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PROJECT UPDATE
Hannimations
CREATOR
6 days ago

Project Update: all goals UNLOCKED + sample updates!!

Hi all! I apologize for the radio silence over the past two weeks. Unfortunately I worked myself too hard and got so burnt out and stressed that I got physically sick, and haven't had the spoons to write out an update. I am just one person so unfortunately things come to a standstill when I get sick, but I am working hard to rest so I can get back to work!! I am still dealing with this but finally felt okay enough to drop an update!

First of all, both Melon and Kelly have been unlocked!! I am SO SO grateful and happy that we were able to unlock all the goals!!! THANK YOU so so much for your support! I will get started on their samples ASAP!! :D Here's the full artwork for the both of them:
turnaround artwork for melon the spd opossom!

turnaround for kelly the schizospec axolotl!


I also wanted to share a few sample updates! Most of the plushies are still in progress, but Ash, Tristan, Cy, and Luca are mostly done!! Here are some pics for them! I apologize that they're not all neat and cropped and in a collage but right now I don't have the spoons to edit them, I hope you understand!


For these four I am pretty sure we are nearly finished with their samples! The only changes that need to be made are the color for Cy (should be more of a teal) and Luca's L and R are on the wrong paws for the front. Other than those two details I am super happy with how these guys turned out!!

Now for some guys who need a little more work: Em, Sandy, and Jazz -

To start, Em is somehow all the wrong colors. I think they used the colors for Ash instead of the ones I suggested for Em? So we will need to fix this. Also, the gray line only goes down part of the face, instead of around the whole body. so that will need to be adjusted as well. I am assuming this plushie will be one of the ones that will take the longest to get right unfortunately.
sample picture of Em! ... they are... not supposed to be yellow??

Sandy is very close! But the color placement on her back spots keeps getting messed up and I'm still not confident about her ears. The face and paw embroidery look awesome tho!!
Jazz looks AWESOME from the side and the bottom!! But. I'm not sure what happened to xer face haha. So we will need to adjust that as well!!
Jazz front view... how are the eyes so crooked lol

Due to the number of conflicting suggestions I've been getting I'm currently not asking for feedback as I have a clear idea of the direction I want to take with these plushies.

Other things to note are that the campaign is ending soon!! Please be sure to adjust your pledges as needed before the end of the campaign!

I also wanted to mention the human-size hoodies - the samples are taking much longer than I anticipated, so it is likely that they will only be available as add-ons through the backer survey since it will take another two weeks or so before they are finished. If I receive updates I will let you know!

Thank you so so so so much for your support!! I'm so glad that we've made it this far and super grateful for your patience while I deal with sickness and burnout. I will update with sample pictures again once we have preliminary samples for Melon and Kelly! Please note it will be at least two weeks before we see them as my manufacturer will be on vacation May 1st through the 5th.Ā 

Hope you're having an awesome day!!

- Han <3

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PROJECT UPDATE
October
CREATOR
about 7 hours ago

Project Update: JUMBO AURORA UNLOCKED with 48 hours to go!!

WE GOT OUR FIRST JUMBO UNLOCKED!!

We're running out of time, but with a hard push we could unlock Eclipse and Terra!Ā  I'm SO HAPPY I get to add Aurora to the jumbo lineup! She is now a part of the regular add-ons and the Skip the Line option has been taken down. Skip the Line is still available for Eclipse and Terra and will remain unless they are unlocked.

Officially stackable children!


There is one last custom available!

Just so no one is caught off guard I do want to clarify! Customs will not be available as a post-campaign add-on. Once the campaign ends, any unhatched eggs will remain unclaimed. For anyone on the fence who wanted to know what the finished product is like: I got to photograph some newly completed customs today! Fans of Melissa will recognize at least one of these.



WE UNLOCKED ALL 5 DRAGONS!! Think we can supersize any? Going in reverse order, so Jumbo Aurora is up first!
Goal: $40,500 reached! ā€” We did it! This project reached this goal!
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We have 48 hours to go and 2 new jumbos left to unlock! Let's bring the big swamp boy home!
Goal: $42,230 / $46,000
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We need $3,770 more to reach this goal.
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PROJECT UPDATE
McMadmissile
CREATOR
7 days ago

Project Update: Last chance to preorder/fill out your survey!

