Lockdown date extended! 

Greetings! In my last update, it was announced that tomorrow, April 18th, would be the lockdown date here on BackerKit for submitting address information, payment information, and making final selections for your order. After lockdown, cards would be charged for shipping and any additional add-on items. As of this writing, 79% of the backer surveys have been completed. Please contact me if you're having trouble accessing your survey.

In light of the recent global developments involving tariffs, I’ve decided to postpone the lockdown date one more month to May 16th. With this situation still seemingly being unsettled, the hope is that we’ll learn more in the coming month regarding how the tariffs will actually effect our situation. As I’m sure you’re all aware, our production factory is located in China, like nearly all action figures, so the new tariffs pose a significant challenge for everyone in our industry. Despite this, we still have every intention of moving forward and delivering these figures as intended. If delays become necessary along the way for any reason, I’ll make an announcement here in a future update as well as on my social media channels.

The main reason for the lockdown postponement is a possible adjustment to the shipping costs as we currently look into potential fulfillment alternatives outside of the US. Please know that our preference still remains to ship the bulk of our orders from the US as usual, but we are now obligated to explore all contingences. Depending on the location of our primary fulfillment, some shipping rates may increase while others decrease. Again, this is not a confirmed change, but if this does become necessary, I will be sure to update you all on what to expect and how this affects the shipping costs. In any case, I expect to have more news on this in future updates.

Current Project Status
As for the current status of the project. The tooling stage is finishing up now and I expect to have new test shots to show within the next few weeks, so stay tuned!

Package art First Look!
We'll wrap things up on a positive note with the first look at the package art for the Wooly Mammoth Snowy -2 pack exclusive by Gabriel Ugueto!

For backers still on the fence about the Snowy 2-Pack, it will be available to add to your BackerKit order for one more month! 

That's all the news for now.  But in the meantime, you can always follow progress on all of our projects via Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, and Twitter, or visit the 'News' section of my website updated every week. You can also sign up for our newsletter at creative-beast.com for all project news, preview videos, promotions and monthly gift card giveaways!

Thank you all very much your support. Take care and watch for the next update!

David

Hello Everyone! David Silva here from Creative Beast Studio. Before I get to our big news, I want to begin by personally thanking you all for believing in and backing the Prehistoric elephants project! The Eons team and I are so excited for the opportunity to bring you these beautiful, unique action figures that are truly like nothing else on the market.

Last week, I made an announcement on my social media regarding a handing-off of the Mammoth project to us, but for those that may have missed it, here is our official statement:

'As many of you know, our team has been working closely with the good people at Eons to bring you the best Wooly Mammoth action figures on the planet. And while our involvement thus far has been limited to product development, I'm thrilled to announce that Creative Beast Studio has been given the opportunity to take the reins on this project moving forward! We've been in discussions lately with the Eons team and we all agree that with our years of experience managing and fulfilling crowdfund rewards, that this will be the best way forward to serve those who have backed the project and beyond. This will allow us the freedom to provide more updates, faster and accurate communication, and a smoother fulfillment process.

Keep an eye out for our first BackerKit update next week along with survey info and more. Thank you to everyone who’s backed this project and we look forward to getting these amazing figures into your collection later this summer!'

Annnd here we are with the new update! I also added this bit of info on the non-funded protoypes that we showed leading up to campaign.

"I know a lot of people will be wondering about the fate of the unreleased Gomphotherium, Playbelodon, and Moeritherium- we hope to release them as part of Beasts of the Cenozoic line in 2026!"

Okay, now I'll run down some key notes to get everyone up to speed.

Please keep an eye on your emails for your Prehistoric Mammoth BackerKit survey. Click through the survey to confirm your mailing address so the shipping can be properly calculated. And you'll also have the opportunity to add additional items if you'd like. Note that all BackerKit orders will receive the exclusive Eons packaging. Which leads us to the next bit of news... 

As we shift the project from Eons to Creative Beast Studio, the three non-exclusive items (1/18th Mammoth, Mammoth Baby, and 1/35th Mammoth) have all been moved to my web shop here as part of our Beasts of the Cenozoic line: https://creative-beast.com/product-category/all-beasts-of-the-cenozoic/ Orders placed through creative-beast.com will receive the Beasts of the Cenozoic style packaging. Please note that the package art will be the same for both package versions- only the branding will be different. 

Last call for the Snowy 2-Pack Mammoths

 Now that the BackerKit preorder store is closed, the only way you can still order this set  is through the BackerKit surveys. This 2-pack will be available exclusively in the Eons-style package. so how long do you have to finalize your surveys you ask?

As of Friday April 18th, the BackerKit surveys will be closed and locked. All charges will be collected at that time for shipping and additional items. So while you don't need to make your final decisions right away, we will need to have all of the final orders in by that time so we can properly determine the production quantities. 

The Mammoths are currently in the tooling stage of development and we should be seeing our first plastic-injected test shot figures sometime in April. The plan right now is to have everything ready to ship in late summer, possibly coinciding with our upcoming Beasts of the Mesozoic assortment. The Eons add-ons such as the signed postcard, magnets and pins are also planned to be packed and fulfilled along with the figures. And as a final 'Thank You' from the Eons team, they'll be including a signed postcard with all BackerKit action figure orders!

I'm planning to post more consistently here about the project status. But in the meantime, you can follow our progress on the Mammoths and all of our other work on Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, and Twitter, or visit the 'News' section of my website updated every week. You can also sign up for our newsletter at creative-beast.com for all project news, preview videos, promotions and monthly gift card giveaways!

Thank you all again for your support and until next time!

David