Forged In Flame - A Pride Enamel Pin Collection

Hi all,

So sorry that this is taking so much longer than I expected! Getting moved in has been a months-long ordeal and I'm still trying to find stuff that has been missing since move #2 last summer. Not even sure how that happened! But between moving woes and 3 conventions this month so far (and about to leave for con #4) it's been more than a bit chaotic. 

I'm going to be gone for Anime Boston for a week and a half, but once I get home I'm going to push through all remaining orders. We're almost done folks, and I thank you so so much for hanging in there as I continue to endure one of the most chaotic chapters of my life!

See you in the next and FINAL update!

Cheers,
Lachlan

Hi all, 

Hope you are well! I moved into my new place and gosh it's been a ton of work - feels like a full time job just doing all the packing and housework! But it's a really great place and I think I'm finally going to be staying in one place for a long time :)

I'm ready to fulfill all orders so it's time to double check your addresses! 

I will be at quite a few cons coming up and bringing the pin stock with me so I can fulfill orders for folks in person if they want. I will be at: 

If you want to pick up in person, no further action is required although I will have you bring up your backer info so we can double check. I would recommend having a screenshot on your phone saved as data can be very tricky sometimes in these convention centres! Make sure the screenshot includes your backer name or email, backer number, and order items.

Also!!! I plan on shipping out all orders before Megacon so if you want to pick up in person at these conventions please comment or message me so I can set your order aside!

A couple notes about in person pick up: 

Once I get home from AMKE I will finish up fulfillment and contact UK backers. Fulfillment will be completed before my next round of conventions. Finally!

That's it for now, and I'll do another brief update when all orders are finished. 

Cheers! 
Lachlan

Hey all,

Gosh, thank you for all the super nice comments. Don't worry, we ended up terminating our contract on the asbestos house. We're under contract for another place and move in on January 8th. I'm giving myself a week to move everything business related over. There's so much more space in the house than where I currently am, thank goodness!

Since people mostly voted to delay or that they don't care, I'm going to punt fulfilment to January after I move into the new place. If you need your rewards sooner, message me. I'm happy to help. I really really appreciate the grace and understanding. I just don't have anywhere to put the new pins at all. 

I'll touch base again in January when I get my studio all set up. Please take care and have a great holiday season!!

Cheers,
- Lachlan

Hello all!

Pins arrived and they look so good! I'm going to start grading them and get them out, but I got a question. 

So, I'm moving currently (move #3 this year unfortunately) and trying to close on a house and it's going absolutely *terribly*. The inspection came back with some extremely scary results and the sale might fall through if the seller refuses to mitigate. Asbestos is among the many problems that came up. I should've been nearing the end of all the intense time and energy commitments that come with buying a house but it looks like we've only just gotten started haha. 

I don't have room in my temp apartment to do much with the pins that just came in, but we can try to get some orders out, maybe do a big fulfilment push each weekend (provided we don't have to give up our whole weekend for a housing-related crisis like what's been happening). But I am pretty confident that everything will be resolved in early January, whether we get what needs to happen done with our current offer or make another offer elsewhere. So here's the actual question:

Would you rather I start churning out orders bit by bit, or wait until January when I can pulp out all the orders in a week or less? Some now or all later? 

I am attaching a poll and to be clear, any answer is okay! I said I can finish fulfilment in December and I think that is still obtainable, but the chaos of everything has been a bit hard to plan around! I lost my whole weekend last weekend to asbestos related shenanigans. 

I leave the decision in your hands! 

Cheers!
- Lachlan

Hi all,

Been a bit! Manufacturing is under way but there isn't a lot to share in this phase - just a lot of waiting. There were some issues with molds, particularly Yatagarasu and Oni, but they are all fixed now! We are still set for meeting our December fulfilment estimate.

Not a lot of helpful photos to share yet but here's a look at the glitter effect that Seiryu will have. This is UNPLATED so the metal isn't how it will look in the final product, but the glitter is finalized. Pretty, isn't it? :D


So thank you to the backer who pointed this out, but there were some missing add ons in the survey add on section! The pre order swords I mentioned in my last update were not listed publicly for some reason. I thought they were there, but they were not - my apologies!

Surveys are still unlocked but I will be locking them this Friday so you have a few days to check out the add on shop. You will get a 48 hours left email sometime tomorrow. Cards WILL be charged at lock, so make sure all your ducks are in a row!

Here are the pre order pins that are now available in the add on shop!







Sorry again! No pressure also - I'm going to make these regardless but wanted to at least give you a chance to snag them at the lowest price they'll ever be!

Cheers, and hopefully soon with more pin manu photos!
- Lachlan