Hello monster enthusiasts, it's the final stretch of the campaign, which will be ending April 3 at 9PM PST. In advance of the campaign's end, make sure you have an accessible email associated with your Backerkit account. This is the email the Backerkit survey will be sent to, and you may miss out on the survey if you can’t access this email.
Additionally, please double-check your payment information is correct and valid, to avoid an errored payment. If you miss the campaign, you can order the items from the Backerkit preorder store - though you will miss out on any pledge-specific freebies.
New Stretch Goals
I updated the graphics for the four designs from the previous update, here they are if you missed them on the campaign page.
The following designs have been added to the campaign as some final stretch goals. Thank you to everyone who voted in the poll! First up we have a selection of pins inspired by Ghibli films: Film Noir Baron from The Cat Returns; Granmamare and Fujimoto from Ponyo; and Princess Nausicaa and Princess Kushana along with a set of Toxic Jungle Mini Pins, from Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind. These pins will be funded at $38K. If we reach $40K, the following designs will be funded as well: Through the Door, inspired by the TV show Severance; and Stargaze Vash, inspired by promotional art of Vash the Stampede from the anime Trigun Stargaze.
These designs are subject to change, the artwork is not yet finalized. I'll reveal the finalized designs when surveys go out after the campaign (in about two weeks).
What about the other designs?
All the other designs I've shared in previous updates will be available as preorder pins in the post-campaign preorder store/addons section of the survey. They will be unlocked based on the number of orders they receive. Do not pledge expecting these designs to be survey options! Please see the Survey section of the campaign page for more details. Likewise: if you prefer the other Stargaze Vash variants I shared on social media, they will be in the preorder store/addons section of the survey, to be unlocked based on order quantity - so do not pledge for these variants. There will also be a blue chrome variant of the Angel & Cat pin up for preorder in the store/addons section, since there was interest for it on social media. Again, this variant will be unlocked based on order quantity - so do not pledge for it if you prefer it to the gold variant.
Community Pin Designs
I did another sketch for the Art Nouveau Chimera, I still need to do some edits but the design is starting to take shape. And I'm happy to share the initial sketch for the second community design! Thank you again to everyone who voted. The winning ideas were Cyberpunk Werewolf who carries a scythe.
These designs are still in-progress and subject to change, they will be finalized by the time surveys go out.
Campaign Pin Recap
To recap, here are all the campaign pins.
Pin Reminders
Here are reminders about some of the pins! Please read these carefully and adjust your pledge if needed.
Nightmare Portrait variants - if you are a cross-collab backer you'll have an option to pick which colorway you want in the survey, no need to purchase the addon for the gray variant.
Dark Watcher variants - if you qualify for the black nickel variants, you'll have an option to upgrade to rainbow plating for $2 in the survey.
Rainbow plated pins - Please note the rainbow plating colors may differ from the mockups, and will be unique for each pin. If you’re not familiar with rainbow plating, I encourage you to do a search for rainbow plated pins online to see how they may turn out.
Film Noir & Neonoir monster pins - I will be using a different manufacturer for these pins, the colors and plating may differ slightly from the Cyberpunk set; and backing cards will be different.
Community monster pins - if you are in the Ten Pins pledge level you will have an option to select one of the community monster pins as a freebie, in the survey. Make sure to switch to this pledge level if you want the freebie pin.
Preorder pins - only the designs shown on the campaign page will be available as options in the survey! Any other designs, such as those mentioned in updates, will be funded based on order quantity in the post-campaign survey/preorder store. Please read the Survey section of the campaign page carefully and only pledge for pins that are shown on the campaign page.
Purchasing Additional Exclusive Pins
After discussing with Backerkit support, I have found a way to enable cross-collab backers to buy additional Dark Watcher pins. Each qualifying backer will have the option in the survey to add 1x or 2x of these pins, so you can get all three designs if you wish.
Adding Glow to Neonoir and Cyberpunk Monsters
Someone suggested I add glow to the Neonoir and Cyberpunk monster pins. I think this would be very fitting with these pins, but only if a big enough majority is okay with the change. I’ll put it to a vote in the attached poll and you all can let me know your preference. It would be glow in the cyan enamel only (excluding screen print).
If you’re not familiar with glow in enamel pins, it’s basically a powder that’s added to the enamel. Sometimes this results in a grainy or uneven texture; or discoloration in the glow areas. Since this is often unavoidable I wouldn’t consider these as flaws for these pins when grading them.
If you’re a stickler for pin quality I’d recommend voting against it; but if it’s popular enough or you don’t mind the potential flaws, I’d like to give the backers what they want of course!
Shipping Rates
Please remember that shipping will be charged after the campaign as part of the survey. Here are the shipping rates. Again, please be aware that you will need to pay these on top of your pledge amount.
United States $5
Mexico $14
Canada $11
Australia $14
UK $14
All other countries $14
Cross-Collab Campaign
Don't forget to check out our partnered campaign, Cryptid Crushes. If you pledge to both campaigns you'll receive a pair of cross-collaboration freebie pins. And if you're looking for even more pins, check out the rest of the Oddities & Obscura collection! If you pledge to all the campaigns you'll receive a set of freebie mini pins.
Finally, I thought I'd share some more designs from the other campaigns. Some of these campaigns could use more funding to unlock all their goals. You can click on the banners or pin graphics to go to each campaign.
Check out the Oddities & Obscura projects below!
That’s all for this update. As always let me know in the comments if you have any questions. I’ll see you all at the finish line.
