Skinny Mini Subscription Club - Launch Announcement!
over 2 years ago – Sun, Nov 14, 2021 at 05:32:35 PM

Subscription time is here! 

It's time to decide the future of Skinny Minis. The Skinny Minis Subscription Club is LIVE! Every month we'll be creating new minis based entirely on club members' votes. This adventure begins today, and to get the subscription started, we're offering low, early-bird pricing - just $14.95/mo (+ S&H), for two sets each month.

Every month we'll produce two sets / sheets per month, and send those out to our club members once they've been produced!

This early-bird price is only available until November 24th. After that, the price will go up to our regular pricing of $17.95/month + S&H.

All early bird subscribers will have their pricing locked in for as long as they stay subscribed. In addition - you'll be able to vote on the first two sets we make... and that first survey opens today! The winning sets will be announced on November 25th!

Here's how it works:

• 1. Sign up for this one-time early bird deal.
• 2. Vote on which sets you'd like us to produce each month.
• 3. The winning set is announced.
• 4. Artists begin works on sketches.
• 5. Vote on the art direction - you shape the look of the set.
• 6. The completed art is shared!
• 7. Production begins.
• 8. The process repeats each month!

Completed minis will ship roughly 3-months after sets are voted on - with club members kept informed every step of the way.

Vote First - Pay Later - Skip Anytime

You'll be charged for you subscription at the time you signed up - giving you the chance to vote on your first set and join the club.

Going forward, you'll be billed on the 28th of each month... that's AFTER the winning set has been announced. Not interested in the sets that won? Just skip that month. You can skip as often as you like, and will only be billed for the months you want to keep. 

We're so excited to be creating these sets with you! As always you can contact us at [email protected] if you have any questions or concerns.

- The Skinny Minis Team 

Pledge Manager Update
over 2 years ago – Wed, Nov 03, 2021 at 03:39:35 AM

Hey all - we're back with a couple important updates!

Pledge Manager - Updated Launch Date

We've been working directly with our BackerKit team to get the pledge manager ready for everyone as soon as possible. Because we had such a large and successful campaign - with so many options - the Backerkit team has been kind enough to set up our pledge manager directly. All our data is with the BackerKit team right now, and they're working on it, but they need a few more days than they expected.

As a result, the pledge manager will open a little bit later than expected - the BackerKit team expects to have it ready by next week. We'll send another update with the exact date as soon as they give us the go ahead.  

Skinny Mini Subscriber Club Update

You've been asking for more info on "SMSC", and we have our first big update - and a new survey for you! Here's how we currently plan on setting it up:

In the Skinny Mini Subscription Club, you vote each month on a list of sets you want to see produced. The top two sets will get made and sent to all active SMSC members each month! What if you don't like the sets that won the vote that month? No worries, just skip that month! You won't be charged for any month that you skip - so there's no fear of getting stuck with stuff you don't want. 

Because we'll be making the art from scratch, there will be a delay of a few months between each vote and the delivery of the product. So, what do you do during that downtime (other than voting on more new sets)?  Well... one idea we had is that you will vote on the details of the winning sets - helping us choose the artists sketches that we produce, along with other important design decisions.

We want your feedback on this, however, so we have another survey link for you! If you're interested - please vote now!

We'll be announcing the pricing in the near future, along with other important details.

As always you can contact us at [email protected] if you have any questions or concerns.

Brace yourselves... baby monsters are coming!
over 2 years ago – Thu, Oct 28, 2021 at 04:28:34 AM

Hello everyone - we've been busy planning out the fulfillment and execution. As a result, we've kept you waiting on the BIG announcement that you've all be waiting for!

I refer, of course, the the winners of our Baby Monster survey!

Baby Owlbear was, far and away, our winner - but there are enough sweet lil' babes here that we hope everyone can find something adorable. Hope your party is ready for adventuring daycare!

