Hello little grasshoppers, I have a new update for you like promised about the socks!

Here is V2 from a second manu, which includes the BLUE trilobite socks too!

I think they look fantastic, the colours are so vivid and bright.

Now of course these are pictures from the manufacturer, and I highly doubt I will have them in my hands before March 31st (when surveys close.) So visual pictures is all we have right now of these.

I think the blue trilobites look great, so I hope you all enjoy them <3

Here are the current contenders for popularity!

I think you lot are just as biased about arthropleura as I am... teehee

Now I know surveys close on March 31st which means you won't be able to edit your survey once they're locked.....

HOWEVER....

If you prefer to wait for a review video from me like before before selecting or adding More Socks to your order,  you CAN contact me through Backerkit after March 31st, and I can edit that in your order form! I can add more items and charge for them, or change your selection entirely. So don't worry!
What you shouldn't do is add another preorder. Because then you'll be charged twice for shipping, and I don't want that to happen for you.

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I just got a quote for all the pins, and were refining some details with the manu to make the designs work :]

I have all the manufacturing documents prepared, AND backing cards are done as well.

The main big pins will all come with unique backing cards to match with name and fun fact.

Sorry for the horrible screenshot lol

Mini pins will share cards, as well as the trilobite fossils. I'll be pinning those myself based on how many minis you ordered.

OH and of course, something to mention too... While the minis only have one pinback, it WILL be a locking pin.

These pinbacks are notoriously difficult to get off. Because they lock. On account of their name. Anyway, this makes sure your minis and filler pins don't fall off as easily. Or at all. I think maybe you'd rip a chunk of your bag off sooner than get that pinback off. (I'm not looking forward to taking these off to put on cards.)

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Popularity contest! Who's most popular of the main pins?

Of all the pins ordered so far, Arthropleura is in the lead!! (with 69, Nice) And you guys just keep proving to me that I am right to be biased. Everyone craves the worms. The long bois. The slim gals.

It's okay, I get it.

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THAT'S ALL!! THAT'S ALL I GOT!! Now go forth and edit or finish your surveys before they get locked.

We're getting closer to the real thing ;D Ta-ta~!

This project was funded in just 3 hours and I am so grateful for your support! I have a list of variants and a variety of new designs that YOU backers can choose for stretch goal designs as the project reaches $4,000+ in funding. A new stretch goal will be added at each $1,000 mark beyond!  

First, back the campaign! That will list you as a project backer, giving you access to the backer-only polls I'll be using. Then go to the Community tab of the project and select "Polls", and vote! New polls will be released as designs are selected and finalized and funding goals are reached.

The first 5 stretch goals will be "Variety", brand new designs to the campaign. Following that, stretch goals of $9,000+ will be "Variant" goals, or different color schemes for existing designs. Before the goal is met, a Variant or Variety poll will be live. Once the funding is reached (see achievements for progress) the poll will close, and a new poll for the design category will open. This category poll will be open for 48 hours to give people time to review the options. The sketch poll will be released after that, to determine the final design. Once the design is added to the campaign a new Update will be posted to begin the cycle again!

Important! Pledging to the Ultimate Collector or Complete Enamel Pin Set (Standard & Deluxe) tiers WILL INCLUDE THESE PINS AT NO ADDITIONAL COST. In other words, as stretch goal pins are added to the campaign, inclusive tiers will not go up in price but will include more rewards. This is also true for the Complete Sticker Set tier. Each design will have a matching sticker made and the Complete Sticker Set tier will include ALL stickers from the campaign with no change to the pledge tier price. This pricing is EXCLUSIVELY available to Backerkit backers, as without your support these pins would not exist!

I have a list of designs I had considered already, but will be adding to this list based on what YOU are interested in! Go to the project, or reply to the stretch goal update and comment what you want to see and I will pull up relevant research to see if it fits the series. If it does, I'll add the paper here as *BACKER SUGGESTION* so you can spot them right away! 

I am always accepting Backer Suggestions, you can comment them on updates or directly to the project and I will see them! If I have 👍 your comment that means there is a match to both relevant research and it is on theme with the series. Please bear in mind they will not be added until the next poll goes up, which will be once the current poll ends or the next goal is reached, whatever happens first. Otherwise any answers that do not win will still be in the rotation of upcoming polls, unless there is an overwhelming amount of Backer Suggestions. Polls will have 10 or fewer options each time to keep it manageable.  

