Friends,
This UPDATE is just to let you know I am still alive and kicking. Hit the READ MORE button and I’ll fill you in on the details.
THE WEEK IN REVIEW
The events of this week center mostly around filling the sale orders. I am managing to keep up with them fairly well but, I will admit, other things going on in my life are slowing me down a bit. You have one more week to take advantage of the sale, so get your order in soon. Remember to use the code at check-out.
OUTSTANDING ORDERS
As I write this, Saturday, August 20, I have 15 open orders, but 7 of them came in after I wrapped on Friday and one is so large that the customer made arrangements for me to fill it at a slower than normal pace. Still, given the volume of sales (THANK YOU!) and how bust I am at the moment, I am pleased with how quickly I am getting things shipped.
CUSTOMER SERVICE ISSUES
I have one customer service issue that needs to be resolved and I am working on getting it handled by Monday. So, if you have a TMD problem that is not related to some Sherman suspension arms, please contact me and let me know as you have fallen off scope.
NEW RELEASES
There are no new releases this week. In fact, there will be nothing new until I manage to get into a rhythm between my new start-up and TMD. I hope this will happen sometime by the end of September, but I am not making promises.
ON THE BENCH
I cleared my bench. There are no new masters in the works at this time.
ON KARL’S BENCH
I will not go into the personals here, but I am announcing that Karl has retired from making patterns. He is going to go back to learning how to be just a regular modeler again. I owe a great deal of TMD’s success to his faithful support and loyal friendship, as well as his marvelous talent. His contributions will be missed, but I am very happy to know he will still be with us. Our community has lost enough friends lately. I am greedy. I want to hold on to my ‘big brother,’ Karl, for as long as I can.
THE SHOP
The shop is in good shape.
THE OFFICE
The office is also in good shape.
ME AND MY WORLD
BB and I are well. No health or family concerns, just personal decisions being made. If you count yourself friend and are interested in more details, look for my JOE’S CORNER post later today.
THAT IS ALL
That said, this is all I have for everyone this week. Until next time, you stay safe and try to build something (preferably something using TMD resin).
–Joe