It's been a while...Update!

Sorry it has been so long since I updated this blog.  I tend to put messages on Facebook and forget there are many who do not follow me there...just here.

As always, there are bumps in the road.  A month ago my caster contacted me to let me know that life has dealt him a bad hand.  I wont share all the details here...it's not my place. What I will share in what that means for you all.

The Fafnir:  When he contacted me he had not yet finished the molds...after 3 months.  He definitely was not going to be able to cast the kits until sometime in 2020.  He decided it was best to hand the Fafnir molds off to me and just let me cast them.  In addition to the Fafnir molds, he wanted me to get ALL my mold sets from him.  My wife and I had to rent an SUV, drive 12 hours, load the truck, get some sleep and drive all the way back...all between when she got off work Friday and had to be back at work Monday morning. 

The Catapult:  The caster was going to do this one right after the Fafnir...but that was when he thought the Fafnir would be done by the end of October.  There is no way he could get to the Catapult until probably spring.  That is unacceptable to keep the client waiting that long so it is going to fall on me to mold/cast that one as well.

Here is where the wicket gets sticky.  My operation is set up to for my primary focus...scratch building.  Secondarily is the molding and casting of the mechs.  My molding/casting operation is fairly small compare to the regular guy I use for the large jobs.  He has a giant compressor, 4 pots and a whole workshop.  I have a small compressor, a small pot, and a spare room I work out of. 

It is going to take time.  I have managed to complete 2 Fafnir kits and they will go out to the client this week.  Between now and the end of the year my sole focus is going to be casting Fafnir kits and molding the Catapult for casting.

On the up side, since I now have more molds and am doing SOOOOOOO much casting I can wiggle in some other casting jobs at the same time. Here is what is currently available:

Atlas (MWO style)

Galleon Light Tank

Sagittaire

Owens

Vulture MK IV

Nova Cat

Mad Cat MK II

Kodiak

Classic Centurion

Classic Commando

Classic Dragon

Classic Orion

Classic Clint

Shadow Cat

MW4 Templar

Currently the Archer, the Mad Dog 2019, Mad Cat 2017 and the Raven all need certain parts remolded and are currently unavailable.

More late, mechwarriors.

Classic Centurion

The Classic Centurion kit is now available.  It stands about 8.5" tall all parts are pressure cast resin. There are three different gun arms and the LRM in the chest is a separate piece so the builder can put a different weapons load out in there.  Price is $100 plus shipping. Please message me if you are interested.

General Update

I am trying to do better when it comes to updating this page as not everyone follows me on Facebook...and I don't Tweet...Twitt?  Currently I have several kits for sale in the Marketplace but here is a quick break down:

Kodiak

Vulture 2019 Edition

Wasp/Stinger Combo Kit

Dragon

Orion

Galleon

Within a week or so I am going to open a pre-order for the Fafnir so stay tuned!

Kodiak 1/60 Scale Kit

For Sale!  I have one Kodiak kit left over from the pre-sale period.  I don't intend to produce any more of these kits this year.  If you didn't get in on it, now is your chance.

Price for this 11" tall, 3 pound resin beast is $225 plus shipping. 

E-mail me if you are interested....

Mad Dog 2019 Edition Pre-Order Closed

UPDATE: I have reached the maximum number of pre-orders and am closing it.  Any kits available after pre-orders are filled will be listed in the Marketplace.

Thanks for supporting this project!

In 2017 I offered an upgraded version of the Mad Cat that was somewhere between the original version and the overly beefy MWO (MechWarrior Online) version. Ever since I have wanted to do a Mad Dog to go along with it. Now, I am making it available to you guys.

The arm lasers will have two options. The one pictured is the MWO style lasers. The kit will also include more traditional round laser emitters like the Mad Cat has. You can use one or the other or mix and match!

As I am now molding my own stuff, it will take a bit longer than when TimeSlip was doing my kits. I can promise, it won't be Kodiak long! I would estimate I would start shipping kits within about 6 weeks of the pre-order closing.

Here are some pics...there is still a little touch-up work to do. As many of you know, when you hit it with primer, all the little things you missed pop out. There is one pic that has some of my other mechs to give you an idea of scale. 

Don't forget, I do build-ups as well.  If you want one built up for you, tell me what you want and I can include a quote.  If you commission me to build the kit, you will get a 20% discount on the purchase of the Mad Dog. 

Again, e-mail me if you are would like in on the pre-order.  Paypal only, please...it is the most secure way for my customers. 

Firestarter Commission Available for Pre-order

Good morning everyone.  The patron who commissioned the Classic Firestarter has given me the green-light to produce and sell a limited quantity of them.  The kit stands about 7" tall will be around 16 pressure cast resin parts.  Much like the cast-on-demand kits, I will be molding and casting this one personally so the turn-around time should be 4-5 weeks...unlike the 6 month Kodiak process.  If you are interested, it will be $120 plus shipping.  Please e-mail me to request your invoice!  Carry on, mechwarriors. 

Coming Soon!

Sorry for the lack of updates to the blog.  I have been using...ugh...Facebook a lot more of late.  It is just easier to snap pictures with the tablet and upload them to FB whereas to use Blogger I have to download stuff to the desktop PC, deal with blogger....yadda, yadda, yadda.

Anyway in the next few months I have a lot in the pipeline.  First off is a commission piece that I have been given permission to cast.  The Classic Battletech Firestarter mech.  The patron allowed me to play with the design a bit, but he really wanted me to retain as much of the TRO look as possible...and that skirt was no possible, lol.    Look for that to be available to pre-order in a few weeks. 

After almost 6 years, the Annihilator is being kitted.  Here is a picture of the test cast from the torso mold...probably the hardest part to make.  Not too shabby if I do say so myself.

Another client has commissioned the ill-fated Fafnir.  In case you don't remember, years ago I was having a hard time getting good casters to do my kits.  I tried a company called CelticWorks and it was a disaster. It looked like rather than de-gassing the rubber, he decided to pressure mold the parts.  Well, all my parts are hollow and cannot handle 65 PSI.  All the parts were crushed...the patterns destroyed. The client that initially commissioned the piece has asked to have another go at it so look for it this summer.

And finally, I have acquired the rights to produce the Stormcrow.  Many moons ago, a Canadian artist was commissioned by Armorcast to make the Stormcrow to go with their other kits.  Well, things did not work out with Armorcast and the kit never saw production.  The artist sold a few to some of us die-hards but that was about it.  Ravenstar Studios tried re-casting them last year but we got that shut down.  The artist has sold me his masters as well as a few updated 3D printed parts so look for that kit this summer.