There will be a total of 14 babies in the baby monster set. Thank you, as always, for your votes! In order of popularity, the winning monsters (and their sizes) are:

• Baby Owlbear - (Small)
• Baby Dragon Turtle - (Medium)
• Baby Floating Watcher - (Small)
• Baby Hell Hound - (Small)
• Baby Displacement Panther - (Small)
• Baby Griffon - (Small)
• Baby Unicorn - (Small)
• Baby Hyrdra  - (Small)
• Baby Kraken - (Medium)
• Baby T-Rex - (Small)
• Baby Phoenix - (Small) 
• Baby Tarrasque - (Medium)
• Baby Chimera  - (Small)
• Baby Cthulhu - (Medium)

Collecting Funds

Kickstarter is currently in the process of collecting everyone's funds. If you are running into an issue with your credit card being charged, you'll want to reach out to Kickstarter support directly. You can contact them, or learn about other common issues, here: https://help.kickstarter.com/hc/en-us

Pledge Manager

We expect to have the Pledge Manager open on November 5th. At that time you'll be able to select all your sets, and pick up any additional add-ons.

Refund Policy

If your circumstances change and you need to request a refund, please let us know at [email protected]. We'll always do our best to accommodate your request. We'll be able to offer full refunds until November 19th. We'll be able to offer partial refunds after that date, in order to help us cover our manufacturing and production expenses.

As always - if you have any questions or concerns, please reach out at [email protected]

Thank you!!!
over 2 years ago – Fri, Oct 22, 2021 at 04:21:43 AM

We did it!

Wow! Thank you all, once again. We've been unbelievably lucky to connect with this amazing community of people who are willing to support us and cheer us on every step of the way!

It's been another incredible experience to spend this month with you. We never get tired of reading your comments, seeing your survey answers, and hearing your stories. You helped us make this world a little cooler, a little more fun and little more epic. We can't wait to get these minis onto your mitts! 

Base Trade-Ins

It looks like we'll be able to offer base trade-ins. If you got bases with your pledge level, we expect to be able to allow you to trade these for additional sets. We'll provide more details on this later!

More surprises?

That's right, we're not done yet. Keep your eyes open for some cool new surprises coming up. We'll be revealing some new things in the Pledge Manager and beyond. None of this would have been possible without your support... thank you from the bottom of our hearts!

What to Expect Now

Collecting Funds

Kickstarter will collect your funds shortly. In two weeks, on November 4th, Kickstarter will release all the collected funds to us. Watch your email between now and then. If your funds aren't collected by Kickstarter by November 4th, you'll be dropped from the campaign!  

If Kickstarter can't collect your funds for any reason, they'll contact you by email. The most common issue is having an expired card on file. If you have any questions about this, please contact us at [email protected] and we'll try to help you out.

Pledge Manager

We'll be making the pledge manager available to everyone on November 8th. In the pledge manager you'll be able to select all the sets you pledged for, add more sets and add-ons, and pick up anything else you wanted. All art will be made available to see before the Pledge Manager closes - stay tuned for more on that as well.

Fulfillment

We'll be going to work immediately to get you all your sets as soon as possible. There's a lot to do here, but we learned a lot from our last campaign and we're ready to go. We'll be keeping you posted with updates all along the way, as usual. You can expect one update a month, and more frequently whenever we have important news!

If you ever have questions or concerns, please reach out to us at [email protected]. 

From Roman, David, Breanna, Michael and all the Skinny Mini team - thank you!!!

Baby Monster Survey + Elemental Flying Stand Preview
over 2 years ago – Thu, Oct 21, 2021 at 04:55:11 PM

Vote on the Baby Monsters

You all determined our final set in the last survey - the ferociously adorable (or adorably ferocious?) baby monsters!

Now we need you to decide which little monsters will be included in this set.  Vote in this survey and let us know what you want to see.

The babies will range between Tiny - Medium size, according to the size of their adult form. The final set will include 12-16 minis, depending on which of these sweet babies get the most votes.

We'll announce the winners on Friday, once the campaign ends. Vote now!

Elemental Flying Stands

Behold - elemental power!

We have some new video of the elemental flying stands. If you haven't included these in your add-ons already, you'll definitely want to check this out,

You can add these flying stands to your pledge using the Add-On feature in Kickstarter, or get them later once the pledge manager opens.

Friendly Reminder: Double Check Your Pledge Level!

Make sure you're happy with your pledge level before the campaign ends. Remember - once you enter the pledge manager you'll be able to add extra sets at the same price per set as your pledge level.

In other words - pledge more now, save more later!

As always, if you have any questions or concerns - please reach out to us at [email protected]!