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Next inflatables

Working on getting 2 more of the smaller inflatables in these patterns. Gshep and husky. We should have samples to show end of January.

Similar to the fox 🦊 but 2 more critters.

If all goes well we should have a kickstarter for these sometime early 2025 😊

Puppies!

Toys that will soon be ready to ship. The huskies are on their way to us now and will be shipping pre orders as soon as they arrive. The rest should arrive end of January. The collie is our latest addition, waiting on the other 2 color variations. Need to ask for a couple of alterations to the clothing but aside from that it will be ready for pre orders early next year. I love how he came out and how cute he looks with the other toys.

So much to show, for now enjoy some fun photos outsi...

Who’s ready for a kitty base?

Printing this one tonight in TPU. Once the first test is done I will start getting these ready to post up for sale here. Are you wanting your own TPU kitty base?

Sample has been fixed

Patterns have been altered, colors bumped up and sample is on its way to me.

Love the final result, can’t wait to see it in hand and see who may want one as well :)

Inflatable preview 🦊

This 4 foot fox is getting there, still needs a few revisions before I can call it done. Happy with how he’s coming out. Should have one of the samples in hand hopefully before end of the year.

Fox toy preview

I am so excited to see these little guys just about done. They are getting a small alteration done to the tail then they will be ready. These are the same size as the tiny huskies since I am creating a few species in a few color combos. Raccoons are currently getting revisions done. I am so excited 😆

These have a posable plastic armature and magnets on their hands.

Pre orders for these will open more than likely sometime this December 😄

WIP projects for sale - Fox & Hyena heads

Posting 2 heads I never completed. Mostly because I ran out of steam and lost connection with the character/design. So these 2 unfinished projects are now available to buy.

The fox was made by cenobear years back. A project I bought but never completed. I have had it sitting around for ages but no drive to finish. I don’t have any extra fur for it. Foam construction fits smaller heads no larger than 23”. Very light. What you see in the photos is what you get. Paper mock ...

TPU head base (findings)

This turned out to be a huge success and a lot of learning in the process. I had initially tried to print heads in TPU but it was hard to strike a balance between thick enough walls, weight and size of holes. Either I was making the holes too dense meaning the head was going to be too heavy or too wide making it impossible to glue fabric too. Tinkered with a few different percentages and found that worked for me. So not every percentage will work the same for every project. For example if I u...

TPU head base

Started printing this head as of today. Excited to see how it looks all together. Combining the look of my grumpy dog with ears attached and doing the whole base out of TPU. Varied the thickness of the walls in areas to make it closer to the way I carve heads. Muzzle is thicker, cheeks are thicker. I didn’t want a hollow floppy head, still wanted structure but with squish. Printing this one at 8% to keep weight down, will need to wait and see how it all looks together in the next 2 days. If...

TPU vs Foam Casting

Working a few models at the moment that are going to be TPU printed since I am wanting to make them "lighter". Been working on a few foam casted heads this last month and realized how heavy they can get with the flex it foam 3 but can get very similar results much much lighter with TPU.

I don't think this is something that gets discussed enough since many do not know the difference. You can print the TPU heads to have squish just like a foam casted head, but if you can get them much lig...

Fox & Raccoon revisions

Working with the company making our tiny toys (we work with a couple of different manufacturers) on getting the changes done for our current samples. So hope to get a revision of these early November. Slowly getting there but I don’t want to rush as I want them to be just right.

As long as you are patient and you don’t mind doing a bunch of draw overs you can get the exact look. It is so much easier to show what you want by drawing it, instead of just explaining it.

Apollo Wolf Plush WIP

Working on the details of one of the many plush we have in the works. This one will also be a 3 foot plush like Aspen but must softer furs. Hope to get this sample started sometime this week along with the newer fox. With any manufacturer it’s better to be as detailed as you can and to show examples of other plush made to get the fur types, lengths correct.

Excited about this one, I love darker wolves 🙌🏼

Smaller inflatable WIP

Working with another company with a more compact 4 foot inflatable. Going over a few revisions before calling it good. Want to work on a few smaller inflatables before going huge. Like the idea of easier to travel toys so I can bring more styles to cons.

Quick example as this one is currently getting worked on.

Working on TPU bases

Working on a few TPU bases to start offering soon. Working on a bunny at the moment to hopefully release soon, its a smaller base but excited to show that one as I am testing a few things.

Working on some simple k9 bases which I will be posting videos of and then turning them into bases I will sell here first.

TPU bases will be limited on Etsy but more available to everyone here on Patreon.

Still working on getting new bases made to cast foam bases starting next year as I s...

Deer kits available to buy 🦌 SOLD

Selling 3 deer kits. Kits will come with the eyelids, eyebrows, nose separate, along with a choice of 3 eye colors. The antlers and ears are already glued. Ear tips and antlers are made out of flexible TPU, the rest is PLA +.

Price with shipping included in the US $390

If you are outside the US please add an extra $95 for shipping.

Invoicing will be done via PayPal only.

Eye colors you can choose from. Blue, Brown or Green.

One size fits most. It’s meant to be ...

