Production Status Tracking

8/8/2023 - Update Note: Hello everyone, I was finally able to get some time to redo the chart for everyone.

Please note this is a tracker based on the progress info I currently have from reps.

Thank you!

Also please note that through March-July 2023, I was busy and very overwhelmed with a cross-country, trans continental move. During this time, it was very very difficult for me to make updates, and work on corrections and proofs with my manus/reps. Several pins also needed to be sent back through the production line for corrections.

Thank you for your patience while I get everything back on track these next few months and all of these orders sent out as soon as possible!

 

Table last updated 8/8/2023 Please note all of the estimated time frames are based on each factory’s current updates These timelines are out of my control and any delays past art proofing or QC corrections are beyond my control If a pin is within 2 months of estimated finishing time, I will not be offering refunds on preorders Thank you for your patience while these all get caught up! Please note: Unexpected delays can happen on the factory end, but also sometimes mistakes in production are caught later than expected. My reps do send me photo progress, however sometimes due to lighting or angle of the photos, errors are not caught until later in the process in a different set of photos.
Pin	Current Status	ETA (ESTIMATED, delays may occur)
CR Mikey	Last stage – Filling Transparent/Sandblast areas & attaching PoP	Early August
Rebecca x3 Variants	Filling Last Pin (3 of 3)	Late August
David and Lucy x2 variants	Filling Solid Enamel	Late August
David P4P	Sanding Down	August
Haitani P4P	Printing	August
Haitani Blind	Stained Glass Filling	End of August
Power Blind	Filling	Mid? September
Quanxi Blind	Filling	Mid? September
CSM 12x Heads Minis 12 designs, take time	Filling	End of August/Early Sept
CR Draken	Filling	End of August/Early Sept
CR Baji	Casting	End of September
CR Chifuyu	Casting	End of September
CAWM March	Filling	September
ST March	Filling	September

The general process for production is:

1) Art Proofing (Initial)

2)Corrections

3)Proof Approval

4) Casting

5) Cutouts / Raw Polish (Burr removal)

6) Backing Attachment (pin backs)

7) Sandblasting if needed for design

8) Blue ink resist (for transparent areas)

9) Filling (Longest Process, each color must dry between fills) Solid Colors

10) Polishing (sanding down)

11) Plating (most factories OUTSOURCE THIS) sometimes plating takes longer than expected

12) Clear/Transparent/Stained Glass fills or Doming if needed

13) Screen Printing (must dry between layers, takes time)

14) If PoP or accessories, attachments

15) QC Review / If anything needs to be corrected, sometimes it is sent back at this stage

16) Packing and Shipping to Artist

17) Received to artist (me) and QC and packing