I’ve gotten a few questions about the queue closing so I thought I’d clarify things a little bit.

I’m way burned out on modeling.  Over 650 models without a break has really damaged my enjoyment of modeling.  This is something I used to do to relax, can’t say that any more.  So February 20, 2019 I’m starting the Appalachian Trail.  On average that takes 6 months to complete, and I’m planning to complete it, so I expect to be gone until sometime in August.  I’m fairly sure that stopping for 6 months to do something so different will do a lot to make modeling more enjoyable again.  Realistically speaking I may not be able to complete it, only 25% of the people that start finish and I’m no more immune to injury than anyone else.  If that happens I’ll re-open the queue earlier.

The 73 models currently in the queue will be done before I leave.  The site will stay up, it’s entirely automated on the sales end so everything up will still be available for purchase, I just won’t be adding to it.

If there is interest in a post hike queue I’ll do that, but right now if I put a request on that queue it will be 16 months or so before I make it.  I don’t know if anyone will want to wait that long but I’m open to it.

If you have any questions feel free to hit me up on facebook or email me.

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The queue is closed.  I’ll be accepting no more requests until Fall 2019.

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1st Medical Battalion, Combat Logistics Regiment 15, 1st Marine Division crest is now available.

The current queue, with new in bold and deadlines in italics.

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Three versions of the same thing, the USAF Air Transportation badge.

The current queue, with new in bold and deadlines in italics.

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82nd Airborne DUI, Army Security Agency patch, Army Intelligence and Security Command patch, and 42nd Attack Squadron crest are all now available.  Special thanks goes out to Michael Mezalick who modeled the 42nd Attack Squadron crest.

The current queue, with new in bold and deadlines in italics.

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The Medal of Honor (Air Force) is now available.

A quick note about deadlines: when you tell me a date for a deadline please give me the date you need the model, not the date you need to deliver the product to the customer.

The current queue, with new in bold and deadlines in italics.

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So it’s been around 6 months since I stopped taking deadlines, and I’m no farther ahead in the queue.  The difference is that the people who have been waiting the longest have gotten their models now.  I was hoping to get down to less than 6 months wait time but as of right now I’m still at 8 months.  I’m not happy with that long of a wait but I have to be realistic, I’ve been nearly 80 in the queue for a long time and I’m still sitting at nearly 80 now.  So deadlines are coming back.

It’s not going to be the same as before.  There will be a $10.00 non-refundable fee, and I’ll be limiting the number of deadlines I take to 3 per month.  Neither of those numbers is carved in stone, I’ll see how it goes and adjust as I feel necessary.

Deadlines have been a huge pain in my ass.  I’ve never guaranteed a deadline but I still do everything I can to ensure I meet them.  I’ve missed 5, 4 of which were related to family medical emergencies and one due to me misreading the deadline date.  I don’t like them, and I may eliminate them again at some point, but I’m going to try this limit/fee system first.

So here we go.  If you want a deadline on your request, email me and we’ll see if we can work one out.  If we can’t come to an agreement there will be no deadline, bottom line.  If you say you need it by such and such a date and I’ve already got that booked I will not accept the deadline.  And again, these are non-guaranteed deadlines.  I’m a one man show, if I or a member of my family get sick or injured or if something comes up that prevents me from meeting the deadline there’s no one to do it for me.  If that happens I’ll notify you as soon as I can.

In other news, I’ll be hiking the Appalachian Trail next year.  I’m registered for departure on February 20, 2019.  At some point I’ll have to close the queue.  My goal is to have everything in the queue right now made by the end of January, which strange as it may seem is doable.  There’s a lot of easy stuff in the queue, stuff that I can knock out 5 or 6 in a day if I can get past the deadlines to get to it.  The site will stay up and purchases will still work for existing models but no new models will be added for approximately 6 months.

So here’s the current queue that I intend to have completed by the end of January.

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USS Albuquerque crest and the Dental Caduceus is now available.  The Dental Caduceus is on the Navy badges page but it’s the same for the Army.

The current queue, with new in bold, deadlines in italics, and pending removal from the queue in red.  If you see something in red that you’re waiting for let me know so I don’t remove it.

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US Navy Deep Submergence pin is now available.

The current queue, with new in bold and deadlines in italics.

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107th Armored Cavalry Regt crest and patch are now available.

The current queue, with new in bold and deadlines in italics.

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