Factory updates
Finally, we have some things to report. The factory has been slammed and we are doing things a little bit differently to get this order wrapped up. The order is simultaneously being worked on at three places to finish things off. Capes are being made at a clothing factory and should wrap up soon. Cards are being made at another factory. Plastic is being injected for figures and weapons; the outer package is being made while the inner trays are being figured out for each figure layout. The good news is once an order is at this stage, things move fast.
I had to create mock-ups for each figure and the parts layout. In order to layout the extra parts where they could be seen on each package we quickly ran into a problem. With the extra hands and weapons, we would either have to put them in a bag behind the figure or increase the bubble size and make an inner try for each design. That way the backpacks, guns, extra heads, and weapons would all be on display. Since we have this swappable system on the heads and hands, it was important that you can see what parts you have to play with. Also, most figures now come with a second head and those need to be on display.
The issue this caused was none of the artwork or card layouts we had would work anymore, because they’d be covered up with the bubble. So new art and layouts had to be created. Instead of artwork on the side it’s now on the top. I’m so much happier with how this card design looks. We appreciate George Vega jumping in at the last minute and getting the card art finished for us. The factory said I should have more photos tomorrow of additional packaged figures. I think from here out the updates will be more plentiful and have lots of progress photos. I will keep posting pictures every time they are available.
