This means we're approximately a month to a month and a half away from them being shipped to me, and about two months from shipping starting!!!! Surveys are going well I think we're close to 70% of them being done! If you opted for pay in four, you won't get your survey until your balance is fully paid. Also, if you bought any addons or from the preorder store, you will be charged for those extras a little bit after I lock surveys! There will be a 48 hour notice before locking (no more edits, but I can unlock if u need me to), and charging! I hope everyone is hanging in there and has something to look forward to this week :) Much love from Varmintfeathers!
OH AND ALSO!! DeinoC's claws are made of soft fabric like his face/hands/feet now! Theri will get the same change
And finally, here's a recap of all of the plushies and their current state! There are new photos for Guanlong, Cama, DeinoC, and Rexy!!
16" Nanuqsaurus - Finalized! He will not be receiving any more changes
16" Guanlong - Waiting on the final version- these were the last changes I sent!
16" Pachyrhinosaurus - Finalized! He will not be receiving any more changes
28" Spinosaurus - Finalized! He will not be receiving any more changes.
16" Therizinosaurus - Finalized! He will not be receiving any more changes other than his claws will be made of soft fabric not felt
16" Parasaurolophus - Waiting on the third version- this was the last round of changes I sent!
16" Quetzalcoatlus - Waiting on the third version- this was the last round of changes I sent!
28" Shantungosaurus - Waiting on the fourth version- this was the last round of changes I sent!
16" Mosasaurus - Finalized! He will not be receiving any more changes
16" Camarasaurus - Finalized! He will not be receiving any more changes
16" Deinocheirus - Finalized! He will not be receiving any more changes
28" Tyrannosaurus Rex - Waiting on the final version- this was the last round of changes I sent!
16" Utahraptor - Sample paid for, waiting for the first one!
28" Ankylosaurus - Sample paid for, waiting for the first one!
Hey y'all, surveys have finally gone out!! They will get locked once every plush is finalized and the bulk order has been placed. You'll get a 48 hour notice before locking happens so you can make any last minute changes, and then after that any remaining balance on your pledge will be charged (e.g. if you bought more plushies during your survey). I believe you'll get another 48 hour notice prior to this charge.
SHIPPING -> As stated in the campaign, shipping will be charged closer to when the plushies are arriving, and I will make sure everyone knows when it gets added to your order and when it gets charged!
NEXT PROJECT -> The roster for the next project has been decided, here it is! You can follow my next project here
And finally, a website update! The stickers offered in this campaign are now available to purchase on my website varmintfeathers.com ! The keychains I've been working on will be available there too when they're done. Currently we're halfway there, and I'm hoping to have them done and ready by the end of the month. Here's the next of the keychain dinos, Maiasaura
Hey guys! Small update this time around. As far as the next project, voting for the 28" plush has ended, but voting for 18" plush has just opened! You can find a link to the form in the project's updates here -> link
I had Backerkit review my surveys and I need to overhaul some stuff and I'm not sure how to do it. I'm waiting for a support response that should hopefully come Monday, so surveys should start going out Monday evening!
I also have a couple sample updates;
Deinocherius! Just one more round of changes and he SHOULD be finalized! I asked about redesigning the hands of Deino and Theri so they can have minky claws instead of felt and they said they will try!
And Mosasaurus! He is now finalized :)
There's videos of both of those plush in my discord server also -> link
Extinct mammals and others won the vote for the next campaign! As of right now, I have our launch tentatively set for June 15th! Here's a link to the project so y'all can follow along from the very beginning -> link
My suggestions box is open for suggestions for the plush roster for this campaign! I'll be doing a popular vote for the 28" guys first, then the 18" ones. I'm also hoping to include some new stickers, acrylic keychains, and a plush keychain or two! Here's the first official plush concept for the project; a plush keychain Tiktaalik!! You can add your own suggestions here -> link
Other information; Surveys are going to start going out at the end of this week to a few people first so I can make sure they're working right, and then to everyone! My manufacturer will return from their holiday break this Monday, so prototype pics should start flowing again and hopefully we can get Utah and Anky rolling then too. There's no rush on filling out surveys either, and you can go back and edit them anytime up until I lock orders when the bulk shipment is close to arriving to me, hopefully sometime in may. The pre-order store will be open for four more days as of me writing this! This is for anyone who missed out on the original campaign, and there's a link here -> link. I should also have my webstore live on my website varmintfeathers.com here in the next 4-6 weeks with the campaign's stickers, as well as some KEYCHAINS!!! Here's the art of the first keychain; Velociraptor! All of the keychains will be doublesided with the flesh and blood animal on one side, and it's skeleton on the other! I think I'm going to price them around $7 :) The art is being done by the lovely Dopscratch!
And finally, here's the pool of options so far for the roster! Throwing this here so we don't get repeat suggestions XD
Here's anky's concept! I'll update the project story as soon as Utah and Anky prototypes are in the works.
ALSO: For those who purchased custom plush I will be reaching out shortly to start working on those! They will be started once all the current samples for the main dinos are finalized so we don't take away from that :) Feel free to reach out now too if you want too :)
And finally something I'm super excited for; VOTING FOR THE NEXT PROJECT!! My vote is for dragons!! I'm hoping to launch the next project June/July with fulfillment in time for the holidays but we'll see how this campaign goes and the timing of it all!
Other FAQ and information The Pre-Order Store is Open! I had a few people reach out to tell me they missed the initial campaign, so I decided to open the pre-order store for two weeks! The link isn't showing on the project page and I'm not sure why but there's a link in the discord announcements and on my website!
IMPORTANT: If you have already pledged, please wait until surveys go out to add more items! Orders placed via the pre-order store are treated as separate orders and will charge shipping costs again.
- Surveys are going out at the end of the month. You will receive an email when you can fill yours out and edit your pledge or add more items.
- I will continue to post plush sample updates to the "The Plushies" story section of the project as soon as I get them, and I'll post updates when I have 2-3 to show off!
- If you guys need any help with your pledges or any other questions, please email them to me so they don't get lost in the comments here in the backerkit! I do my best to check through all comments every other day or so, but I might still miss some because there are a LOT of y'all here!
Here's another link to the discord as well, I can answer questions here faster than email -> link
