It has come to my attention that many of you are concerned that if you place an order with me I will not be able to deliver due to the possibility of going out of business. That of course is always a possibility for any company and the current economic climate is not helping. I will tell you I am having a hard time making ends meet. But if you all continue to support me with even small orders that will not happen. I just need enough orders to sustain me while I catch up on my back log of deliveries over the next two to three months.
For those concerned I hope this post will show you I have product in stock, I just need time to make up your orders.
Here are some pictures of my workshop, this is in a commercial area, I could not produce what I do in a garage. You can see I have a lot invested in this and am not likely to close up shop and take a hike. Sorry the shop is in a mess, no time to clean it and as you can see I have lots going on here.
Here are pictures of some current orders being worked on, in general these do not include the Tiger 1 Stowage Bins, Panther Sets, Tiger 1 and Panther Cupolas or Panzer III parts. There are 32 orders, many of which have some parts made. Items high lighted in yellow have been delivered from these orders.
Product parts in stock available for immediate shipping.
Flags and Tiger 1 88 mm Rounds.
Tiger 1 Stowage Bin parts in stock awaiting assembly , some work already completed such as bin lids shaped. Rivets fitted and soldered in place, these are the parts with the tape on, well over a 500 rivets hand applied and individually soldered. Three bins were completed last week, one has been mailed and two will mail on Monday. There are 17 bin sets, not all small parts are shown in picture. Still have to sort them from bag of mixed parts.
Panther Tool Sets. Most tools are made, three sets being worked on at the moment and will ship some time this coming week. 9 sets total to complete.
Five Tiger I mudguard sets ordered in kit form, have some soldering to do and they are ready to ship.
White cast metal, investment cast brass and photo etched parts that are made and on the shelf ready for delivery in kit form, assembled parts will take time.
Hand tools, tow ropes, jack and start crank.
Jack block, shackles. MG mount and hatches.
Hatches, air filters, mudguards and persicopes.
Travel lock, snow shovel, shackles, jerry can holder, fire ext, tool clamps, antenna parts, wing nuts, eye bolts, pick axe and hinges.
Rifle racks, bin clamps. 88mm container and Panzer IV tools.
SD 250 tools and parts. antennas, ant bases, hammers and cleaning rod ends.
Tiger and Panther Cupola parts, still have more periscopes and covers to cast.
Photo etched parts. These small parts go to make up most of the sets I offer. In most cases I have stock to complete 30 or more sets.
Tiger parts, fire extinguishers parts and Panther parts
Sd 250 parts and panzer IV parts.
Tow rope parts, hand tool parts and Panther Grill parts.
Here are a few items I have made up and ready to mail. These are available for immediate delivery.
Hand tools, tow ropes, jack blocks, MG mounts, hatches, Fire ext, SD 250 and Panzer IV parts.
Will I run out of cast parts, not likely, with the spin casting machine and molds I have pictured below I can very quickly cast any parts needed to fill orders.
Tiger 1 and Panther Cupolas. Molding making rubber and casting resin already in stock. Just need time to make molds and start production.
As you can see from this post I plan to stick around. I, like all of you just need to pay the rent, taxes and eat. Please consider my past services to the hobby and help by supporting me in this ongoing time of need.
My thanks goes to Mark and Gill for hosting this forum which allows me to post my products and enables me with ease to communicate with you all at times like this.
Sincerely
Mike Stannard
