Hello all! I'm dropping in with four FINAL 🤯 prototypes and one single round 2 pic. We're nearing the homestretch for the prototyping phase AAAAH!!
These came to me a little more staggered over the last few weeks. I posted them as I received them in the Discord server (linked below 💜), but waited to compile them all in a bigger update for Backerkit to save your email inboxes.
⚠️ Friendly reminder for everyone that if you don't like how your chosen plush is looking in these photos, please wait until I receive the final prototypes in person! ⚠️
I can take my own pics in natural lighting, as well as have them all beside each other for comparison. I know it's super easy to get discouraged when the plush isn't meeting your idea of them in the manu photos, but you gotta trust the process 🤞🏻
EDIT: I FORGOT TO ADD KIPPER WHEN I INITIALLY POSTED THE UPDATE ARGH! They've been added below now, so sorry!!
FINISHED PROTOTYPES
Remi
Taffy
Kipper
Gizmo
I love this fur color combo SO much more for Gizmo, it matches their art pretty spot-on!! I've also ordered a fabric sample book from my manu to avoid getting tricked by factory lighting swatches again 🫵🏻
Their eye placement is also PERFECT! It's what I originally wanted for Patchkins, but I was told early on that it would be too close to the muzzle. I'm gonna see if future Patchkins (after this campaign) can all have this eye placement because it's so adorable to me 🥹
Round 2 Prototypes
Lune
Just need to shrink the nose embroidery, it was a bit too large this time! Since it's such a minor revision, I'll just wait to share Lune's final prototype until I get them all in the mail :)
New Projects
If you've been around my profile or in our Discord server, you'll have noticed a lot more planned projects popping up! I've featured a few of the relevant ones below. Click the images to be taken to their teaser pages!
Patchkins Plushies Redux: The campaign for Rowan, Teacup, and Jolly! We have a tentative launch date for Pintopia 2027, but if the original Patchkins haven't been fulfilled by then (unlikely), then I will push it back. I will hopefully get their prototypes done beforehand so they'll be able to be put into production immediately after surveys close!
Puppysaurs Pins Series 2: Another campaign to fund designs that didn't unlock the first time, plus a few new ones if we're lucky! Will be launching as part of Beasts & Botanicals on April 23rd and will also be cross-collabing with Paleo Pals!
Poncho's Pride Pins: A pride campaign that I'm super excited about! Will be launching as part of Pride Parade/Queerly Made on May 26th.
Next scheduled Patchkins update—Once I receive the prototypes in person for their final glamour shots! Estimating by the end of April 💜
This will also be the time when I will announce the date for closing the Pre-Order Store and surveys, charge for all items added during surveys, and get the final counts for production! This should be around the time when POT backers will be making their final payments, so no worries on being left out :)
