Good afternoon, bird gang!

I've moved to mornings on my job, so unfortunately I didn't have it in me to stay up like a teenager yesterday. People gotta eat, and, for better or for worse, that takes priority over pins.

The masses have been sated, though, so before I'm off to my other wage gig...

GOLDEN AGE PARROTS wrapped at 11 PM yesterday with a final total of $9,263.

I won't say we hit the heights I planned, but we didn't do too awful. The main funding goal for our cockatiels, budgies and green-cheek conure pins was reached in about 4 hours. We had a little slog towards the middle, but, spurred by the promise of cartoon crows and popular fat parrots, we had a nice second wind that took us to the last few hours.

I would like to do some more GOLDEN AGE sets in the future. GAP's been an interesting test, and our decent second half confirmed that there is some demand for the 1.5" and 1" pins. We will be focusing on those over color alts for any other similar campaigns.

Speaking of pins... and, everything else, let's go over what will be available to you guys once surveys go out. Any item with an asterisk is something we technically didn't make during the campaign, which I will be funding out of pocket.

Buckle up, it's a lot. Who do you plan on getting with your pledge?

COCKATIEL:

BUDGIE:

GREEN-CHEEK CONURE:

PEACH-FACED LOVEBIRD:

CAIQUE:

SUN CONURE:

SCARLET MACAW

INDIAN RINGNECK

QUAKER PARAKEET

AFRICAN GRAY PARROT

GOLIATH PALM COCKATOO

SULFUR-CRESTED COCKATOO

KAKAPO

BUNCHO

PIGEON

BLUE JAY

TOUCAN

CROW

STICKER SHEETS (one free to each backer)

GUNBIRDS (one free to each returning backer)

Just because the campaign is over, doesn't mean the work is.

After pushing this update, I have one more custom pin to clean up, and then, I'm off to set up the pledge manager and preorder store. That's a two-birds-one-stone kind of task, because when I make renders for the store, I can also put together the vector files my manufacturer will need.

Here's a sneak peek of this dapper little dude. If you'd like him, reach out to his creator!

I will be sampling a couple of pins with the manufacturer before full production starts, to make sure screenprints look good and colors all work the way they need to. I'll post pictures when I have them.

I am still planning to have surveys out on November 5th, and the preorder store up on the same date. Any changes to this will be announced as soon as possible. All of these items above will be up for purchase (at campaign prices) on the preorder store.

Miss out on a pin you liked? Want to grab some more? All items can be added on to your pledge during the survey.

As for other stuff going on, I am waiting on some factory remakes for BIRD CRIMES to ship the final UK orders.

I am critically low on A-grades for several pins due to quality issues, but as soon as those come in, tracking should go out.

We are still cooking on the cockatiel plush. You may have seen some R&D of him and his little brother during BIRD CRIMES, but it is still in that stage.

Currently, I am planning on participating in Pintopia 2025 with a little secret surprise project. It's so secret I don't actually know what it is yet. It will probably involve dogs. Use your imagination in the comments... I might steal some ideas ;)

I am house hunting right now, and likely going to be moving mid-November. I'd like to have all the art stuff done for GAP set before the end of this month, so I can focus on getting all of the asset-related ends tied up before then. You guys fund my escapades by buying art and pins, and, while things are going rough right now, I could not have gotten this far without you.

If you have any questions, comments or suggestions about GAP or future projects, hit me up at the usual spots!

Thank you for the support, and, more importantly, thank you for the feedback on GOLDEN AGE PARROTS. Let's make the HUSTLE sustainable again.