CART CLOSING

Cart Closure

We have had hundreds of orders in since midday today. We will therefore be closing to all new orders at 12 noon tomorrow (18/06/2020)

OPENING THE CART

Good news

The cart will be opening at midday tomorrow! (17/6/2020)

Finger poised...

Important update about orders. Please read.

***UPDATE 05/06/20 - All orders up to and including #14270 have now been sent out. ***

That nasty Covid thingybob has managed to insert its effects into every part of our lives, including, much to the horror of many, the innocent pastime of playing with toy soldiers.  For the Baccus team it has had pretty dramatic consequences.  Having spent a good deal of time and money last year reshaping the workshop for maximum efficiency and use of space, it is now well-nigh impossible to have it fully staffed and maintain sensible safety precautions for all concerned.    As a result, where we should have three casting machines spinning merrily producing 6mm figures for the masses, we now have just one.    Where we should be sending out sacks of mail every week, we are now making the trip to the post office every fortnight.   Where we should have had a lot of shiny new releases, our mould maker has been sidelined and is spending a lot of time at home.

Joy of Six 2020 Cancelled

It gives us no pleasure at all, but after long consideration, we have decided to cancel this year's Joy of Six event.   Given the current situation with regards to lockdown it seems unlikely that gatherings the size of JOS will be allowed to go ahead.  Even if they were to be allowed, it is a sobering fact that a large percentage of our attendees would fit into the higher risk category and that is not a responsible course of action.

..And we're shut again!

With apologies to all of you wishing to place an order with us, I am sorry to say that we've had to shut the cart again.  The reason is illustrated below.

In just four days, we have received enough orders to keep our much-reduced casting capacity going for at least the next four weeks.  I couldn't carry on taking further orders with the chances of us getting the completed being pushed steadily into the future.

Many thanks to all of you who have placed orders.  We'll crack on with this lot as fast was we can, and can only ask for your patience as we get to work over the coming days and weeks.

We are open for business again

Okay chaps, this is the moment that some if not all of you have been waiting for. The Baccus website has reopened and we are now taking orders. There is still a backlog for us to clear so don't expect your orders by return of post - there will still be a delay, especially as postal services around the world are working at less than peak efficiency,

The last time we did this it took about a week for you lot to break the internet and close us down again, so we are now under starter's orders...and...they're off!

The Inevitable Covid update

As most of you reading this will be aware the cart is currently closed and we are running a reduced casting operation.   I think that its only fair to let Baccus customers know exactly what is happening.

Firstly, and most importantly, we are still working, albeit on a much slimmed down establishment.   Social distancing and keeping all staff safe means that we can only have one caster working at any one time.   This means that while casting is constant it cannot match our normal output.   Orders are being collated and sent out in batches.  These are going out fortnightly, rather than weekly.

We've had to pull the plug again :(

Many, many thanks to all of you who have placed orders. We want to get these out asap, but we are running on much-reduced staffing. As a result we have turned the Baccus shopping cart off to give us some breathing space while we work on the pile of orders. If you are waiting please be patient. We are operating on a third of our normal capacity and postal services are also affected so orders are taking longer to get to you.

On another really, really, REALLY impoortant point, please take care and stay safe.

We will get things back up and running as soon as we are able.

Shopping cart is now open, but....

Because of popular demand, the Baccus shopping cart has reopened, but I cannot say for how long.  However, it is only fair that I bring everyone up to date with what is happening.  In a bid to keep things moving as long as possible, we are now running only one casting machine and on a much reduced staffing basis.   We still have a backlog which is being worked on, so it means that there will be an inevitable delay on any orders being sent out.   As ever, we will work our damndest to get the metal shifted as quickly as we can.

OH NO! It's yet another Baccus Shopping Cart shutdown!

Sorry folks, but we've had to take the difficult decision to put a temporary halt to new orders while we whittle away at the current backlog.    It's not a decision taken lightly, but it is the correct one.

We are taking steps to increase both production and administrative capacity to handle increased volume, but these take time to put in place.

In the meantime please bear with us for a week or so.  If you have any orders for Hammerhead email or phone them through to us.  We are still open for business in all other matters - that is until the Zombie Apocalypse is unleased upon us...