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I will treasure this! Have a safe and warm holiday!

It's chewwy lookin

Sigh... Fine, but you only get one.

First off, thanks for all the really receptive responses on this idea so far! I was expecting the total number of responses on this would be around this number upon the interest check concluding, so I'm really happy and appreciative that people took a liking to this!

As for the interest check itself, there were some good questions put out there for the project, so I'll be answering some of those here! The more reoccurring ones will also soon be added to the FAQ for future reference.

Q: Will keychains/charms or pins (assuming enamel but I'll include buttons too) be considered for the project stretch goals?

A: Maybe! This is dependent on the current state of tariffs being ??? in America for imports! For anyone who might not be familiar with merch making, most acrylic items and pretty much all enamel pins are produced outside of the US. This would basically mean paying over double or more the cost of production to import said merch depending on the manufacturer I'm working with! Unless the tariffs are dropped by the time the creation period begins, those items will not be included in the project. Button pins are possible for the project if enough interest is gathered, as this is something that can be made in the States and/or will not cost an arm and leg to import if it needs to be ordered from an overseas manufacturer!

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Q: What's the difference between staple bound and spiral bound calendar mentioned in the interest check?

A: For visual example, the first image shows a spiral bound, the second a staple bound. They both function in a similar way for display, it's mainly a preference of how to flip through pages!

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Q: For page artists, will there be a prompt list for each month or will it be at artists discretion?

A: Leaning more to artist discretion with approval of their pitch! The artist's final pitch should match up with general themes/events of their chosen month. (ex: April themes could include flowers, springtime, Easter-like imagery, rain, etc).

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Q: For submitting art for applications, do works have to be Submas related or simply a showcase of skills?

A: It's not required to submit art featuring the Subway Masters, but it's appreciated seeing how an applicant stylizes them! In terms of what I'll be focusing on for showcases, it mainly come down to having a variety of styles in the project, not wholly based on technical skills.

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Q: If sticker sheets are included, would one artist design the whole sheet or collaborate with other artists? One artist designing a whole sheet could be too much workload!

A: For this project, a sticker sheet will be done by an individual artist if included! Because of the nature of sticker sheets, the size can be easily adjusted depending on what the artist is willing to handle work-load wise. If an artist is confident they can make a standard 5 x 7 inch sheet, they can! If an artist wishes to make something closer to a half sized sheet, they can! Work overload is verboten in any projects I run, so manageability will be prioritized!

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That's all for the questions from the form right now! For any unanswered questions be sure to leave them on the form or send an ask (sorry that I had to turn off anon, the bots have been knocking down my door in waves).

Also small side note, thanks to everyone who left really sweet comments in the submission notes, you have collectively succeeded in transforming me into a tomato.

Look at what you've done.

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🎄 OC in an ugly Christmas sweater

I'm sure you've been asked this before, so sorry if I'm being annoying...but will you ever be making those cool Gear Station patches again?

I randomly came across them today, and I was wondering if there was such a thing out there (I'm trying to make a baller SUBMAS-themed jacket... >D>). I was excited to see the post yet then bummed to see its 2023 post date haha...

NBD if you don't! Just thought it wouldn't hurt to ask. 👍 Cheers!

Since the interest for restocked patches did really well (very surprising to me)! on the last interest check I ran, I'm hoping to include them on the next set of shop preorders in late September/October since it's been a while!

I'm still going back and forth on the idea to make the stock for patches limited since they take me quite a while to do by hand (well, embroidery machine that takes a lot of time to set up, ESPECIALLY the Joltik design having a lot of color switching that takes 25 minutes to do *one*). But for certain I want to have the gear station logo available!

Here's this excel sheet made by @/sunshinehoney6 on twitter, they compiled a handful of places where you can get things made! I use a couple of them listed here for different items so I've found this to be really helpful! They also note some quick reviews of some places and where they're located, which may help too! [Link]

I'm also in a public group ordering server marGaLita that runs a lot of different and unique item productions! There is a verification process that I think they've changed up a bit since I joined and the structure might be a bit confusing at first (it was for me but I'm also easily confused by things), but they have a lot of cool items! [Link]

There are also some online markets like Alibaba where you can look up custom items to be made! If you can think of it, there's likely someone who can make it real there, I recommend looking at different places and comparing quality/prices/reviews/etc. Definitely takes a lot of research, but it's worth it for finding a place that fits what you want best.