project-image

Varmintfeathers' Extinct Mammals Plushies

Created by Varmintfeathers Plush Company

Our goal is to make realistic plushies that are soft, semi-realistic, and posable! Each plushie features coloring based off modern day animals that live where that animal has been found and a neck tag with facts about them! The Pre-Order store is now open for anyone who missed the initial campaign! Can we unlock the huge 40" Inostracevia plushie??

Latest Updates from Our Project:

More sample updates!
about 2 months ago – Wed, Jun 24, 2026 at 08:51:41 AM

A bunch more samples have been tweaked so here they are!

5.5 Lungfish Tiktaalik Plush Keychain -  Finalized!


5.5 Common Water Strider Opabinia Plush Keychain -  Finalized!


28" Dunkleosteus -  Finalized!




16" Thylacoleo -  First pass! We'll change a few fur lengths and colors, and get that thumb claw sorted out!



28" Thylacine -  Finalized! He will have less stuffing so he'll be floppy too :)


28" Amphicyon -  Second pass! We will be tweaking the overall shape a bunch and adding a couple markings, but he's pretty close! The tail will be fluffy too, and he'll be floppy, not stiff.


That's all for now! Thank you all so much for an INCREDIBLE launch! The Smilo keychain is in the works and I should have pictures of that soon as well! 

Until next time <3
Varmint

PROTOTYPES!! + all the refs!
2 months ago – Sun, Jun 14, 2026 at 06:59:18 PM

WOW I can't believe we're already a week away from launch! I was excited to have more time to plan this campaign but man it went by so quickly!! I wanted to post an update with the current state of the samples/refs for those who don't check the project regularly! Here are all the refs;



And here's the current state of all the prototypes! I should be seeing more new/updated ones in the next few days before we launch :)

16" Eohippus - Finalized!! *being sized up bc I wrote the measurements wrong



5.5 Lungfish Tiktaalik Plush Keychain -  Second pass! Gonna go back to small eyes but otherwise he's done



16" Dodo -  Second pass! He's great, we just need to change some colors around!



16" Megaloceros -  Sample is in progress!



28" Smilidon Fatalis -  Sample has not been started yet.




16" Dimetrodon -  First pass! The face will be a bit longer and the tail/sail transition smoother, as well as 3D toes and he'll be made in fur, not minky



16" Dire Wolf -  First pass! Gonna change the face shape a bit



5.5 Common Water Strider Opabinia Plush Keychain -  Second pass! He's gonna get bigger eyes that are hopefully plastic but otherwise he's done 



16" Quagga -  Sample is in progress!




28" Dunkleosteus -  Finalized! He will not be changed further



16" Thylacoleo -  Sample is in progress!




16" Doedicurus -  Second pass! Will be sized up and the tail spikes will be stuffed, as well as the black lines on the feet removed



28" Thylacine -  First pass! Tweaking the face shape a bit as well as a few other small details



28" Amphicyon -  First pass! They had the wrong reference image so the next one should be way closer to the ref lol


And finally, as far as the bonus rewards offered during this campaign, I haven't forgotten about them ;) They're being finished up now and I'll announce them as soon as they're ready! I also have two new double sided skeleton keychains being finished up too, here's a sneak peek of one!


Drawn by the lovely Dopscratch as always <3

the instagram raffle will also be going up very soon! keep your eyes peeled :D

Full roster complete + concepts so far!
5 months ago – Thu, Mar 05, 2026 at 10:41:56 AM

Hey y'all, voting for the 18" plushies is over so here's our full roster;



Dunkleosteus, Thylacine, Smilodon, and Bear Dogs are our 28" this time around, everyone else is 18"

Here are the concepts I've drawn up so far! I've been adding them to the launch party page as I complete them, so check that often to see new concepts!





And finally, a webshop update! The stickers offered in the previous campaign are now available to purchase on my website varmintfeathers.com ! The keychains I've been working on will be available there too when they're done. Currently we're halfway there, and I'm hoping to have them done and ready by the end of the month. Here are the keychain dinos that are done so far; velociraptor and maiasaura!


Do you guys want to see double sided keychains like this for this campaign? New stickers? If so, let me know what animals you'd like to see! Smilidon? Dodo? Thylacoleo? Dimetrodon? An animal not in this campaign? Anything is possible!

Plush roster voting - 18" plush
6 months ago – Sat, Feb 28, 2026 at 11:07:44 AM

Hey y'all! Our winners for the 28" plush vote were;

Smilodon Fatalis
Thylacine
Dunkleosteus
Bear dog (my pick!)

Now, voting for the 18" plush roster!! For this vote, the top 8 will be our 18" plush goals!
Voting is only open to project followers ;)

Plush roster voting - 28" plush
6 months ago – Mon, Feb 23, 2026 at 10:11:06 PM

Okay everyone voting for the plush roster is starting now!! For this first vote, the top 3 will be our 28" plush options and they won't be available to pick for 18" plush. Vote away!

Voting is only open to project followers ;)