#1: Canids as pollinators? Nectar foraging by Ethiopian wolves may contribute to the pollination of Kniphofia foliosa


#2: Mummified cave cheetahs inform rewilding actions in Saudi Arabia


#3: Iron-coated Komodo dragon teeth and the complex dental enamel of carnivorous reptiles

Hey all,

Thank you for your patience. Surveys are going out this week pending BackerKit approval. I admittedly got bogged down with finalizing artwork for the final unlocked stretch goals amidst everything else I had going on. 

Smoke tests will go out first, then the rest of the surveys will be sent 24 hours later. Some of the art (mostly the cityscape pin banner) will be not quite finalized. I need a smidge more time on it to really make it perfect. 

Once 75% of surveys are turned in I'll do the final tally and order the pins. From there it's about 50 days from ordering to arriving at my doorstep. We are still on track for summer fulfilment and I have taken all of June and some of July off to take care of that!

Sorry it took me so long - it seems hard to believe but I'm still working on getting everything moved in to the new place on top of dealing with a full convention schedule. I'll make sure things move a bit smoother from here on out. 

Another update will come this week with pin art updates as soon as I get manu approval!

Cheers,
Lachlan

Hope you're all doing well! Almost all of you have filled out your surveys, which is AMAZING! I've never had so many backers dutifully fill out their surveys on time, thank you so much!! 🙏 A few of you still need to fill yours out, not including Pay Over Time backers, but there's still a bit of time left.

I will be locking orders soon (mid next week), so please make any final changes to your selections. This does not include your address, which you can update later before shipment.

Now for some fun pie charts, because I'm a bit of a data nerd! If you're curious to see what dinos and what colors
 were the most popular, here it is!

To no one's surprise, the king of dinosaurs is on top, though a bit unfair because it got two pins! But if we ignore that, our boy Velociraptor is top dino! Spinosaurus was very popular in both color schemes. Most other pins had a definite favorite color scheme. The most popular color was the Explorer Dilophosaurus in the JP jeep colors!

Also! The Rex Bones stickers were the first thing to come in. They look awesome and the printing is super sharp. I worked with a new sticker company this time and they did an excellent job! I hope you guys look forward to receiving them!

That's all for now, I'll give another update once pins are in production, sometime next month! Thank you all again for backing Jurassic Attack! ♥ I'm super excited to get the pins to you all (and see them for myself!) 

▼ Versy

Hello! 

Pin progress pics are here! They're all coming along very nicely. Thankfully these pins shouldn't take as long as some of my others. 

Many many froggies.... 

That's all for now tho, just wanted to show progress is being made. 

Stay froggy, 
Kai

Hello everyone! This is a notification going out to EVERYONE this time to let you know that we have both surveys gone out AND the pre-order store open!

If you missed the main campaign and still want goodies, here's where you'll get em!
These will be shipped out alongside campaign rewards.
Shipping is charged later!

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Surveys went out two days ago at like 4am, don't ask me why I was awake.

A good portion of you have already answered it, in fact over half of ye did! That's an incredible stat for just two days. Let's get the other half answered now ;D

Here's a few common questions!

Can I change my survey after completing it?
Yes, you can change the survey up until it's locked however many times you wish!

Can I change my address?
Addresses will be locked much later so you can also change that however many times you wish!

Can I change to a different tier?
You should be able to switch to any tier in the settings of your pledge! In the survey too.

When will cards be charged?
Once the surveys end and are locked, which will be at the end of the month, so there's time!

Why isn't shipping being calculated?
I'm testing out a new broker with my current Etsy orders so I can lower shipping costs for everyone. I estimate shipping to be charged around May once I have everything settled! This will be a third seperate charge. I normally wouldn't do this, but I would much rather the broker work out than charging obscene amounts for tracking.

Usually I would give it 10 days to be filled out, HOWEVER, we're waiting for new sock samples, and I want to give people ample time to make informed choices on their purchase! I can't guarantee I'll have the samples in my hands by then, but I will at least have photos.

That said, I would still like if everyone could fill out their surveys for the main pin counts asap.
You can edit the survey later for the socks if you're waiting for that, but the sooner I have correct pin counts, the sooner I can put them into production!

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Thank you again for the continued support on this project. I don't think I can ever be thankful enough for everyone trusting me with this vision and being excited to learn about prehistoric creatures. 

I'd like to mention as well that this year I will be at Dokomi! It'll be my first time vending in Germany and I will have all my past pins with me along with a bunch of bug stuff. So if you're attending too please come by and say hi and tell me what your favourite bug is!

That's all for today, next update I'm hoping will be about socks ;D