I was inspired by my youngest child's love of rubber ducks.  The first duck design I created was actually part of my More Cats Doing Science campaign.

A little yellow duck with safety goggles, a lab coat and gloves!  To add to the humor of the design I added a green test tube that is sort of leaning up against him instead of actually being held.  This was intended as a head nod to the 'low effort' cheap production quality of novelty rubber ducks.   

I loved the way the Chemistry Duck pin turned out so much that I was looking for an excuse to create even more ducks!  While filling customers' orders one day I mused that I could continue the 'low effort' ducks by simply re-purposing some of my Black Cat RPG designs.

I have designed all of these awesome Yellow Duck RPG pins, but having so many pins produced can get pretty expensive.  In addition, I don't really know which designs will be popular and which will not.  

Think of BackerKit as a place for you to pre-order these pins.  

You pledge money to this campaign, then when the campaign is over BackerKit collects the money from you and gives it to me.  I then use that money to pay my production partner to make the pins.  Then when I receive the finished pins I inspect them for quality, package them up, and ship them out to you!  

It can take a while for all of that to happen, but at the end of it we have brought something awesome into the world that didn't exist before.

By backing this project you are a part of bringing them into the world!

Projects like this can take a fair amount of time, so your patience and understanding are appreciated as we work through the process together.  Below is an approximate timeline for this project.  

The pins may be shipped earlier than the above estimates if things go exceptionally smoothly, or later if something catastrophic happens. ( I have never been late on shipping, but they say there is a first time for everything...)  

You will receive one pin of your choice from the campaign. You will also be able to add additional campaign pins in the pledge manager for $14 each. 

You will receive three pins of your choice from the campaign. You will also be able to add additional campaign pins in the pledge manager for $13 each.

You will receive five pins of your choice from the campaign. You will also be able to add additional campaign pins in the pledge manager for $12 each.

You will receive one of each pin in this campaign!  That's 12 pins!  You will also be able to add additional campaign pins in the pledge manager for $12 each.

The below shipping fees are in addition to your pledge.

VAT, Customs Fees, and Import Taxes
We DO NOT collect or remit any VAT, Customs Fees, Import Taxes or similar to any country.  Backers are solely responsible for making any necessary payment upon import to their country.

Special note for potential UK Backers:
1.  If the value of your order is LESS than £135, please do not pledge here, I can set it up as a listing on Etsy once I have the pins in hand and Etsy will collect and remit the VAT at time of purchase.

2.  If the value of the order is MORE than £135, you can pledge on BackerKit and then when the pins are shipped and go through UK customs you will get a VAT charge from customs that you will need to pay.  

 
We reserve the right to refund in full pledges to countries where we discover that we cannot meet applicable laws and regulations.    

My name is Joshua R. Pinkas and I am the creator and owner of Frost Dragon Designs, LLC. After years of working on projects for others through freelance work and private commissions, I decided to start building something for myself and started Frost Dragon Designs, LLC.

I am a seasoned pin creator and have designed, had manufactured, and delivered tens of thousands of beautiful enamel pins.  Many of my previous designs are available for sale through my online shop, frostdragondesigns.com.

All of my designs are my own original creations.  Every pin you back helps fund the production of new original designs!

In addition to my website you can find me on Etsy, YouTube and Patreon.