Wave 1.5 shipping soon- time to check your address!
almost 3 years ago – Sat, Mar 04, 2023 at 09:07:54 AM

Hi All,

I wanted to send an unusually small update out to let you all know that the new wave 1.5 assortment has arrived in the US and we'll be ready to begin fulfillment as soon as this coming Tuesday!

This assortment includes Yutyrannus, Guanlong, juvenile T. rex, and Dilong. In addition to the Tyrannosaur figures, the both Old Buck Styracosaurs and the Diabloceratops nestling 3-pack will be shipping as well. So if you have any doubts about your shipping address, or have been planning to update it, now is the time! 

The US fulfillment includes most regions, with the exception of those in the UK and EU who's orders have already been fulfilled by Everything Dinosaur.

 Wave 1.5 Preorders ending soon 

For those interested in locking-in the discounted prices on these releases,  this will be the final weekend to preorder before they go to the regular MSRP. You can find the Tyrannosaur preorders on BackerKit, and the Ceratopsian preorders are at creavite-beast.com.

Split shipping for multi-wave figure orders

I know many of your are aware of the split shipping concept which allows you to receive figures as they're released, but I'm still receiving a lot of questions from backers as to why certain released items have yet to ship to them. If you have items from multiple waves (1, 2, and/or 3) or if you preordered multi-wave items together through BackerKit, these orders are automatically set to ship all-at-once, which helps keeps the shipping cost to a minimum. But the good news is that you can add 'split shipping' to any order at any time, which helps to cover the cost of multiple shipments. Just message me with your order info and I'll be happy to help get your figures to you as soon as possible! 

That's all I have for now. I'm currently working on a larger, more thorough update for next week that will include the latest on wave 2 and 3, as well as more info on the new 1.5 figures. So stay tuned for that and until then, enjoy the weekend everyone!

David

T. REX WAVE- NOW SHIPPPING FROM U.S.
about 3 years ago – Fri, Jan 13, 2023 at 09:35:04 AM

I know the wait has been long, but it's finally time for those T. rexes to begin arriving in the mail! First of all, I want to thank everyone so much for your patience with this matter. We had a few challenges along the way, most recently regarding warehouse space (these 1/18 T. rexes are really big) but it's been sorted out now and we're good to go!

T. rex Fulfillment

As of yesterday afternoon, The T. rexes, the Fans Choice versions of Pachyrhinosaurus and Torosaurus, as well as the Diabloceratops reissue, have all begun fulfillment and this is expected to continue into next week. (This includes all international orders not from the UK, EU, China, Hong Kong or Taiwan.)

Here are the obligatory warehouse arrival photos courtesy of Fulfillrite:

Split shipping

If you have figures from multiple waves, you can still add split shipping to your order to receive items as they're released.  (If you do not have items from wave 2 or 3, this will not effect your order.) Please private message me if you'd like to split your shipment.

Preorders ending soon

I also want to mention that this will be the final week to lock in the preorder pricing for these figures! As of Monday, they'll go to 'in-stock' status at the regular retail price at creative-beast.com. In some cases, the international shipping will have to increase as well.

You can still preorder the standard T. rex figures at the BackerKit preorder store, and the new Ceratopsians can be found on creative-beast.com.

That's all for now, but there'll be plenty more to talk about in the next update.

Enjoy your weekend!

David

T. rex wave shipping soon, New Paint and in-Package Samples for 1.5 and more!
about 3 years ago – Sat, Dec 24, 2022 at 03:34:18 PM

Hi All, I hope everyone has been enjoying their holiday season so far! It's time for the final Tyrannosaur update for 2022 and as usual, there's plenty to cover, so let's start with the most anticipated topic...

T. rex fulfillment status

US fulfillment- early January

In my previous update you may recall that the T. rex sea freight shipment was expected to arrive at the US port on Dec. 21st. Well, the most current arrival estimate is now set for none other than Christmas Day.

Allowing a few days for the shipment to be held and released from customs, trucked to our warehouse, and then have the cases sorted into inventory, the fulfillment will likely begin shortly after the New Year, which is still in line with my previous prediction of late December or early January. But if we can begin any sooner we certainly will. 

