I know I recently updated but I am actually a little annoyed that I can keep submitting changes to the shape of the Kitsune and they are not getting adjusted. I am going to keep working on it but they messaged me before I went to bed last night with a "final sample" when we hadn't even perfected the head shape. I may start a sample somewhere else and see what I get as well.

Either way, they just embroidered things, ignored some of the markings and gave it black outlined eyebrows lol.

So you know what I like vs don't like:

Anyways, sorry for a more frustrated update than I expected to have. I'll do edits later either way and I will update this on the old post as well so it's all in one place.

This project is going to be sooo slow.

Keychain Plush Updates, Next Production Items
Keychains finish on the 4th of April, then they will ship to me. I had planned to start Toby and Kitsune together but the Kitsune sample is taking way more time than I ever expected so I may just start Toby sooner. I have two back to back conventions (Anime Detour + Awesomecon), so we'll see what everything looks like around that point. I have nothing going on until Momocon.

I did ask for keychain photos so hopefully once they are completed they will provide those so I have at least one fun update.

Kitsune & Fox Prototypes
The fox and Kitsune will basically look the same (base wise) - so I'll pay for the fox sample to start once the Kitsune base is how I would like it to be. I have been editing in updates with dates here to try and avoid spamming people: https://www.backerkit.com/c/projects/robot-dragon-studios/PilesofPlush/updates/19083

Pintopia 2025
Curious to see how tariffs will go. I know Pintopia 2025 stuff will be finished before this project (pins are just faster to produce), so I'll see how those hit first. Whee. :D

If you missed my pintopia project, all the preorder items are already up since the pins should finish in April 2025. Preorder page here: https://robotdragon.studio/collections/pin-preorders  NOTE: if you check this page after products have arrived it will not have them, so just know this page changes based on what is in production and you may need to check the regular page later.

For those following my other project, I apologize that it will seem like this is being ignored in comparison, plush are just a different beast since I didn't have prototypes finished of sketches prior to launch. Only the two keychains + Toby were finished in advance. I know there are some sketchy projects with crowdfunding sometimes, but I will sooner get a normal job or borrow persona funds to speed things up if it comes to that than let a project go unfulfilled.

Piles of Plush Preorders
I will eventually list preorders here if you wanted to add more things on before things ship or order something that may come in sooner separately. I will not have anything listed on here until it's at least started production. It's easier on me this way to keep track of things + I would like to have prototype photos on the site. I know several people had no idea this project happened at all (especially my irl friends who were like YOU HAVE A KITSUNE IN THE WORKS??). 

https://robotdragon.studio/collections/plushies-pillows

Thank you all for being so patient as usual. I wish I could have everything made right now for sure.

Production
Corgi Keychain plush are in production and I am going to work on the tags for Toby plush next.

Pintopia
Now that Pintopia is done and in production, I am focused entirely on this one. I am a little behind on things simply bc Pintopia fell so closely to this project ending and I opted to prioritize that over this. Plush take substantially longer in general when not everything is a finished prototype. Since I had all that stuff prepared well in advance, it was easier to get started.

Charging Cards & Shopify Orders
I will be making placeholders on my site for each of the products from this campaign and start creating shopify orders for them. If you've backed me before on Kickstarter or Backerkit, you know the drill. It will essentially shoot you an email being like "you placed an order from Robot Dragon Studios on Shopify" which is basically me making sure I have your order in the system in a way I can print and ship once they arrive. Since plush are larger than pins, I don't set aside a box for them since it takes up a lot of space. There are exceptions if you ordered existing items (Buster or Murphy sitting plush) since I had limited quantities from the get go and need them reserved specifically for you.

Someone else asked in a comment about when cards will be charged for this. Realistically, on projects where things are being done in portions, it's easier for me to go person by person and check the order and decide when it's appropriate to charge the card.

If you prefer to be charged sooner than later, please let me know. My preference is to wait to charge cards for things if I can but I know people's finances vary all the time, so I can work around you if needed.

Prototypes
I will start getting some updates for these soon hopefully. I haven't been pushing them about it since I've been busy (with Pintopia) but I will now that this is back to my central focus.

I think that covers everything and I am super sorry I have taken longer than expected for this. 

Gotta submit updates for this now that my factory is back. I guess they didn't get my Owlbear updates so I have to resubmit those but here is a WIP pre-edit picture since I just received the photos this morning. I am so excited to get these prototypes fixed. <3