So far 2008 has been a year of real world intrusions. OK, maybe not the entire year, but at least since late May early June Starting with the damaging rains (flooding and such), continuing with a [painful] neck problem and continuing with other real world issues consuming time and energy…
So, while we were able to restart casting operation in September, we have been pretty much at a dead run trying to catch up with a huge back log of work. Alison has been working nearly full-time in the casting shop, while I’ve been less than half-time (casting & mold making). The good news is that we are close to being caught up with the backlog of work. We should be back to ‘normal’ around the 1st of November.
Come November we will try out a new website feature – We will attempt to post our casting schedule. The schedule will not cover specific orders, but the types of figures scheduled for casting during a given time period. For example we might see an entry such as this: “Week of 10 November: 25mm SYW, 28mm AWI & 40mm ACW”. Anyhow, look for a new page “Casting Schedule” page here on Table Top Talk.
Over the next few days or so I’ll be posting a rundown of our stealth releases from the past month or so. These are mostly releases for the Bloodaxe brand (We’ve had a backlog here and are finally getting this done and out).
Also, we have our first publication ready (printed pieces are in hand) and we will make an announcement shortly. Two more publications are basically ‘done’ and should be released by the end of the year.
Well, that about wraps things up for now – The casting shop is open, and orders are rolling out the door daily – thanks for you patience with us this past summer, we do appreciate it.