PLEASE READ: Sorry for the confusion folks! I just received a ton of emails from pintopia backers worried because they haven't received a survey yet.

This update applies to SERIES 2 ONLY, NOT PINTOPIA PLEDGES OR PREORDERS. Pintopia surveys will go out during the first week of May!


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Howdy critters!Ā 

Apologies for being a bit quiet, lots going on between getting everything arranged post-pintopia, bringing a new puppy into the house (she's a treasure, but boy is she a lot of work! šŸ˜…), and preparing to go out of town this weekend to celebrate my niece's graduation.

I mostly wanted to pop in and remind everyone that preorders and surveys close on the 30th! Any outstanding payments will likely be collected between the 1st and 3rd of May.Ā 

While I do my best to honor any surveys that come in late, it makes my job a little more challenging and can result in individual delays when it comes to you getting what you paid for. So get those surveys in or let me know if there's anything preventing you from getting yours filled out-- I'm always happy to help!



The second thing I wanted to mention and ultimately apologize for is it looks like we won't be getting the prototypes for the final few plushies in before the closure date. Due to a miscommunication between me and my manufacturer they won't be shipping out until later this week. Despite being "finished", the factory has to make copies of each design before sending them to me. This is so they have a master copy to reference when the plushies go into production.

That said, I'm happy to make adjustments to your order/issue partial refunds/etc if you're unhappy with the final photos when they're released, no questions asked. All I ask in return is that any requests for adjustments be submitted before May 20th. This should be more than enough time for the plushies to arrive, me to take photos, and then share them here.Ā 



If you've already emailed me about a survey or preorder adjustment and haven't heard back, feel free to send another message as well. As you can imagine I've been receiving a LOT of emails this month and I would hate for anybody to slip through the cracks due to me overlooking something!

The most reliable way to reach me about survey/preorder issues is by emailing me at [email protected]

I don't always see private messages on twitter/facebook/instagram (or don't see them until too late), but 99% of the time I will see an email.



I think that just about covers everything, but I'll be keeping an eye on the comments here if you have any new questions! I'll be away from my laptop between the 2nd and 6th, but will jump right back into responding to questions and emails when I get back.

Thank you all so much for your patience šŸ’– I suspect May will be a quiet month for production updates, but June and beyond should be very exciting!

Edit: I'm a FOOL and forgot to include the puppy tax. This is Hushpuppy and she is an (adorable) menace.
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PROJECT UPDATE
October
CREATOR
1 day ago

Project Update: Entering the final stretch!

A reminder that the campaign ends May 8, 2024 at 8:00pm CDT!

We're so close to unlocking the Jumbo Aurora! I hope we get there, it would be awesome to have more than Comet and Nova to offer folks regularly!

The Freebie Sticker Poll is ending soon!
This poll is for a free sticker given to everyone who's pledge helped unlock the 5 standard sizes! Surprisingly 2 options are neck and neck. One is my favorite which makes me happy, but I won't say which to avoid influencing anyone. If they somehow end up actually tied I think I will make both and let folks choose which they want! Maybe your vote will be the deciding one.

Thank you DemiCon attendees!
If we met there, hi again! I hope your weekend was great! It was awesome to see so many people and talk with all of you. Our number of backers really climbed during the weekend and I'm willing to bet many of you are folks who stopped by because you saw the giant dragons from across the room. Thank you for your support!

Our booth at DemiCon!


Thanks to some icky experiences I don't think I'll be returning to DemiCon, (or 50%+ scifi cons in general) but if you go to other cons in the midwest (especially fantasy ones) I bet we'll meet again! I look forward to hearing about the adventures you have with your Comet & Friends plush.

A small heads up,
DemiCon was my last show before the campaign ends. I likely won't have the prototypes at future shows!

