Long time, no update...

Hi everyone,

Sorry for the lack of updates.  There is a lot going on and it's often easier to just update Facebook than try to update this blog.  This site is being uncooperative of late...I can be in the middle of posting and the site will drop out and I lose everything.  Additionally, there has been an illness in the family and those responsibilities have limited my time in the shop. 

Here is an update of where things are:  

1. All Fafnir and Catapult pre-orders have long since shipped.  Currently, I am casting recent orders for the Catapult and a few others.  

2. The Stalker commission is underway.  Look for a pre-order in a month or so.

3.  The Atlas and Templar are being permanently retired. The largest of the molds are tearing and at this stage the ROI makes remolding non-feasible. 

Here is a list of what is currently available for order:

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

Stay Tuned for more!

Merry Christmas

This will probably be my last post of the year, so I would like to wish all my fellow Mechwarriors a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year.

May your ammo bins be full, your PPCs charged and your heat sinks fully functional!

December Update

Folks, I have been casting and casting and casting....hell, I have had nightmares about casting.  The up side is that Fafnirs are going out.  I have completed and shipped over half the pre-orders.  They are being shipped in the order the invoices were paid.  So, those that paid in early August are getting theirs first, those that paid in September are getting theirs last with a couple exceptions.  International orders...shipping is crazy this time of year with the Christmas holiday and whatnot.  Unless any of you objections I would like to wait until after the holidays to ship yours.  If this is an issue for you, please shoot me an e-mail. 

Also, there are some brief build notes being published.  Most of the kit is self-explanatory but there are a few things that need some clarification.

Keep on building, mechwarriors.

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....