Eyes for sale 👀

Selling eyes that we made to fit our 3D bases. These eyes are dye sublimated on very fine plastic mesh. Seeing out of these is a breeze and you see out of the whole eye. Waterproof as well. We recommend glueing these to the base from the back for the best look.

All eyes are sold in pairs. We are not doing custom colors. More colors will eventually be added. The colors on the photos are the ones we currently have available.

$25 per set with shipping included in the US. These will b...

Bases for Sale! Lots of options and prices :)

Selling a few bases today, we ship world wide. US shipping will be included in the prices. Out of the US shipping for one head base will be $85 for more just message us directly to give you a better rate for multiples.

We will invoice via PayPal only.

Respond back if interested in purchasing. We will message you back and ask for your PayPal email to invoice you. You are more than welcome to buy more than one.

Photos show what you get. The 3d printed heads are one size fits m...

Raccoons and Foxes

Sent to the manufacturer to get the ball rolling. Getting all the mini toys in 3 color variations per breed/type. Raccoons and foxes next 😃

These will match the huskies 😄 will continue adding more critters as I’ll be getting ready to run a kickstarter for these early next year.

Samsung Z Fold 6

I’m really into unique phones, and I’ve recently been fascinated by foldables. I’ve owned a few in the past, but none have impressed me until now. The Z Fold is intriguing; it feels great in my hand when closed, and when it’s open, it functions like a mini workhorse. I enjoy working on smaller screens, especially with pressure-sensitive input. The new stylus support with tilt makes drawing and sculpting a lot of fun. I had to try Nomad Sculpt on it, and now I'm hooked. Its form factor...

Fox toy 🧸

Currently working on a design for a small fox toy to go with the huskies. This and a raccoon will be made back to back. Plan to do at least 3 color variations for each.

I am so excited to keep expanding these ideas 🙌🏼

It’s huge!

We just an Orange storm by elegoo and wow it’s big. We kickstarted this project so took a while to get here but can’t wait to fully get it running.

Next step leveling and printing a test. After that we will be working on new molds to start casting foam heads to offer here 😊

Want your own Aspen Wolf? Respond ⬇️

We have our website open to order both Aspen and the huskies.

https://www.softcandytoys.com

But we are offering both stuffed and unstuffed version here on Patreon separately which we can ship world wide. We keep a stock just for Patrons.

If you are interested in Aspen respond below with how many, stuffed or unstuffed and state or country you are from.

All invoicing will be done through PayPal 🐾 2024-09-13 13:49:07 +0000 UTC View Post

Pre orders open 9.13.24

The husky triplets will be available for pre order starting this Friday. Pre orders will be shipped in November so keep that in mind when ordering.

Pre orders will be posted on our telegram group, be sure to give it a follow along with our twitter. These pre orders will be for US only. We will open for world wide shipping after the pre order period.

https://t.me/softcandytoys  & 2024-09-09 23:52:43 +0000 UTC View Post

Back from Megaplex

Megaplex was hands down fantastic. We vended at this con and did better than I was expecting. The plush were flying off the shelves so now I need to sort the left over stock.

Speaking of plush, if you are wanting your very own aspen wolf we will be making another post for patrons here to order them. I will offer them to everyone here first then we will post them online to sell the rest.

We need to go over the head base stock, eye stock and pretty much everything else to make sure ...

Megaplex is almost here

Been crazy busy with Megaplex this week. Finished 3 partials for our booth. We have Finn the Dalmatian and Remus & Romulus as black wolves. Come to our booth to see them in person or take them home.

If the suits do not sell by the 2nd day I will have them available here to buy and ship.

Should resume back to posting tutorials after the con is over.

The many revisions

Wanted to show a photo compilation of how the husky started and ended up looking like. This is the process of working with any manufacturer. They don’t get it right the first try and sometimes not even the second or third so keep pushing until you get what you want. I went through a few revisions until we settled on one that fit the look I wanted. I laugh at the version they fully cut off the muzzle. Going with shiny plastic nose really elevated the look specially from the profile. Very ha...

Husky's are coming

The travel with me everywhere huskies are on their way to me at the moment. So these are meant to be very similar to disney's Nuimos (around 20cm in height). I was trying to create a whole world that would be around the same size as the Nuimos.

If you are not sure what a Nuimo is check them out here:

https://nuimos.com/

They became crazy popular in japan so Disney brought them here. I love the idea of a small plush ...

Meet Dusty Coyote

Our latest sample has arrived and we are thrilled. He’s soft and cute and very fun to hug. Will be taking photos with Aspen and a video showing all his cute features.

Are you excited for Dusty too? He’s 3 feet long like Aspen the wolf dog.

Aspen Wuff Hats

Preview of hats I am currently working to get made to match the plush. So aiming to have a kigu, hat, sticker and pin to match that specific plush. Trying to do a whole line of cute things per plush 😊. What do you think? 3D render done on Nomad Sculpt on the iPad.

Kigurumi in the works

Using one of curlworks kigu templates to draw up my design. Wanted to make one that will match our wolf plush. Got samples today but changing a few things. Ears smaller so they stand up with a bit of stiffener and stuffing the tail slightly so it’s not just flat.

Got pockets for it and went for a very soft feel. Plan to make matching kigus for most of our toys 🧸