50 patron goal hit / Painting Contest / other updates

Hello everyone!

First of all, I've uploaded the unbased KH pre-supported files to the Drive, as well as Kyogre with the stand built in. I haven't test printed any of them, so if there are any issues please let me know and I'll be sure to check the file(s) out and attempt a fix.

And thank you all so much, we hit the 50 patron goal! It means a lot to me that my work is appreciated and has your support. Thank you to everyone here from Reddit, I didn't think those model posts would do the numbers they did. Though, I do hope you'll all stick around for the more niche/out there stuff I plan to make like Metal Gear, niche anime fighters you've probably never heard of, and Smash Bros!  

Big thanks to all of you who like/comment on the posts and engage with me, your engagement and approval keep me going and mean the world to me. An extra special thanks to the patrons who supported me from the early days and helped me through the Patreon growing pains and provide and continue to provide valuable feedback, you da real MVPS.

I'll begin figuring out MyMiniFactory so that monthly releases can transition there, and start posting my recent free models there, and maybe a few paid models, and start having a presence there. Hopefully that'll be worked out in the next week or two. 

I have several posts to get out regarding what you all would like to see in the future, but I'm still trying to find a balance between communicating with you all, and annoying you/blowing up your emails/notifications with updates or polls. Let me know where you fall on this spectrum, or if you have any suggestions on this topic or anything else regarding the Patreon, I'd love to hear it!

[PAINTING CONTEST]

Speaking of, I want to do something fun for you all, so I figured I could do a painting contest! You'll be allowed to submit any pictures of a model that was sculpted by me, whether its something through the Patreon or any of my models on Cults3D or Thingiverse. All I ask is that you allow me to share them on the Instagram page I plan on building and populate it with cool stuff. I spend so much time making minis now that my painting time is quite limited, so I must vicariously live through you.

You can email me your submissions at: 

irnkmans.aspirations@gmail.com

or post them in the paint-jobs section of the discord:
link: https://discord.gg/xKasu7xgyx
(Just be sure to include your Patreon username when you share your submission) 

Feel free to share multiple pictures and specify which one you would like submitted for the contest. I'll be accepting submissions up until the beginning of December, at which point I will gather all the submissions and organize a poll where you all can decide the winners. It'll be multiple vote, incase you want to vote for yourself as well or just support multiple works you really like.

1st Place Prize: $45 (via Paypal) or a free commission of your choice

2nd Place Prize: The option 1st place didn't choose

3rd Place Prize: $20 (Via Paypal)

I think that's all I have for now on these topics, thanks for your time!