I received pics of Blue Jay Fox today! Isn't he cute??! I love the colors and his markings are spot on for what I was hoping for. His tail tip should be black. The only other thing bothering me is his eyes look further apart? But I might just be crazy. My manufacturer is going to take a pic with his fur brushed up out of his eyes so I can see better. My rep also mentioned since his fur texture is different, a bit fluffier, that that might be effecting him too! So we might try another sample with a fur closer to the others. I'm really picky about the color though and this current fabric color is spot on.
And my wolf manufacturer sent me updated Coyote Pigeon pics! She looks a LOT better. Still a mistake on the neck (they know), but they will most likely ship this one to me as is and make a correct sample before bulk production. BUT
Because of the mistakes wolf manufacturer keeps making I have reached out to the manufacturer who does my fox plush. Tina is my rep there and she is incredibly kind and helpful! She has offered to lower her MOQ to 50 for me, but I wont know the price quote yet until she receives the sample I sent her. I mailed her the prototype of Magpie Wolf last week so he should arrive soon. I want his body shape and floppiness to stay the same. I want them to make a better muzzle if possible with a mouth sewn on. I also want seams on his paws. And they might change the tail shape a smidge (it's very 2 dimensional currently). Maybe even trying black tear ducts around the eyes... I also think shorter fur on the ears will be better!
She will have a prototype of Coyote Pigeon made first and I will share pics here as SOON as I get them. It might not happen til after my campaign is over. But the fox manufacturer is a lot quicker than the wolf one and faster to respond to my inquiries! Tina is the best so I have full confidence in her company producing an amazing plush.
Also, side note. I did a preorder of Magpie Wolves on my website awhile back. They finally arrived this week! This was a good test run to determine quality and also to see a bit more about how the manufacturing process works. Overall the fur quality is sublime, great sewing, I haven't found any holes, just a few threads that needed to be trimmed. I'm pretty impressed, however, the ears are not as fantastic as the prototype. They are smaller and a bit more rounded than I like. This is definitely due to the longer fur fabric. I fixed most of them with a comb and by gently brushing the fur up. If for some reason I have to continue with the wolves being made by the wolf manufacturer I would address this issue with them before they make more.
That's all I have for now! Here's pics of the manufactured Magpie wolves I just received! The wings turned out perfect.
