Some of you may have heard that nearly all of January revolved around my very sick mother-in-law. I'm sad to report that we had her funeral 2 days ago. During January, the household and my business were "organized chaos" at most times. Now that we can resume some sort of "normalcy", I'm getting projects going again, including finishing the B7 design, which is my top model RR priority.
Before family duties stopped my design progress, I had completed the HO kit basic body and sent y'all a screen shot. This week, I'll resume finalizing the details, then move to the underframe, doors, etc. The plan is to have patterns on order by 2/21 . the day before my wife and I take a much-needed, twice-postponed vacation. While we're gone, the patterns will be built and should arrive before we return. Assuming there are no issues with them (which is usually the case but they are not always "perfect"), HO production will commence in late March and shipments made in the order that full payment was received. S scale patterns will be ordered in March after I've assembled the HO patterns and determined if any changes are required. S scale production will commence in April. I apologize for the delays on this project but they could not be helped. My wife's mother's health has been declining for the past 3 years but early in January, she underwent emergency colon cancer surgery and just never recovered from it. We are past that now and she's with Jesus where there is NO more pain or suffering. If you are a Christian, you know how peaceful this is; if you're not a Christian, just bear with me. Jim King Smoky Mountain Model Works, Inc. Ph. (828) 777-5619 <www.smokymountainmodelworks.com>
