Lachlan Pierce
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8 days ago
Project Update: Manufacturing Update!
Hi all,
This happens to a lot of pin designers and I guess it's my turn! I unfortunately had to change manufacturers for this series.
The Short Story
The good news is that pins are now being produced by the new manufacturer. The bad news is that it could take 2+ months. Shipping will now likely be in September. The new manufacturer knows you all have been waiting a while for these so they said they'll make sure to send plenty of production photos to share when they get further along so you all can see the progress being made!
The Long Story
I had to reach out to a secondary manufacturer because my main one was bogged down with other Pintopia orders as well as my witch sets from Autumn Aesthetics (they took sooooo long). But the second manu pushed back hard against the manual pearl swirl I wanted for the pins and was producing inferior quality, particularly with the rainbow meta. Bubbly metal, streaks in the epoxy, and metal not being cleaned before the epoxy was poured. In the end, I had to pull the plug.
I reached out to a smaller manufacturer that was highly recommended by some other artists and friends I trust, and while their production time is longer the quality is definitely much higher and they are aware of the problems with the other manufacturer and are being very mindful to not make the same errors. And they didn't push back on the pearl swirl!
Since I had to start over anyways, I did touch up a couple pin designs and wanted to make sure you saw them! I changed Watcher to have pearl swirl gradient, and I added both pearl swirl gradient and UV gradient to Survival. I also have to mention that some pins will have epoxy while others won't - the ones with printing on them will have epoxy. In my experience, epoxy on rainbow metal has a higher B grade rate because metal flakes sometimes get caught in the epoxy, so that is why not all the pins will have it. I also designed a lot of the set to play with the depth of metal vs enamel.
This happens to a lot of pin designers and I guess it's my turn! I unfortunately had to change manufacturers for this series.
The Short Story
The good news is that pins are now being produced by the new manufacturer. The bad news is that it could take 2+ months. Shipping will now likely be in September. The new manufacturer knows you all have been waiting a while for these so they said they'll make sure to send plenty of production photos to share when they get further along so you all can see the progress being made!
The Long Story
I had to reach out to a secondary manufacturer because my main one was bogged down with other Pintopia orders as well as my witch sets from Autumn Aesthetics (they took sooooo long). But the second manu pushed back hard against the manual pearl swirl I wanted for the pins and was producing inferior quality, particularly with the rainbow meta. Bubbly metal, streaks in the epoxy, and metal not being cleaned before the epoxy was poured. In the end, I had to pull the plug.
I reached out to a smaller manufacturer that was highly recommended by some other artists and friends I trust, and while their production time is longer the quality is definitely much higher and they are aware of the problems with the other manufacturer and are being very mindful to not make the same errors. And they didn't push back on the pearl swirl!
Since I had to start over anyways, I did touch up a couple pin designs and wanted to make sure you saw them! I changed Watcher to have pearl swirl gradient, and I added both pearl swirl gradient and UV gradient to Survival. I also have to mention that some pins will have epoxy while others won't - the ones with printing on them will have epoxy. In my experience, epoxy on rainbow metal has a higher B grade rate because metal flakes sometimes get caught in the epoxy, so that is why not all the pins will have it. I also designed a lot of the set to play with the depth of metal vs enamel.
Buhhhhhh I hate giving updates like this but better you know! I was also waiting until I locked in a replacement manu and the production had started. Sorry you're all going to have to wait a little longer but I will make sure you get your pins asap and with the best quality possible!
Cheers,
Lachlan
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