Also, if you need to update or check your shipping addresses, now is definitely the time to do so! 

UK and EU fulfillment now in progress

Great news for our backers in the UK and EU regions- Everything Dinosaur has just recently received their T. rex shipment and have begun fulfillment! So keep an eye out for those shipping confirmation emails.

Wave 1.5 paint samples

Moving right into the next set of figures, wave 1.5 is well underway and is expected to ship from the factory in mid-January with fulfillment expected to begin by late February. We have our factory paint samples now, and I'm happy say that this set has had the least amount of paint notes of any set so far. Here's a look!

 Yutyrannus

 Guanlong

 T. rex (juvenile) 

 Dilong

Stay tuned to my social media for more photos of these guys next month! 

Wave 1.5 package samples

In addition to the new paint samples, we have early package mock ups as well! Keep in mind that the window printing isn't present yet on these versions and you may see a couple misspellings (wacali?) but the final versions will have those issues resolved. In any case here's the first look at these figures in-package! 

Also, big thanks once again to Steven Melick for his help with the package designs.

I'll have the final versions to show off next month! Preorders for these are still open here. 

Wave 2 Catalog shots

Fine cuts for the Body 3 figures are being finished up now and I'll have progress to show on those soon. But for now, here are the rest of the catalog photos for wave 2!

 Bistahieversor

 Qianzhousaurus

 Lythronax

 Proceratosaurus

 Dryptosaurus

Wave 2 is currently listed for a March release, however this seems unlikely and I'm awaiting more updated information from the factory on this. I expect it to get set back by a month or two, but once I know more, I'll make an announcement.  

T. rex youtube reviews

For those who can't wait to see more of the new T. rex figures, I've sent early samples to some YouTube pros to help show off these tyrants in advance- check them out!

 Andy's Dinosaur Reviews- 1/18 scale 

 BionicleSaurus- 1/35th scale

 Andy's Dinosaur Reviews- 1/35th scale (WWD special edition)

 Dino Scream Reviews- 1/18th scale (Dino Riders special edition)

And that's a wrap for 2022!  I'll be taking some time off from social media after Christmas, but you can always find my most recent news on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter, or the 'News' section of my website. And as always, I'll be available via email or direct message, and will follow up as soon as possible.

Remember that the Tyrannosaur Series items, T. rexes included, will remain up for preorder at the discounted price at the until they become in-stock .  All other BotM items, can be found at the Creative Beast Studio shop.  Also note that in-stock US orders of $100 or more get free shipping for the remainder of this month at creative-beast.com.

Thank you all once again for the tremendous support this past year- I'm very excited for what's to come. Happy holidays, Merry Christmas, and I wish you all the best in 2023!

David

The 'T.rex wave' concludes- a look at the final packaged samples, plus new test shots and updated fulfillment schedule
over 3 years ago – Thu, Nov 10, 2022 at 11:24:36 PM

Hello again everyone, it's time for all of the latest news with the Tyrannosaur Series. I know we were all expecting to get our hands on those fully-painted T. rex figures soon, but we've had to adjust the schedule yet again. I'm going to break down all of the details for the 'T. rex' wave, as well as the following Wave 1 figures. So settle in for another jam-packed Beasts of the Mesozoic update!

T. rex wave update

Fulfillment schedule

I previously estimated that the regular T.rex figures would be fulfilled around the end of this month. However, toward the end of October, the factory requested a few more weeks to properly execute the detailed paint schemes on the T. rexes as well as the new Ceratopsians in this batch. For those who have been following BotM, you know I must always allow the factory the time they need to properly make these figures. As much as I hate delays, I consider insufficient quality to be way worse. So we now have a new projected schedule for the T. rex figures which has them shipping out from China next week and arriving to the US port on Dec. 21st. We'll need an additional week or two to get the product to the warehouse and sort it into inventory, so I'm now estimating fulfillment to begin around late December or early January. T. rex fulfillment via Everything Dinosaur is expected around the same time.

Early shipment to backers?

