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Thedissident001 wrote:I actually love this from a design perspective. I would so love to back this. If this was an established creator I would be all over this big time. Too many warning whistles going off though for me - I’ve not heard of Makwell printers, the creator is largely unknown, the goals are too low, the answers to backer questions are vague and unconvincing... Damn. Just consign the design to someone with a reputation and it would kill it

Hey Krishtofor!

Could we get some kind of update on what stage the production is in right now? Are the cards printed? What about the tuck boxes? Are the Swarovski crystals made already? The original delivery time was september, are we on schedule? Ahead? Behind? I'm sure progress is being made all the time, but please let us know where the production is standing right now, just being curious, that's all.

Thanks and all the best

-Roope

Räpylätassu wrote:As the old Finnish saying goes: Venäjällä mikään ei toimi mutta kaikki kyllä järjestyy. Translation would go something like: In Russia, nothing really works but everything will eventually get taken care of.

This project might be like ordering a plumber in Russia for tuesday. The plumber will for sure arrive but you can count on the fact that it won't be on tuesday.

Merlebird wrote:

Räpylätassu wrote:As the old Finnish saying goes: Venäjällä mikään ei toimi mutta kaikki kyllä järjestyy. Translation would go something like: In Russia, nothing really works but everything will eventually get taken care of.

This project might be like ordering a plumber in Russia for tuesday. The plumber will for sure arrive but you can count on the fact that it won't be on tuesday.

Weird. In America the saying goes, in Soviet Russia, plumber orders you.

Dear backers! I apologize on behalf of the producer for a deck delay Charlemagne. Today there was a small technical problem with stamping of gold on deck backside. Very large amount of cards (not decks, but back of cards!) on which it is necessary to make very high-quality and rather difficult stamping (only 54.000 cards!). I do not see sense to show those defects which were received at the beginning of this technological process. Today all these technological errors are eliminated and in the nearest future production will be complete what I with huge pleasure will report to you about and with pleasure I will show finished goods! Please, there is not enough patience and in several days you will see, how effectively and qualitatively we will be able to finish decks. Unfortunately, sometimes there are technical problems during creation of effects and more time is required that to correct everything. Do not worry! There are no global problems, only some difficulties which we almost overcame. Everything will be good and you will see soon and receive the decks! I hope for understanding! Best regards, Makwell

Shipment will be made in Finland. The part of the decks was transported from Russia to Finland. Some lots remained at customs for customs clearance. The main problems were due to the crystals on the tuck boxes. We will keep you informed

I am a member of the design team of the Charlemagne and Symphony decks and the owner of the account on the kickstarter. I apologize to everyone for waiting for the decks for half a year already. I'm trying to rush Makwell for more than two months. In early 2018, Makwell offered me cooperation to make a project with them. A few days ago I received a couple of decks and I can say that the quality is excellent. But unfortunately in the fulfillment of the shipping, Makwell had no experience and this is their mistake. Unfortunately, it’s natural to make mistakes. Now we made the following decision:

The last couple of months, Makwell tried to send decks from Russia. They regularly had some problems. Sending a large amount of parcels was not accepted by post or tariffs reached 18€ ($21) per deck! A small part of the decks was sent, so we are waiting for quality reviews. The rest will be sent by me, including the Symphony Project. Fulfillment will be from Tallinn, Estonia. I had a practice with many shipping projects so I can do everything quickly and send it in February.

All photos below. So that the tuck boxes and the crystals would not be damaged, we had to make a good protection for the packaging. This added significant weight and that contributed to not real prices for shipping that are too high.

Once again, I apologize, but I do everything to finish the dispatch as quickly as possible. It will also be a lesson for the Makwell that circumstances are unpredictable and that you always need to figure everything out and explore it twice.