"Thoroughbred Figures Update and Delayed Reopening" Topic

I know many of my customers monitor news on TMP so I'd like to render a quick update if I may. We closed back in Nov to move both household and my workshop, but at that time we had not found a new location.
Since then we have found it in Gloucester, Virginia. The move has been completed but we are still in the process of closing down the old house and prepping it for market within the next few days or weeks. Both endeavors were/have not been an easy task believe me.
I have only been able to stay in intermittent email contact which is also frustrating.
At present my new workshop is in total disarray – as are several other rooms of the new location. I hope and anticipate reopening Thoroughbred Figures late April/early May at best, and hope you all will understand.
As a pre Post Script of sorts – and a new subject matter to boot – while our moving travails began in November I have since learned of an occurrence in the hobby industry that is both disturbing and I fear will be far reaching in depth and practice thruout the metal casting world. There is some discussion of this on the ‘Casting/Molding' group here on TMP. In a few words we can no longer purchase black rubber molding material to cast while metal items and many will be looking for viable alternatives if there are any.
Thank you, and hope to see you all soon.
Toby Barrett

Overall this is good news. Toby, will you produce any 1/600 scale ships once you start up again if you are able to cast at all?

Great news, Toby even with the caveats! As has been said before, "This too, Shall Pass!" and the perpetrators will be long forgotten!!!

I hope you come out with some new 1/600 scale ships.

Best of luck, Toby! I hate to move under any conditions. Would rather go to the dentists than move. We know you will make it back up and running regardless of the sitrep. Good people always do and you are among the best!

Toby;
Just let me know when I can order the 1/600th scale ships again and I will be happy.

I wish you the best with your move. I know it ain't easy.

Take care of business and we go from there.

You are one of the Good Guys in the hobby.

I wish you the best with all the chaos that is moving.

Eric

All I can add since my posting five days ago is that the problem is being ‘worked' – from reliable sources – here in the states. No idea of when or how. When and if I hear more I will post again but I'm only in intermittent internet capability.
Toby Barrett

Best wishes, Toby, and hope to see you back in business soon.

I am hoping to see your store open soon again. The ships I got from you last year are amazing (1/600 ACW). Hoping to get more from you in the future.

Hi Toby
Any news since your last posting in April?

Sorry to have been a bit remiss on the updates. I lost a couple of weeks forgetting how to re-verify my membership and posting privileges here on TMP.
I'm one of those slow ones that forgets each year.
I am still not ready for full ops yet in my workshop. Things have been overshadowed somewhat by an illness in the family – my wife – and right now she is my main priority. Currently, we do not know how serious is her condition or the prognosis. All this is a new development since our moving both home and workshop four months ago. I cannot give any idea of exactly when I will be fully up and running again as a result. But I will come up and notify this group and my many customers when I do.
In the mean time I humbly ask for your collective patience.
I hope to start back up slowly and once I have finished updating my ACW naval lists/brochures in 1/1200 and 1/600 scales I will start to send them out to those requesting one or both either by email or by hard copy mailing. I may decide to initiate sales the old way by one-on-one contact and follow thru. (The way I started out over 30 years ago) Cart direct sales off the website will then follow at a later date.
Anyone wishing to receive an updated listing when they are ready – very soon I hope – please go on the website, click thru to the contact page which is still active and send me your email, mailing address if you wish a hard copy, and which scale you are interested in. I will confirm receipt of any such request.
I do plan to fully reopen at some time and have no desire or plan to close up shop totally as some within the business have decided to do lately.
The Hobby and old established manufacturing ways of doing business are going thru some very dramatic changes and disrupted supply line issues.
Thank you, and best regards,
Toby Barrett

Thanks for letting us know Toby. Hoping your wife's health improves and your life returning to normalcy.