Similar to what I was able to do with the grey T. rexes, I had hoped to bring a portion of the new production run to the US warehouse via air freight to begin backer fulfillment ahead of the main shipment. However, the backer quantities in this case are extremely high and they make up the vast majority of the production run. Therefore it was not an option in this case, unfortunately. 

On a similar note, however, it was feasible to bring over the preorder quantities for the new Ceratopsians early, (Fans' Choice versions of Pachyrhinosaurus and Torosaurus, as well as the Diabloceratops reissue) so those that preordered before November, should have their orders well before Christmas.

Split shipping for Wave 1?

For those wondering if your T. rexes will ship automatically ahead of the rest of the wave 1 figures, the answer is 'yes'. There is no additional charge for this split shipment and I definitely don't want to make anyone wait until the rest of wave 1 is ready. More on that later.

 Final packaged T. rex samples 

So, was it worth the wait? Absolutely. After the set back with the lost paint masters, we have still managed to make some great-looking T. rexes. I am really impressed with the final samples, from the figures to the packaging. Take a look for yourselves!

 1/18th scale T.rex

 And if you're wondering if these were hand-picked by the factory as an example- I also requested additional photos of what that had there, and everything looks to be identical in quality. 

  1/35th scale T. rex

 1/35th scale T. rex Special Edition (WWD version)

 This may have been my favorite package to design so far. Directly influenced by the old Toyway figure, and of comparable size. I thought it was interesting that they never used the 'rex' in the name.

 1/18th scale T. rex Special Edition ('Dino Riders' version)

While the WWD rex was my favorite package to design, this one is my favorite overall. I love how it turned out and am so happy that we Dino Riders fans can finally get a big T. rex in these colors.

T. rex Special Editions- limited quantities at retail

As many of your know, with manufactured goods, certain quantity minimums must be met in order to make a production run. With these Kickstarter exclusives, it's not always easy to line up the total quantities with the backer demand. So between the unpaid backer surveys and a few extras from the run requirement, we still have some extras for both the 1/18 and 1/35 Special Editions. Kickstarter Backers have one more week to add to your exiting order at the original Kickstarter price. Please send me a message here if you'd like to add to your existing order.

BigBadToyStore

Regarding the 1/18th Special Edition- these are way too large for us to keep extras at our warehouse, so we've partnered with Bigbadtoystore, who've been a huge supporter of Beasts of the Mesozoic ever since the Raptor Series Kickstarter, to sell a very limited quantity.  Note that the MSRP there will be slightly higher than the standard 1/18 T. rex at $239.99. Depending on backer requests over the next week, you could eventually see the 1/35th version there as well, but again, the price would be higher than the standard 1/35th T. rex. Expect the 1/18 Special Edition preorder to go live there soon. 

Wave 1.5 Test Shots

Fulfillment schedule

We have more news regarding the upcoming Tyrannosaur set. Previously we were hoping to begin fulfillment of these in late December, but with the 'T.rex wave' being pushed back, these have also been delayed. With the T. rexes now finished, we finally have clarity on the upcoming production for this next batch. 

Production for the remainder of wave 1 is to finish up in mid-January, prior to Chinese New Year, putting fulfillment in mid to late February. We're expecting to see the first paint samples by the end of this month, with final packaged samples in early January.

For now though, here's a look at the new test shot figures!

 Yutyrannus

 Guanlong

 T. rex juvenile 

 Dilong

White box mockups

Currently, the box designs and layouts are in-progress for these as well. At this stage, the general parts layouts and box dimensions are worked out and based on that, the dielines for the package art files are determined. We're still working on the final positioning of the figures, but this gives us a general idea of how to proceed with the actual package designs.

And a bonus... Baby Diabloceratops 3-pack!

 This gives an idea of the different sizes of each boxed item.

Of course, I'll posting more info on these as it becomes available on my social media, so stay tuned.

 More grey T. rex customs

 Following up on the last update, we have more awesome customs to show for the grey T. rex figures. Enjoy!

 Thank you to everyone who submitted!