Anyway, THANK YOU ALL yet again! If you have the chance considermsharing the campaign with your buddies, we just might unlock some jumbos!!
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WE UNLOCKED ALL 5 DRAGONS!! Think we can supersize any? Going in reverse order, so Jumbo Aurora is up first!
Goal: $40,500 reached! ā€” We did it! This project reached this goal!
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PROJECT UPDATE
Hannimations
CREATOR
5 days ago

Project Update: less than 30 minutes remain!!

Hi hi!! Just a quick reminder about a few things before the campaign finishes up!!

Please be sure to edit/adjust your pledge before the campaign ends as I cannot change it/refund you after the campaign is over!! You will be charged for your pledge after the campaign ends.

Surveys will be going out some time in May! Shipping will be collected at this time, and you will be able to add-on additional items to your pledge if you would like to! This will be good for add-ons that are not currently finished, or if you'd like to wait to see the finished plushie before adding one on to your pledge.

I will look into setting up preorders as well, but I am not sure if I will be able to do this. If we are able to set up preorders, they will be open later in May!

Due to the number of plushies unlocked and total pledges, I may need to adjust the timeline as well. It takes a lot of time to prototype, produce, and ship this many plush! I will keep everyone up to date with timeline updates as we go along.

Please let me know if you have any additional questions!! And thank you so much for 1000+ BACKERS!!Ā 

Have an awesome day!!

- Han <3
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PROJECT UPDATE
Quirkory
CREATOR
1 day ago

Project Update: Charging soon ĖŽĖŠĖ—

Hey Backers Frens! - Ķ€Ģ—ź’°ąø… Ėµā•¹ 惮 ā•¹Ėµ ź’±Ā  ĶĢ–-

Just wanted to let you know that surveys' orders have been locked for all who filled them in, so it won't be possibile to make items-related changes anymore from now on. But addresses are still open and editable, and will remain so, until we start actually shipping rewards.Ā 

We'll charge cards starting from Wednesday May 8 and then start the production ą«®ā‚ā ā€¢ ļ»ŒĀ  ā€¢ āā‚Žįƒ

Please know that for the post-campaign stretch goals we are thinking about going through with them anyway, even if we reach a lower goal, since after a long discussion with our manufacturer, they might offer lower MOQs for bulk production. So, for now, they will remain on hold (not charged) and still open for purchase.

Pre-orders have been extended as well due to the popular demand, until May 10 for nowĀ  ^źˆŠ^Ā  ā™”


Also, a large portion of you has not yet filled their survey out. Please, if you're among those, do it as soon as possible, otherwise we won't be able to send you your rewards once the surveys are officially closed for good.
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PROJECT UPDATE
Alpacasews
CREATOR
about 17 hours ago

Project Update: 82% of surveys are complete!

Happy Monday everyone!

I wanted to come on here and say thank you so much to everyone who has completed their surveys! We only have about 250 ones that are not finished. Please be sure to complete yours by May 15th! That is when I will be locking orders and placing the bulk order for the kittens.

Reminder that if you want to purchase Chai, you can do so on my website alpacasews.com ~

Once again, thank you all so much for all of the support you have shown this project, it would not have been possible without you!

Emily Foster
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Even though we didnā€™t unlock the jumbo goals the project did unlock the standard plushes. I wanted to ask if and when you want to do another campaign if you intend to have different dragons?

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Before the campaign ends Iā€™d like to say I am amazed of how many pledges a project like this has gotten. As much as Iā€™d like a whole pack of available jumbo dragons, I can only afford the current two Jumbos. Mostly cause I want a voice box and scents, unless the standards are big enough to have a voice box jammed into it

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PROJECT UPDATE
Dandy Puppeteer
CREATOR
4 days ago

Project Update: Please check your pledge payments!

Hello! Please make sure to check your pledge payment!

Just a small reminder to check your Backerkit account to make sure your pledge is charged properly. Currently, there's over a dozen pledges that were not collected and this results in campaign funds that will not sent be to me for producing everything. We just reached the last goal and if there's too many abandoned pledges, I'll unfortunately have to cancel one of the unlocked colorways so please remember to check your pledge so Backerkit can collect your funds. You should receive an email or you can contact me directly for assistance.

Thank you!
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