Update

[George Bojaciuk]

Just wanted to let you all know that Esler's has been produced and is awaiting deco in China. Delays persist due to the volatile economy. My contact in HK tells me that some factories are going full steam one day and the next day, the owner is nowhere to be found. The govt. then moves in and sells off the equipment. Many vendors seeing this have gone into panic mode and have instituted COD terms for raw materials. This causes a huge cash flow issues. If you think things are bad here...it's worse overseas.

I have rec'd a semi-final cost and I can safely say that Esler's will sell for $140. Shipping costs will be actual shipping that I have to pay via my Fed Ex or UPS account. I had toyed with a flat fee but many East coast guys would have paid more for shipping to offset the West Coast guys. The "pay what it is" shipping plan is more equitable in my eyes. A bit more tedious on my end, but fair. I will accept PayPal, cash, gold bullion, Treasury Notes, PO Money Order and personal checks (MO's and check will have to clear before I send out product). I am not set up for Credit Cards. Those that are currently on the reservation list will be notified when I go live on line with the garage. You can then decide if you want the Garage. They will also receive a little something special for having faith in me and reserving w/o knowing the cost!

As stated before, once Esler's is sold out, I will, then and only then, turn on the next project.

I can hardly believe that this is finally going to happen!

My heartfelt thanks to all that have supported me through this long process. You have no idea how much your suport and kind words have meant to me!

[bobss396]

Does it come apart to show inside detail? They're a bit pricy (hah, the way I pi-- away money?) but nevertheless very cool and would make a great platform to display models.

Bob

Edited October 31, 2008 by bobss396