Andy's Dinosaur Reviews custom T.rex

Andy's Dinosaur Reviews posted this great video showing off his amazing 1/35 T. rex custom, inspired by Prehistoric Planet- check it out!

Tyrantisaurus Rex custom paint tutorial

And last but not least, here's my own custom paint tutorial showing how I painted my 1/18 T. rex into an homage to the Masters of the Universe Tyrantisaurus Rex! 

If anyone is interested in purchasing a grey T. rex, they're in-stock now at creative-beast.com.

 Wave 2 

 Just a small update on the Wave 2 figures for now. The final tooling parts are on their way to the factory now, these being for 'Body 3' - Lythronax, Bistahieversor, and Dryptosaurus- so I'm hoping to have new fine cuts to show you all next time. But for now, here are some new catalog photos for this wave!

Suskityrannus

Teratophoneus

Expect see more about wave 2 in the coming months!

LegionsCon wrap-up 

 Just a quick note regarding LegionsCon, which was this past weekend in Secaucus, NJ. Big 'Thank you' to everyone who came out and visited. I had such a great time chatting with the fans and it was a lot of fun to see the reactions to the new Cyberzoic prototypes. 

For those who couldn't attend, here's a sampling of what you missed!

The first painted armored dinosaur for Cyberzoic made an appearance at the show.- the Achillobator with converting Razorhound armor!

And here we are again at the end of long update- there's always just so much to share! Thank you for taking the time to read this far- I really put all I can into each one of these. But when I'm not posting Kickstarter updates, be sure to follow my latest posts on my Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter. Or, you can check out the 'News' section of my website.

Just a reminder that the Tyrannosaur Series items will remain up for preorder at the Tyrannosaur Series preorder store until they become in-stock .  And for all other BotM items, visit the Creative Beast Studio shop.

Take care everyone, and have a Happy Thanksgiving!

David

Final T. rex paint masters, new package designs, wave 1 test shots and more!
over 3 years ago – Fri, Sep 23, 2022 at 12:19:53 AM

Hi All! In the last update, I was just about to leave for Power-Con and now it's time to catch up on everything since then. So get ready for another BIG update. 

T. rex fulfillment status

First things first- let's address the current status of the upcoming T. rex figures. 

We're planning to have the next production run finished around mid-October. Which means that the main stock will likely not arrive at our warehouse until the latter part of November. However, for the Kickstarter fulfillment, I do plan to ship a small portion of the production run via airmail to the US which will get the items to backers a little early, hopefully still meeting the late October estimate mentioned previously. Everything Dinosaur will likely have to fulfill in November, however, so for the UK and EU backers, if you would prefer to have your items shipped from the US, please let me know as soon as possible. 

As many of you know, the shipping dates have become extremely hard to predict, but I'll continue to do what I can to get the items fulfilled as efficiently as possible without compromising the production process.

Final T. rex paint masters

Last time, I showed you all the unaltered, newly created paint masters from the factory based on my photo reference, which were meant to replace the ones lost in transit this past spring.  Here now are the final new paint masters, after my own revisions. And I'm happy to report that these did arrive safely to the factory with no issues. So here now is a look at the final final T. rex paint masters.

1/35 T. rex

 1/18 T. rex

 1/35 T. rex (Special Edition)

 1/18 T. rex (Special Edition)

Last call for Special Edition T. rex figures

On that note, the order with factory has been placed and is in progress now. But there are still a few slots available for the special edition T. rex figures for those who backed the Kickstarter campaign. Please message me soon if anyone is interested in adding these to your order. 

Paint sample comparisons

So, the next step after the factory received the new modified paint masters is for them to go back and adjust their own paint samples to look just like the ones I modified.  Here are some examples of the results of our process. Note that the paint masters are labeled with masking tape.

1/35th

 1/18th

 1/35th (SP)

 1/18th (SP)

This process took place over the course of several weeks of back and forth notes to get things just right. There were too many exchanges to show here, but these photos show a good idea of where we ended up. Unfortunately this process set us back a couple of weeks, but it was unavoidable and undoubtedly worth it. After all of the trouble with this, I'm really glad to have things finally on-track now!

