First, some shipping news – our initial batch of parcels bound for the U.S. using the new courier service left this morning. However, we shall be crossing our collective fingers until all of them have arrived safely at their destination and we've had the invoice for the shipping and tariffs. Curiously, one side effect of switching our U.S. orders to this system should be faster shipping for E.U. orders. Previously, E.U. orders have to wait until we have enough to make it worth sending them to the shipping hub, but adding U.S. orders to the mix should result in more regular shipments. Silver linings, eh?
Secondly, an apology to anyone waiting for some of our 28mm 3Dprinted items. Phil's ten-year-old computer (the one that runs the 3Dprinters) blew its power supply a few days ago, so it's taken awhile to rustle up a replacement (he's gone the whole hog and replaced the machine). He spent the bank holiday weekend with the main printer running full-time and we should have the backlog cleared by the end of the week. Then he can switch to show stock…
…Talking of which, we'll be at Colours in Newbury Racecourse on September 6th. It's a change of date, the show is usually the second weekend of September but the date of the show is dictated by the racing calendar at the racecourse so it's a week earlier than normal. It looks like we're in the same place as the past two to three years, on the ground floor, handily close to the coffee shop but inconveniently the opposite end of the hall from the toilets (at our ages these things matter!). As always we're welcoming orders for the show in advance – you can place them through the website (using the Collect at Show shipping option to avoid any postage charges) and can opt to pay in advance or on the day. This show has rather crept up on us – last time we checked it was over a month away, now it's less than two weeks! However, we should be well stocked, including our latest releases – we should have another new set of figures in the 28mm SF range on the day. We look forward to seeing many of you there.