Midwestern Model Works

@Bryan D. posted:

Hi Guys ,

                 Anyone know if Erik is finally updating his web-site ?  I go there everyday and now see a '' 403 Forbidden '' message . I had contact with him not too long ago and he said things would get going again . Just wonder if any other guys with orders/ deposits heard anything ?

                                                  Regards,

                                                                 Bryan

Bryan,

I had a e-mail to him 2 months ago and he was talking about updating his site and new pictures, I ordered two diesels and two cars hope to have it some day.

Edwin

Where is Stephen when you need him?

@bob2 posted:

Where is Stephen when you need him?

I had to go back and look.  Stephen's original "Midwestern Modelworks - surpasses all models to date!" thread was started by him on May 29, 2015.  It's now coming up on 6 years and 2 months (as of the day after tomorrow) with still no delivered models.  You guys are a patient bunch.

Well, the site is up and running again...with no changes.

What is it with the black background.  so hard to read.

Thanks for the link.  Info is less than 2 years old.

@Bob posted:

I had to go back and look.  Stephen's original "Midwestern Modelworks - surpasses all models to date!" thread was started by him on May 29, 2015.  It's now coming up on 6 years and 2 months (as of the day after tomorrow) with still no delivered models.  You guys are a patient bunch.

That might the oldest existing one, but I think that there may have been 1-2 earlier ones that imploded and were deleted,

I emailed with Erik I think early summer and Covid was preventing him from going to Asia to check on the work now with the Delta variant I don't what effect that will have.  Now getting space to ship them when ready is another question.  I talked with my farm supplier this week and was told this story on the bale wrap we use on the big round hay bales.  The American company has it made in Brazil, shipping containers are in such short supply they have to bid on them so shortly before bidding closed they offered a $12,000 premium per container to get several containers but at the last minute Walmart jumped in at $15,000 premium per container to have their stuff shipped here.  That cost will be passed on to the consumer so think what it could do to future model prices if things don't settle down.  In California people were paying ransom prices of $6,000 a container to get their full containers moved out of the docks.

@VGN64 posted:

shipping containers are in such short supply they have to bid on them

Seriously???  Every time I go by Portsmouth International Terminals between Portsmouth and Norfolk there's literally a mountain of containers just sitting there, maybe container ships but containers...don't believe it.

My wife works for a garment manufacturer. Current costs for container space from China has nearly quadrupled from a year ago.

It seems the problem isn't so much the total number of containers being too low, it's that most of them are in the "wrong places" (such as the US) at the moment due to shutdowns etc. over the last ~18 months:
https://qz.com/2027205/a-shipp...arling-global-trade/

Current day charter rates for a 5,000TEU ship just hit $135,000 per day for a 60 day charter,While todays bid for a 20'TEU China to Boston hit $28,000. The price of trains will go up and the shipping dates will go out.

Gunny

It's gotten so bad, Home Depot bought its own ship.

Dick

Talked to Stephen and he said that Erik will have updates in the next couple of weeks posted to his website.

George DiSanti - Home of the Tar Heels!

@CBQer posted:

It's gotten so bad, Home Depot bought its own ship.

Dick

They are chartering a container ship NOT buying one. The next problem will be for them to get dockage slots both here and over seas.They have not yet listed the terms of charter or the freight forwarder they will use.

Gunny

I don't think container ships are what is delaying the MMW products.

Maybe Covid 19 and the Delta variants going back to tougher restrictions to fly in and out of Asia is causing the delay. What do you think is causing all of the delays Bob number 2?

George DiSanti - Home of the Tar Heels!!!!!!!!

I personally do not think they are quite ready to ship yet.  If you do not have models to ship, then all these delays are irrelevant.

Do all of the Tarheels live in your home?