WOW I can't believe it you guys!! An HOUR of overtime and we just barely hit 90k! Surely this deserves a reward... I'm sure a lot of you were eyeing that 40" plush stretch goal..
IF I do this, it'll be added as a survey/pre-order unlock! I think it would probably take around 30-40 orders to get it made.
Species suggestions?? :D
Also; the OG manufacturer (known as Jin Jeen) is confident they can replicate Eohippus, Dire Wolf, and Megaloceros in their full glory! Dire wolf will get a couple of fur length changes (so he won't be bald anymore) and Eohippus' shapes will be closer to what they were when he was smaller!!
Thank you all again SO much I am so excited to get all of these guys made!!
Hello again everyone!! To help us get those last few goals I've shuffled them around and dropped them from $7,500 each to $5,000 each! Now our next unlock is THYLACINE!! Here is the new unlock order following our last one (Dunkleosteus!)
And some more things to help ease everyone's nerves, here are the changes I sent off for Smilo, Amphy, and Quagga :)
*amphy's colors will also be changed to be more gray like the ref!
Finally, it looks like we will be swapping manus for Eohippus, Megaloceros, and Dire wolf. I will send pictures of the current samples to the new manufacturer and keep you all updated! Updates are always posted in the discord first and folks with access to wips get pinged!
First, some good news! Here's the first pass of Quagga, as well as version 2 of Smilidon and Amphicyon!
For Quagga, I'll tweak the body shape a bit and make the mane the correct length, but otherwise he's looking pretty good! The stripes will come later, right now we're ironing the shapes out :)
Let me know y'alls thoughts for Smilo! The face needs reworked a bit and the colors matched better for sure. I think I'm going to make the fluffy cheek spot bigger, and swap the belly fur for a longer one too!
Amphy is ADORABLE!! I'm gonna tweak the ear shape/location, as well as make the body longer and fatter!
Alright... now the not so good news. Right now, Eohippus, Dire Wolf, and Megaloceros are being made by a different manufacturer than everybody else. It was fine at first, but they keep springing more and more costs on me and it's getting ridiculous. Since the samples were done I was going to have them shipped to me, but suddenly they need to be safety tested before being sent to me (even though they're samples and not being sold to customers) and the fee for that is $1,000. Previously, I got my bulk order of 14 different designs certified for $550. Then yesterday, there's randomly another $300 I also have to pay for certification. I'm at my wits end with that manufacturer and I'm ready to swap to my OG manu who did the dinosaurs, and is doing every other plush in this campaign except Thylacine.
I can send pictures of the current Eohippus, Dire Wolf, and Megaloceros samples to the OG manu and ask them to copy them, I think they can do a good job. I want to know your guys' opinions with the poll. I really want to swap, but if enough of you want those plush as they are now, I'll try to make it work. I'm sorry this campaign has been a bit of a mess but in the future I'm gonna stick with my one reliable manufacturer.
Let me know! And thank you all so much for sticking with me, I know it's nerve wracking that we haven't hit all the goals but I think we will pull through this last week! I'm going to try some new marketing strategies and I have high hopes!!
THEY'RE HERE! WOW that was fast!! Many things will be changed but I have high hopes! The very first samples are always a bit rough! Let me know what specific changes you are all hoping for!
Hey guys! The new samples for Amphicyon and Smilodon are rolling, and Smilodon is at the front of the sample queue so hopefully we'll see him sooner rather than later! I should have a few others to show off/finalize next week too.
For now; here's the art for the double sided Smilodon Fatalis keychain!!
POLL 2 Should we change manufacturers for Smilodon?
Since Amphy isn't looking as good as I had hoped, I think we should change gears for Smilodon too, since he's using the same manufacturer. I haven't paid for his sample yet because they want to finish my other two first, but I don't think they'll get him right.
WOW I can't believe it you guys!! An HOUR of overtime and we just barely hit 90k! Surely this deserves a reward... I'm sure a lot of you were eyeing that 40" plush stretch goal..
IF I do this, it'll be added as a survey/pre-order unlock! I think it would probably take around 30-40 orders to get it made.
Species suggestions?? :D
Also; the OG manufacturer (known as Jin Jeen) is confident they can replicate Eohippus, Dire Wolf, and Megaloceros in their full glory! Dire wolf will get a couple of fur length changes (so he won't be bald anymore) and Eohippus' shapes will be closer to what they were when he was smaller!!
Thank you all again SO much I am so excited to get all of these guys made!!
Hello again everyone!! To help us get those last few goals I've shuffled them around and dropped them from $7,500 each to $5,000 each! Now our next unlock is THYLACINE!! Here is the new unlock order following our last one (Dunkleosteus!)
And some more things to help ease everyone's nerves, here are the changes I sent off for Smilo, Amphy, and Quagga :)
*amphy's colors will also be changed to be more gray like the ref!
Finally, it looks like we will be swapping manus for Eohippus, Megaloceros, and Dire wolf. I will send pictures of the current samples to the new manufacturer and keep you all updated! Updates are always posted in the discord first and folks with access to wips get pinged!
First, some good news! Here's the first pass of Quagga, as well as version 2 of Smilidon and Amphicyon!
For Quagga, I'll tweak the body shape a bit and make the mane the correct length, but otherwise he's looking pretty good! The stripes will come later, right now we're ironing the shapes out :)
Let me know y'alls thoughts for Smilo! The face needs reworked a bit and the colors matched better for sure. I think I'm going to make the fluffy cheek spot bigger, and swap the belly fur for a longer one too!
Amphy is ADORABLE!! I'm gonna tweak the ear shape/location, as well as make the body longer and fatter!
Alright... now the not so good news. Right now, Eohippus, Dire Wolf, and Megaloceros are being made by a different manufacturer than everybody else. It was fine at first, but they keep springing more and more costs on me and it's getting ridiculous. Since the samples were done I was going to have them shipped to me, but suddenly they need to be safety tested before being sent to me (even though they're samples and not being sold to customers) and the fee for that is $1,000. Previously, I got my bulk order of 14 different designs certified for $550. Then yesterday, there's randomly another $300 I also have to pay for certification. I'm at my wits end with that manufacturer and I'm ready to swap to my OG manu who did the dinosaurs, and is doing every other plush in this campaign except Thylacine.
I can send pictures of the current Eohippus, Dire Wolf, and Megaloceros samples to the OG manu and ask them to copy them, I think they can do a good job. I want to know your guys' opinions with the poll. I really want to swap, but if enough of you want those plush as they are now, I'll try to make it work. I'm sorry this campaign has been a bit of a mess but in the future I'm gonna stick with my one reliable manufacturer.
Let me know! And thank you all so much for sticking with me, I know it's nerve wracking that we haven't hit all the goals but I think we will pull through this last week! I'm going to try some new marketing strategies and I have high hopes!!
