hi again everyone! I know youve all been patiently waiting for more updates regarding the new samples -- we've had a bit of trouble sourcing the perfect purple for dreamy bat, so getting to the next stage of sampling (testing out the screenprint) took a bit of time!

here's what i have to share with you so far:

screenprint samples for the honduran white bat! the only change we need to make is adjusting the print pattern on the ear (the ear fluff on the inside of the black lineart is supposed to be white!).

screenprint samples for the dreamy bat! everything looks good here, except for the fact that the purple pleather is a bit harder to find. we were able to find a nice purple for the feet and outer wings, though, which I originally thought we would need to screenprint onto the light purple! so that's great news, since it means the outside of dreamy bat's wings will be much more durable :)

now, getting a bit ahead of the game here, id asked for a few fabric samples to see what might work best for marine bat. of the remaining designs we need samples of, the marine bat was the one I was most worried about finding colors for, so I thought we'd get a bit of a head start on sorting that out!

these were the samples sent to me from the original pleather swatch palette we'd been using -- both nice colors, sure, but not exactly right for marine bat...

so, I asked if we could hunt around for some more options, and I think we found a winner!

overall, the sample process is taking a bit longer than I originally anticipated. it's important to me that we're as thorough as possible in this stage to ensure that the final batpacks come out perfect, so im more than fine with the process taking longer! once we have all the samples in hand, I'll have a much better idea of how our project timeline will need to be adjusted to account for this longer sample period.

in other good news: basically the only things we need to make for tier rewards are the enamel pins! once those are all done being manufactured, i can start shipping out everyone's non-batpack rewards, hopefully a bit ahead of schedule.

hope you guys enjoy these updates! backers may have already seen that i have another, much smaller project planned with backerkit for the beginning of 2025 -- i should have more updates regarding that pretty soon, too! have a wonderful weekend, everyone! 🦇🖤