I come bearing exciting news: the pin samples for all our remaining unlocks are complete!!
So let's dive headfirst into the parade of shiny. First up, the rest of the Void units! Defrag --
Definitely one of the backer favorites, thank you for lovin' on this lil guy
Their partner in crime, Decomm:
Especially pleased with the rainbow visible across the face of this sample!
The ominous hare, CMD:
Black Rabbit of Inle? More like Black Rabbit of Inline
And of course, iCandy, the delectable freebie pin quite a number of you are taking home for backing 3+ Pintober projects:
I always feel like, somebody's watching me~
Absolutely chuffed with how this line has turned out, and I hope you are too! The rainbow effect is so ethereal and everything I'd hoped for in terms of the added depth it lends to the designs and how it varies gently per pin.
Of course the effect is very lighting-dependent, so here's a whole pile of samples my manufacturing rep sent along, to see these friends catching some rays in a few different ways at a glance:
A bit of a cryptid quality photo, but I also love the gold on Stack & Patch gleaming in the light here!
And then onward to cleaner pictures of the other buddies, our Line expansions!! The darling Decibel:
Very happy to finally have a purple bat formally in the mix!!
The lil hand bros, Stack:
A new personal favorite <3
And Patch:
Genuinely so excited to display these two together!
And last but not least, the cross collaboration freebie, Abend:
Abnormal End
I'm planning to initiate survey and payment lock proceedings this upcoming Friday the 16th. From there you will all receive a 48 hour warning, and then cards should charge around the 18th. The pre-order store will also lock down around this time so, if you missed the campaign proper, this is your last chance to get in on the initial fulfillment of the Spooky offerings!
6% of you have not yet filled out your surveys; please, please do so!I will be placing the bulk orders when surveys lock down, so if you do not make your selections before then, you might not be able to receive your first choice of rewards.
There's one final piece of the puzzle some of you may have been waiting on, and that's to see the inked and colored version of Decomm's robot character art that corresponds with their sticker sheet --
I love the idea of little doors that slide up to reveal each of their "claws".
I've given this unit paneling reminiscent of tuxedo cat markings. <3 From the wiring, it looks like both Defrag & Decomm were busy decommissioning the same Fire line bot~
Inking on the second pose is underway, and the full sticker sheet will be shared in an all-item round up post that I'll put together prior to the 16th!
Very excited to get bulk production rolling on these friends!! Rainbow anodized plating takes a little longer than the metal finishes I've used in the past, hence the sampling time on these buddies, but as of now we're still on track for April fulfillment.
Speaking of PIN SAMPLES... the especially observant among you may have noticed something a little extra in that pile of pins shared up there --
ITTY BITTY!!!
A miniature version of Pause will be one of the freebie rewards possible to earn as part of the upcoming Soft Circuit pin & plush campaign!! This is my first truly mini pin, clocking in at well under 1", and will make for an excellent board filler.
If you haven't already done so, please go sign up for project notifications now to make sure you don't miss out!
WRITE YOURSELF 🐺💚
Another freebie offering is Softwere, a pun I'd wanted to pun together from the very start. Anyone who backs for at least one pin within the first 48 hours of the campaign will bring home this 2" pin completely FREE!!
And because I absolutely cannot help myself, a number of the Soft Circuit pins have already been sampled, including the initial five of Unit Line: Light, all of which you can peek at in this project banner:
Just a few of the things we can bring online together this Pintopia!!
For those who didn't realize it yet, YES in addition to the robot plush, Soft Circuit will seek to fund a potential 9 brand new enamel pins (maybe more if things go really well!!), a whole mess of new stickers, and bandana accessories in both plush-sized and person-sized-entity flavors! To boost our chances with the good ol' algorithm deities, I would love to reach at least 300 project follows before launch. Click here to go count yourself in! More pin peeks are coming soon to an update over there, so make sure you follow along!!
TLDR version: Spooky Circuit surveys lock and cards charge on the 18th of this month, Soft Circuit launches in just 10 days, and everything is humming along as expected! As ever, thank you so much for being here and enabling me to create these little guys. <3