New package design layouts

 And as we progress with this new series, we also have a brand new look for the Beasts of the Mesozoic packaging! You saw a hinting at this with the grey T. rex package design, but with these new regular releases, we get to have the full-on new BotM look, complete with window printing.

Both the 1/18 and 1/35 T. rex figures will share the same general design...

 But the backs will be different.

1/35th

I also want to give a big 'thank you' to Steve Melick for his help with this new package design.

 1/18th

I do want to note however, that the Fans Choice Ceratopsians will continue with the previous design style for the sake of series continuity. 

And now we get to the fun ones- here's a preview of the packaging for the Special Edition T. rex figures!

First we have the 1/35th scale rex with packaging inspired by the  Walking With Dinosaurs 'Tyrannosaurus' figure packaging by Toyway from 2000.

And for the big 1/18th scale rex, we have package design based on the Dino Riders Tyrannosaurus rex toy packaging by Tyco in 1988. 

Both of the later two will have inner boxes as well, but we'll save those for next time.

Tooling update for the rest of Wave 1

The tooling has been completed for the next batch of figures and the factory is currently in the 'debugging' stage of creating the first test shot figures. This is when they test the molds with the first plastic injections, or 'shots', to catch any molding or articulation issues. 

 These are the very first examples of the assembled plastic figures, so if you catch any assembly errors such as  Alectrosaurus having the juvenile T. rex lower legs and neck, or the body 1 figures with upside down necks, there's no need for concern- the arrangements are a bit chaotic at first with so many parts to sort out. 

 I'll take some proper photos later once I have the test shots in-hand, which should be in the next few weeks. It's always exciting to move these figures around for the first time, so I'm very much looking forward to that! And it's still to soon to know if there will be any changes regarding the release date for these, but we're still aiming for late 2022.

Grey T. rex (and friends) stocking soon

While all of the Kickstarter backers and early preorders have had their grey T. rexes fulfilled by now, the remaining quantity is expected to arrive at the warehouse any day now, so this will be final weekend to take advantage of the preorder on BackerKit. While the price will remain the same once in-stock at creative-beast.com shop, the shipping costs will be slightly higher.

Other new arrivals

It's also the final preorder weekend for the 4 inch 1/18 scale raptors and ceratopsians, as well as the Fans Choice Medusaceratops, the big green Triceratops 'Steelhorn',  and the new two Build-a-Raptors. 

For anyone still interested in preordering, these can be found here on  creative-beast.com.

BotM T. rex fan customs!

One of the coolest things about releasing the paint-your-own versions is seeing people's custom paint designs. Here are some of the stand-out paint customs done so far, using the grey BotM T. rex figures. 

 For those who would still like to submit a custom to be featured- not to worry, I plan to have more T. rexes to show in future updates! Simply email me your BotM T. rex custom photos at [email protected] or message me on Facebook/ Instagram with your submissions.

Follow up on Power-Con '22

 For those who've made it this far- nice job- we're almost done!

I just wanted to thank everyone who came out to Power-Con this past month and stopped by our booth.

 It was great to meet so many new fans and to also gain some new ones. I absolutely loved this show and can't wait to go back next year. It truly was  'AMERICA'S MIGHTIEST TOY CONVENTION!'

 Once again, Pixel Dan was on-hand and did a great little video showing off the display, mostly centered around the MOTU Tyrantisaurus rex (not-Megatron) custom that I made for this show.

 And while it wasn't meant to be a product reveal, I am putting together a tutorial on how I made this custom from a grey BotM T. rex, so stay tuned to my social media for that.

 Ahh, okay that's all for now. If you're still reading, thanks so much for hanging in there- I hope it was worth while! I only do these Kickstarter updates every so often, but there's always new posts and updates on my Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter. Or if social media isn't or thing, keep an eye on the 'News' section of my website, updated every weekend.

Of course, the entire Tyrannosaur Series will remain up for preorder at the Tyrannosaur Series preorder store until they become in-stock .  And as for everything else, check out the Creative Beast Studio shop.

Take care everyone, and happy autumn!
 

David