozens of pins, stickers and patches to choose from. You can even still help to unlock stretch goals!
If you've backed but know anyone else who missed out and might be interested, you're more than welcome to send it their way!
Overview of all designs, new critters and stretch goals
Hi!
Both the pre-order store (for those of you who didn't pledge during the campaign) and the surveys (for those of you who DID pledge during the campaign) will hopefully go online relatively soon! It just takes some time to make sure everything is working, especially with so many designs to choose from.
That said, here is an overview of ALL the sticker and pin designs you will be able to choose from when pledging for or buying add-ons. I tried my best to update as much art as possible, but some of the unlocked designs are still pretty rough. Rest assured that these will be drawn with the same care as the finished designs!
The spectacled flying fox got added, and there's updated art for the wukongopterus and many other animals!
Plus, by popular demand, there are many post-campaign stretch goals to unlock! These can be picked a separate add-ons, and will get made if the minimum amount gets ordered (which is 25 in most cases). If you purchase one and the goal does not get reached, you will get the money for that design refunded. If enough people support these stretch goals in the add-on section, they will become available in the list of pins and stickers to choose from.
PIN SETS
If you pledged for one or multiple hyena pin sets that came with a freebie, you will be able to choose between these two:
If you bought any sets as add-ons, you will be able to choose African canids and lemurs as well!
Then there are two more sets to unlock! A gold version of the African canids set, and four striking flying fox species.
SINGLE PINS
STICKERS full body / regular
STICKERS portrait / large (also included in letter mail tier, and sets of 6 and 20)
There's also a first look at the newly made hyena patches. These are prototypes, and might slightly change still. Please note that the patches are slightly larger than originally advertised! They will be 8 x 10 cm (3.2 x 3.9 inch).
Here's your heads-up that I'm locking in the surveys and closing the pre-order shop very soon.
90% of you already sent in your answers, thank you! If you're among them, you don't have to do anything, but you have three days left to make changes if you wish to do so.
You will still have the chance to update your shipping address later, and your cards will also get charged later. What is locking down is what amount of which item I order, and which stretch goals still get made.
Production update
I got the patches in the mail last week, and they turned out well! The pins that already started the manufacturing process are still in a very early stage, I'll keep you posted once there's actual things to show!
The full hyena set.
Stretch goals
A few stretch goals have made it, but not all of them will. If you did order a design that won't make it, the item will be removed from your cart by me, and you won't get charged for the item. There are a few designs that could make it still with a little boost, so if you're really rooting for them, this is your last chance to add them to your order or ask others to do so. You can have an overview of the current status by looking at the pre-order shop.
If you backed the campaign and have a survey, please remember to not use the shop, but rather use your survey to add anything. Otherwise it will be treated as two separate orders!
Here's the current status of the stretch goals that are still locked as of writing:
The regular (black metal) African canids portraits as well as the spectacled flying fox will definitely get made, and can be picked from the list of pin and sticker designs.
Hope you've been well. There's a lot going on behind the scenes here, and once some things are sorted I can give this campaign my full attention again.
Thank you for responding to the survey, over 80% has responded at this point! Extra thanks to those of you who added any add-ons, this really helps to give me a bit more of a buffer when ordering. 55 of you still have to fill out the survey. You have a few weeks to do this still, though it's extra helpful for me to get surveys in early, to make better estimates of order quantities. If you're still unsure what you want to pick or can afford, or are waiting for stretch goals to unlock, you can fill out the survey and come back to change it at any time.
The new embroidered patches have been finished, and already arrived in Austria. I will have them in my own hands next week. Here's a factory photo from right before they got shipped:
I stocked up on some more pigeons as well!
Meanwhile, this is how things are currently looking for the stretch goals:
The African wild dog is very popular, and the tayra and kinkajou got partially sponsored by the same generous backer who sponsored their portraits as well.
I think the corn snake portrait and the full body clouded leopard have a pretty good chance of making it! I'd personally love to see the bats, lemurs and hare get some love, but otherwise they will be saved for the future. The pre-order store is still open to those who did not back the campaign. If you know anyone who might be interested, you can send them that way. These orders will be shipped alongside the campaign rewards. You can also check it to see the status on your favorite stretch goals! Both the pre-order store and the backer survey add-ons add up to the same total.
Last week I got to take a short break for a zoo visit. It was a great opportunity to study the clouded leopard, which I had never seen this well before! I rarely take the time to export and edit my photos, but here's a few of the clouded leopard and a fossa as they're sitting on the camera right now:
You'll just have to take my word for it that these look better on the actual screen..! I also got to look at tayras, striped hyenas and African wild dogs, to stay in campaign theme. The maned wolves were sadly hiding the entire day!
That's it for now. Feel free to write if you have any questions or comments.
What's the difference? The pre-order store is for those of you who missed the original run of the campaign. You may not have pledged, but in the store you can still buy everything as add-ons just as all the backers can through their surveys. The only items that are NOT available are any of the campaign-exclusive freebies, but there's still dozens of pins, stickers and patches to choose from. You can even still help to unlock stretch goals!
If you've backed but know anyone else who missed out and might be interested, you're more than welcome to send it their way!
