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As soon as enough pledges are charged successfully to cover the production cost of the order, I'll be getting surveys out as soon as I can. My hope is to get them out the first week of August. They will be due one week from when they're sent out!
My molds are safely in the hands of Mile High Sofubi, an experienced sofubi man living in Colorado. Yay for domestic soft vinyl production!
Yes! The enamel pin, shirt, and individual figures are all available as add-ons.
Yes! As another toy painter, I've always wanted more opportunity to paint blanks, so I want to give that opportunity to other toy painters and customizers. Definitely check out the pledge tier specifically designed for you! There are tons of great tutorials out there on toy painting, but I personally use an airbrush and Wonder Vinyl paints, which chemically bonds to the surface of the toy. It's toxic stuff, so you definitely want a respirator (NOT a dust mask!!) that can filter organic vapors. Toy making is dangerous business!
If you'd like to put patience over speed, you can pick up your order from one of the next conventions/markets I've already confirmed I'll be at. Please note that you must specify which event you'd like to pick-up at (feel free to email me at [email protected] with the subject "Nightmare-Chan pickup" and you're responsible for buying tickets to said event. The events are: Seaside Oddities - Ventura, CA - Sept 30 + Oct 1 Son of Monsterpalooza - Burbank, CA - October 13-15 Blasphemeet - Los Angeles, CA - November 11-12 DesignerCon - Anaheim, CA - December 15-17
It's a paid membership (add on if you didn't already) to a Discord server where you'll receive a special role that will act as entry into a special channel that acts as a priority list for future Nightmare-Chan drops. Member perks: -All painted editions will have 1/3 the edition set aside for this list to be raffled off for sale* -Get a special role in my Discord server to see early WIP photos and notifications about anything Nightmare-Chan related -Toy and art raffles exclusive to members** *If you're unfamiliar with the vinyl toy world, extremely limited runs of painted toys are often in higher demand and sell out immediately. In order to offer fair chances for people to buy, sometimes the right to buy a toy will be raffled off. These type of raffles are what the 1/3 will be set aside for. These Nightmare Squad raffles will happen in Discord and will occur so you can still enter in any public raffles if you don't win. **There will also be raffles where I actually give away toys and art :)
BackerKit FAQ
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- Collect shipping information
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