Just a quick update concerning email to (and from) HistoriFigs…

Recently we have had very large numbers of messages coming in the can be classified as nothing more than spam. In an effort to combat this flood of – junk – I have tightened our spam filtering settings. We hope that we don’t filter out your messages, but there is a chance that a “real” message could get filtered out…

So, when send email to us here at HistoriFigs HQ, please be sure to use one of our standard email addresses:

When we had a high-speed internet connection, we would filter after downloading form the server, but now that we are back on dial-up service we need to take more aggressive steps on the server, before downloading.

You may also notice that it is taking a little longer to respond to your email messages – this too is due to the fact that we are back on dial-up service. We are working to streamline our operations, so we can get faster turn around on email, so please be patient…

You may be asking why we have dial-up rather than high-speed service – Well, the answer is easy, high-speed service is not available where we live. We are looking into high-speed via satellite, but this is rather costly, so it will be a while before we can make that investment.

Well, that about does it for now – Tomorrow is my day at Rock-Con – hope to see you there!

Well, here we are – 1st of November 2005…

So, what’s new here at HistoriFigs?

Things are still progressing slowly on the shop construction and restart of full production. We had really hoped to be getting back up to speed more quickly, but there is just a lot more to do than I had anticipated. Right now, I don’t see that we can do a full restart of operations until at least 1st December 2005. We are working away on the few orders and such that have come in over the past month, so pleas be patient.

We are also still having problems with [snail] mail being forwarded to our new address (which for now is the house, but we will have a new P.O. Box address in the near future). So, if you sent us anything in the mail – we have not yet received it. I will be asking my daughter to stop by the Post Office in Cotati and pick up any mail that may still be sitting in the box and forward it to us. In the meantime Alison is working on the the postal service to get things forwarded.

Next up on my calendar is Rock-Con this coming weekend. I am looking forward to Saturday, the one day that I can attend. Also looking forward to meeting some of the folks whom I have only met online. I have a feeling that Saturday will be a busy one – but fun and relaxing none-the-less.

On the wargaming front, I’m starting to plan a solo SYW campaign game for the winter months – not sure where things will go with this, but I know it will be fun! If any of you have any ideas or thoughts you would like to share, please let me know.

That about sums up the News for today, so until next time – Mike Taber

Our first News update from our new home…

Finally, Alison and Liam have arrived – we are now all in one place once again. It is nice to have us all together again. Everyone is doing well and settling into our new surroundings.

On the HistoriFigs front, things are moving slowly – so much to unpack and sort. The construction on the new shop space proceeds more slowly that I would like, but it is moving forward none-the-less. The spinner and melting pot are in place and functioning – I still need to raise the pot to a comfortable height, but otherwise basic casting equipment is in place. I still need to construct more permanent workbenches, but first I need to complete a couple of the walls, since the benches will be attached to the walls, they really need to be “done” first. So, I have some construction work ahead on me before we can resume “normal” operations.

We are presently beginning to process orders that have come in while we have been moving, and those should start to roll out the door shortly.

We have had a few problems with the forwarding of mail for HistoriFigs – we hope to get things sorted out soon. So, if you have mailed us an order, please shoot an email our direction and we will see if we can get things tracked down.

I’ve been working on some new releases and we will announce those as soon as we achieve normal operational status. But be on the lookout for Bloodaxe releases (ancient Romans, WWI – Germans and Russians), new N-Gauge releases (Zulus and more) there will even be a few “lost” Scruby’s in the mix…

Well, that should about do it for today – with this new format for the News, I hope to make more regular updates, so please