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Melody, are we going to be able to see pictures of all the dragons currently painted for the KS before it goes live? Or will we only see the rest when it launches? Also, were you leaning toward a morning release or an afternoon one for the KS? Thanks!
“I don’t settle well. It’s a character flaw.”
Flaw, strength, tomayto, tomahto. I don’t think snagging a fave will be too much of a problem. Melody has stated (somewhere) she was going to be working on them throughout the campaign. If 15 people try to claim X dragon and aren’t interested in others, I would imagine she’d do her best to replicate those colors onto fresh figures. They wouldn’t be identical, but similar colors in similar patterns should make most people happy. Anything not claimed would likely go into the grab bag tier option so as to not waste them.
I’m most worried about eye colors to be honest. Eyes usually make it or break it for me.
Some one that yells that much probably isn’t a very good–let alone competent–attorney. It’s also a little ridiculous that her father is the one in there complaining and causing trouble, considering that he wasn’t the purchaser (even if he is the installer).
Sorry you’re dealing with the dredges of humanity. Yet again. >_<
It took me awhile to get decent pics of this boy. He’s a bit of a handful, and finally my sister came to the rescue with her lightbox.
I will say I was very trepidatious about this sculpt since I’m not a huge fan of the young unis (and this one is basically a mini-me clone + feathers), but I’m pleasantly surprised by how much more charming I find the sculpt over that of a young. I can see them outpacing youngs in the long run, except for perhaps more intricate silhouette patterns. As for the grab, I do try and gamble on a new sculpt when I can, and this one was a winner. I typically dislike dark eyes but he has won me over, and how! His feathers are colorshift and my only real “complaint” would be that it’s hard to see the gems, due to their color profile on a black mane, but tis a minor thing when he’s this pretty.
For now, he’s staying with me. ^_^
Pin & Tonic has a whole series of dragon pins, some via kickstarter or regular production, some from a Patreon pin club.
Some pics from her site:
constellation
key hoarder
patreon seasonal unicorn
patreon seasonal dragon
I think Melody & Co did a marvelous job managing the first Kickstarter, which was a new experience for them with lots of bumps and bruises due to the variance in the sculpted products–you had so many differently-sized poads, lots of paint patterns (paired adult/young, the regulars which were patterns on black bases, and special adults/babies) AND the stylization of the poads changed with each batch (a natural occurrence, since the artist is going to paint based on mood and intention; the very first batch of special adults, for example, felt simpler to me as they had more uniform colors and less flamboyant plant combos).
Long story short: this one should be a lot easier for them as it’s just the hoarder + pins + whatever other merch they might make (more patches?).
Personally, I think they should still allow for switching out a piece, within reason. Speaking as someone with limited funds, it’s extremely difficult to make choices when Melody does amazing work across the color spectrum. You also have to remember we’re (presumably) only seeing one side of the dragons via pics–granted, for the most part the colors will likely be symmetrical unless they’re intentionally painted otherwise, but sometimes little details can be off-putting. What if the dragon you love has bicolor eyes and you didn’t know about it? Or if you’re in a rush to pick and the eyes you thought were burgundy are actually brown? Maybe the color phasing just isn’t to your taste on the non-display side? Yes, I *know* I’m nitpicking. But I know I’m also not the only one here that goes over pieces with a fine-tooth comb (when they can) before investing.
Susie had a heck of a time with the switching pieces last KS, but I think a lot of that was a result of how long the campaign went for coupled with just how much variance in the poads there was. I don’t imagine it will be nearly as bad, especially since they have a stronger grasp of how to handle it. Additionally, poads that were swapped went right back into the pool for others to pick. If they don’t want to put the “returned” dragons back into the mix right away, they could always set them aside into a “leftover” photo set or just save them for people that want a random pull (assuming that’s an option on this KS).
I do think that splitting things into color batches will help, both with choices and with them streamlining the overall process so it’s not as much of a madhouse.
