Collectors: A solution to store and display your miniatures

Fighting boxes but moving forward!
about 1 year ago – Tue, Jul 08, 2025 at 10:30:40 PM

Hey Collectors! 

We are moving with the project, some things are taking a lot more than expected but here is where we are at! 

• Manufacture is now 100% complete! All collectors are accounted and ready. They are awaiting the boxes to start final packing. 
• Boxes! We ran into some issues (pictures below) with the final box for the Collectors, the manufacturer didn't respect the specs we provided and the boxes ended up being about a half an inch short in all directions, so we had to send them back and make changes on the design. 
• Envelopes! We have the envelopes (the trays and covers will come in bubble mailers) ready to go, we have packed all the metal trays which we had at our workshop to make progress where we can while we wait for other parts. 
• Fulfillment - We already contacted our fulfillment partners about the project and we are starting lists and plans on how to get these to you, the packages are heavy, so figuirng out freight shipping for the main orders is very important and we need to take care of the budget so we don't overshoot and get in problems with the final fulfillment costs. 

Some pictures! 

Perfect! everything fits and with a couple stickers the box should be quite sturdy. Keep in mind that the box is a prototype, the final one will be clean and won't have the guide lines, but this is close to what the packs will look like! 

I'll post an update next month, hopefully when the packs are on their way, the box will take an extra week and a half to arrive, and then we start the packing of the almost a thousand collectors! 

Thanks everyone for being patient. I will write more good news next month! 

Fulfillment Update/ news (small update)!
over 1 year ago – Wed, May 07, 2025 at 01:47:20 AM

Hi Collectors! 

We are finishing up manufacturing finally, we did a final check on numbers and we were a bit short so we had to do a bit extra production to make sure everyone gets their collectors. We were also missing magnets (some were breaking and we were tight so we had to order more, thanfully they arrived quickly.)

We are starting to pack trays next week! so I'll upload images as we get a preview of final packs. 

Timeline is dependant on our manufacturer finishing (they said they would be done in 2-3 weeks, but there have been delays before so don't want to get a set timeline and miss it again.)

I'll post another update as soon as we finalize the last bits of manufacturing and get a head start on some packing. Just looking at the envelopes/ boxes for the project, it is huge. We'll share more soon! 

We are unsure at the moment how Tariffs will impact us they are a hot subject at the moment, but hopefully the regular delays will let us be in a better spot and they are small/ insignificant. If/ when we have news of that I'll share them with you. 

Sorry its just info-dump this time! but I know some of you are getting a bit anxious and want to keep everyone in the loop! 

Thanks as always for sticking by, and we are moving steadily into fulfillment of the project, it's just taking longer than we expected. 

Update! Picking up and getting closer to delivery
over 1 year ago – Mon, Mar 03, 2025 at 11:54:22 PM

Hi Collectors! 

Sorry for the delayed update. I will be handing updates to a teamate to ensure that these are more frequent and you know what we are doing, but for now here are the general news and timeline. 

Our manufacturer was finally able to re-start the project and fulfill the last parts that we need before packing these guys and sending them over to you. What we are missing now is:

• Adding Magnets, we fianally managed to get all the magnets here (over 10k) and now we need to slot them into the collectors and secure them. 
• Finishing Covers, we needed the magnets to make sure the drilling jig was perfect for the cover/ collector alignment. so we still need to make these
• Boxing Collectors, Our box design is ready, we just wanted to wait so we didn't have unbuilt cardboard lying around (it tends to get moist/ damaged easily so we wanted to avoid having to re-do them). 
• Rounding up numbers, Our initial order was a bit low on a couple models (X and V) so we need to manufacture a few more to ensure that we have enough (including a few extras for misshipping etc). 
• Shipping to Distributor, After we have everything packed up, we will be sending this to our distributor who will then make the final orders and get these to backers. 
• Fulfillment, the distributor will deliver the final product to backers. 
   

What is the timeline for this? Below is an estimate timeline for deliveries, we are closer than you think, now that the workshop is on the project again we should see some speed.

• Manufacturing - End of March
• Packaging - End of April
• Shipping - May - June

We still have some stuff to do, so take the above timeline with a grain of salt, but we think that is a realistic timeline to get these to your hands. We still have a couple of hoops to jump throug (tariffs and other world disorder things that might affect us and we'll let you know if they do, and what we can do about it). 

That is it for now! hopefully I will let you know once each of the above stages is finished and how closer we are to actual delivery. 

Thanks for your patience, we know this has been a hard one, and some of you might already consider it lost, but we will deliver, that is for sure. 

Thanks again, have a good month. 

Quick Update! (more in-form one next week)
over 1 year ago – Thu, Jan 09, 2025 at 04:20:28 PM

Hey Collectors!

Just writing a quick update, we have the metal trays, the factory didn't work most of December so we couldn't really advance then. But the project is picking up again, I'll write a more comprehensive timeline next week. I also added a fulfillment manager for the project you might see her in the comments or receive emails/ messages from here concerning your orders, we just want to make sure all numbers are final and we don't miss something now before we do the last leg of the project! 

Thanks again for the long wait! we are almost there! 

New Timeline, metallic tray errors (fixed) and genreal update!
almost 2 years ago – Fri, Nov 08, 2024 at 06:38:54 PM

Hey Collectors! 

Sorry I missed the timeline for the last month's update. We have been advancing in many areas of the project, but facing new delays. We are still going to deliver we just ask that you are a bit more patient, we know it's asking a lot but we want to make sure everything delivered is up to the quality we want. 

Below are some general updates on the project and a timeline on each part. 

Boxes

Boxesare on the way to us, we did a custom box with print so these look and feel great and also protect the collectors on their way to you. We already placed our order for these and will have them next month. 

Metal Trays

The first batch of metal trays was off-scpecs, thanfully we were able to catch this with only a few actually finished and the factory agreed to re-make those. The problem was the final fit was 3mm + the thickness of the tray, the initial tests were 3mm WITH the thickness included making them fit nicely and slide great. These should be arriving mid/ late December. 

Magnets

We have magnets! at least about 75% of them, enough to get started while the rest arrive. I had to space out and split the massive order into smaller ones that are shipping each 5 days. It was a massive hassle, but at least this way they aren't getting stopped at customs and we can actually start building and packing some final collectors!

Sturdiness Test

We have been testing the magnets to make sure they hold the covers correctly, we originally wanted 4 magnets per collector, but we found that the collector H, V need 6 and the collector X needs 8 to hold great and survive a "shake test" 

Timeline

New timeline is telling us we should be shipping in January (we might be done during december but it's folly to plan anything during December). We obviously over-estimated the times and the amount of hurdles and checks we needed to make to ensure this product. We thank you greatly for your continued support here. Thanks for backing and waiting. I will give a final timeline when things start to arrive and we actually have the product in hand, before then please take my estimates with a grain of salt!

Til next time!