A Change In Release Schedule

thingiverse

There has been an absolutely incredible response to these models, with almost 4k followers on Thingiverse and around 22k downloads per month. **A change in release schedule:** In an attempt to drive patronage, I am switching to a two month delay on publicly available models from this point onwards. Patreon supporters will receive the models two months before they are available for free on Thingiverse, and we still get to engage with the core idea of the project: to build a freely available library of models. **For Patreon Patrons:** [Patreon](https://www.patreon.com/WGraves) This change shouldn’t be all that noticeable. For new models you will receive a direct download link in the posts/emails that go out as opposed to linking to Thingiverse and then downloading the models there. **For Thingiverse users:** You will see a post as usual with the photographed model, but the .STL will be a placeholder file until the two months is over, at which point the post will be updated with the proper files and be indistinguishable from the currently available models. **Cons:** - This will probably result in a slight drop in public goodwill. Since the alternative is no more models, I believe this is acceptable. - Models will be fully rights reserved until their publication on Thingiverse, where they will be released CC-BY-NC as they have been up to this point. So unfortunately no published remixes or sharing until the Thingiverse release date. - There will be a hard two month pause on new model .STLs to Thingiverse, until the first models come off delay. **Pros:** **- We still get to engage with the core idea of the project: to build a publicly available library of models.** - Patrons are not negatively affected (and you get to avoid Thingiverse ads, if those bother you). - Hopefully this will help drive patronage to a sustainable level. - Patrons that print and sell models (Citizen/ Merchant/ or higher tiers) will have a lead on the non-patron availability of the model, hopefully helping their sales as well. The Google Sheet with the available models will continue to reference Thingiverse links, as well as the Patreon links for new models. If you would like to support this project and receive up-to-date model releases as well as having access to Discord, model suggestions, and voting powers, please come join over on [Patreon](https://www.patreon.com/WGraves) . Thanks for your support and your time in reading this. Happy printing. -Windham Graves