I’m curious to know if there will only be airbrushed solid color blends, or something more patterned for the dragons (like snake scaling, stripes, cosmic, etc)? I wasn’t here for the minikeeper GB, but when I first rediscovered Windstone I remember photos showing quite a bit of difference. Some were simple color blends whereas others had emphasis on hand-drawn or sculpt-specific details (ex/butterfly spots on wings, or highlighting the wing “ribs” with metallics).
Regardless, I’m excited to see how it all unfolds!
These pics are some of mine that didn’t win. Yes, the kirin pics are similar, but different because sometimes a shot needs that “drama” lol. I can only show these because I don’t want to spoil the winning pic (I submitted a few different angles of that piece and not sure which one specifically won). XD
I really love the idea behind your bean + ori shot, Lisa (so many colors!). Ferlin, the kirin mama is so pretty, and the Xmas red-nose colts is such an adorable idea. It’s been amazing seeing what people came up with for the new calendar.
Super excited right now!
P.S. Dragonfeathers, I *love* those purple striped tiger griffin babies. Pardon my grabby hands lol.
It’ll be exciting to see these as they start arriving! I couldn’t justify the cost when most of them were leaf themes (I really dislike the leaves >_<), while my favorites were the blue night + cat + pumpkin (especially the jack-o-lantern one!) that only amounted to a handful of the batch. Breaks my heart (and my wallet!) when there are oddballs in the batch but not an oddball batch in and of itself; sometimes you just have to say no.
Hey everyone! I know I’m mostly AWOL from the forums these days so I feel a little awkward poking my nose out like this, but my family and I could really use some prayers and well-wishing sent our way. As some of you know, at the end of July we had an emergency vet visit for one of our cats. Long story short, his lungs had to be drained and he had to stay overnight on oxygen. Presumably he has heart failure but it’s stil another three weeks before he is able to see the cardiologist for an echocardiogram (seriously…he’s in a precarious condition and even though it’s an emergency, it’ll have been two months before he gets the visit he needs).
The first medication they gave him was a water pill, for helping to keep his lungs clean. But it made him severly dehydrated and he’d lost his appetite. We took him in for another vet visit about a week and a half after the initial return home since he was losing weight due to not eating/drinking but instead of addressing the problem other than an ultrasound to check his heart (which seemed fine according to her) + liquid in the lungs (a little accumulation but still doing good), the vet prescribed him a motion sickness/nausea pill in addition to a heart pill (she was not the cardiologist nor has he had his heart scan). After being on these meds he’s declined badly. No wonder since this particular heart pill is NOT recommended for use in cats and the nausea pills were for dogs only. -_-
We’ve finally got him drinking water and sometimes eating a mouthful of food a few times a day, but it’s not looking great. He barely walks (paralysis was one side effect of the medication, the equivalent of deep-vein leg thrombosis a symptom of heart failure–two Xs). I know situations like this are hard–you want your pets to live forever–but it’s breaking our hearts. Especially since he never really got his “snoot” back (he’s a sweet gentle cat but definitely has a snooty side). He seemed to be doing better his first two nights back from the initial vet overstay, but his personality never quite got where it used to be and it’s just been downhill for various reasons since then.
Just very sad times right now.
I haven’t posted in awhile–between computer, phone, and car trouble + normal life kerfluffles, I just haven’t been feeling optimistic or motivated.
I did want to thank the two lovely ladies that enabled me to “recently” add these two beauties to my collection: a flion (and a special one at that, Bronze Copper Spot) and my top pic out of the “white-bellied” gb orientals. The pic of the CoA is not one I took, but I’m sharing because of the adorable purrbody. Roarbody? Rumblepurr!
Yus! Bare feet! (Yeah, I know. I look at everything except what I’m supposed to…)
Beautiful paint job on the rooster, and extraordinarily kind of you to paint one for Amy. Bravo!
On another note, reading this thread has been great. Very informative about things I feel like I should have known but I really didn’t have a clue.
