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Author: burrclaw
Gay man in his 30s who likes to look at & collect dongs & dong accessories.
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Information and evidence behind the Woolly Mammoth’s design being potentially lifted from Frisky Beast forums;
- Theropod’s response to the anonymous accusations made through this blog about the design being lifted.
- A conversation with the suggestion designer after Theropod’s response.
- The first page of the Woolly Mammoth suggestion thread.
- The second page of the Woolly Mammoth suggestion thread.
- The additional thread created after Frisky Beast’s Woolly Mammoth release from the suggestion designer about their concerns.
- Promotional images of the Woolly Mammoth toy.
this is literally making me laugh so hard im going to cry its so ugly
you can get a butt plug with ‘Feel The Bern’ on it
I’m going to write a bigger piece on this at some point, but as a general brief message now; please remember that this whole industry was built because of the efforts of a few people, and it’s incredibly disrespectful to act as if all of these new stores can pop up just because of chance and not because the original creators went out of their way to create and promote incredible works of art through their toys and allowed a community to be fostered.
You might think you’re hot shit for starting up and having lots of cool things, but don’t ignore the efforts of those who didn’t have access to 3D printing, or tons of fancy pigments, or 3D sculpting, or an already established group of people willing to share and promote the work of newcomers who have not been establishing their own reputation.
Respect goes a damn long way in this community, and acting like you’re stellar after a handful of sales does nothing but insult the people who’s efforts allowed you to be made.
Bad Dragon labs winners, after spending however much time designing and perfecting a design to be community-approved and popular, after being one of the very, very few designs actually chosen to win, get $200 in cash, or $400 in Bad Dragon credit. From the beginning, you only get half the money unless you can only spend it on their own product.
If Bad Dragon chooses to make the full size range, something that has only happened to one design since 2014, there is an additional $500 in either cash or store credit.
Bad Dragon, having only supplied the means of production and a platform for people to share the ideas on, makes that same initial prize amount after selling approximately three toys. For the full size range reward, it takes about ten mediums. With no additions, or cool colors.
TL;DR withdraw your designs from BD Labs because the only one who really benefits is Bad Dragon, and you’re expendable.
Wait, I thought BD wasn’t even considering Labs designs anymore?
I thought thae labs were pretty much defunct/dead….They do not visibly approve designs any more, but submissions are still accepted. If you search designs with nothing in the box, you can see a somewhat glitchy version of the most recent submitted designs (but only the first page) and Bad Dragon is able to take these designs even before they’re published. Because of this, it is literally impossible to determine how many of Bad Dragon’s designs have been stolen from submissions that were never shown and never shared elsewhere.
I didn’t even realize submitters *could* recall their designs from Labs, to be truthful, so I was a little thrown off like, ‘is it finally open again?’
But yes, seems much better to sell a design to a smaller maker and work out getting a cut per model that sells or somethingThey are not obligated to remove submissions when asked (as it’s covered by the Terms of Submission) but the people I know of who have ticketed in to ask that their designs be removed have had the request filled. It’s by no means a perfect solution, and I’m sure they have backups of submissions so they can view them after being removed, but it’s a step closer to keeping designs safe.
Live in Florida? Have design ideas? I would literally rather let you use our equipment for a weekend to get your design made and teach you some basics than see more artists getting less than what they deserve for their wonderful work through BD.
The Laughing Dragon is going on vacation
Lots of things are happening in the shop, and most of them are changes! I just wanted to make an announcement to let it be known that for a short while I will NOT be taking custom orders of the Laughing Dragon. The Laughing Dragon was my very first model and due to this it has some issues when pouring. It has gotten so bad that when trying to complete an order for the model I, on average, flop three toys before succeeding. That is not a good number. Because of the stress that this has been causing me I’ve whittled my list of LD orders down to just four, and will be completing those of course but I will not be taking on new custom orders for some time. The Laughing Dragon is being 3D rendered and has been shot to the top of my list of models to complete. So not to worry, the Laughing Dragon will return. New and improved! For now be on the lookout for regular drops of the original model in my shop! Thank you all for your understanding and the Laughing Dragon will come back better than ever!
The kudu
Bad Dragon labs winners, after spending however much time designing and perfecting a design to be community-approved and popular, after being one of the very, very few designs actually chosen to win, get $200 in cash, or $400 in Bad Dragon credit. From the beginning, you only get half the money unless you can only spend it on their own product.
If Bad Dragon chooses to make the full size range, something that has only happened to one design since 2014, there is an additional $500 in either cash or store credit.
Bad Dragon, having only supplied the means of production and a platform for people to share the ideas on, makes that same initial prize amount after selling approximately three toys. For the full size range reward, it takes about ten mediums. With no additions, or cool colors.
TL;DR withdraw your designs from BD Labs because the only one who really benefits is Bad Dragon, and you’re expendable.
Wait, I thought BD wasn’t even considering Labs designs anymore?
I thought thae labs were pretty much defunct/dead….They do not visibly approve designs any more, but submissions are still accepted. If you search designs with nothing in the box, you can see a somewhat glitchy version of the most recent submitted designs (but only the first page) and Bad Dragon is able to take these designs even before they’re published. Because of this, it is literally impossible to determine how many of Bad Dragon’s designs have been stolen from submissions that were never shown and never shared elsewhere.
I didn’t even realize submitters *could* recall their designs from Labs, to be truthful, so I was a little thrown off like, ‘is it finally open again?’
But yes, seems much better to sell a design to a smaller maker and work out getting a cut per model that sells or something
They are not obligated to remove submissions when asked (as it’s covered by the Terms of Submission) but the people I know of who have ticketed in to ask that their designs be removed have had the request filled. It’s by no means a perfect solution, and I’m sure they have backups of submissions so they can view them after being removed, but it’s a step closer to keeping designs safe.
The Dicktionary 