airmechaja Posted December 18, 2023 Share Posted December 18, 2023 Forgive me if I missed the boat here but I didn't see the announcement till now. Check out their website. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
82Whitey51 Posted December 18, 2023 Share Posted December 18, 2023 Wow that sucks...someone's joy must have been stolen. I just picked up their NextGen EA-18G jammer pods and E-2C Hawkeye interior set last month. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
viper730 Posted December 18, 2023 Share Posted December 18, 2023 In a month or so when I had some $$$ I was gonna buy a bunch of the new F-14 external tanks. It's not that I can't but those tank seams are one of the more time consuming things for me. Hopefully someone will get them back on the market. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
eraucubsfan Posted December 18, 2023 Share Posted December 18, 2023 Yeah he had some nice stuff for current F-15's Quote Link to post Share on other sites
F-16 Posted December 19, 2023 Share Posted December 19, 2023 Here's a link to the news... BAM is now closed... "Due to changing life circumstances BAM Models is now closed. All orders placed will ship before December 22nd 2023 Thanks for your support over the years, it's been a blast providing you with out of the ordinary conversion sets! Happy modelling, Arnaud" Quote Link to post Share on other sites
cruiz Posted December 20, 2023 Share Posted December 20, 2023 That's bad news; I'll miss their unique products and the handwritten notes he sends with each order. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
nspreitler Posted December 20, 2023 Share Posted December 20, 2023 That sucks, I had plans to order more stuff from there. Glad I got the QF-4 conversion set when I did. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
sigtau Posted December 20, 2023 Share Posted December 20, 2023 I just received the order I placed on Dec 2nd. He had several new releases that just came out, such as the F-14 tanks. His original post about shutting down was about a week ago on Facebook. His post a few days later stated he was swamped with new orders and had to turn off ordering. Hopefully he licenses or sells his intellectual property to another producer to keep his sets in circulation. I asked him what his plan was since I'm looking to buy into a product line like his to start a side hustle in preparation for retirement in a few years. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Niels Posted December 20, 2023 Share Posted December 20, 2023 I just saw his post yesterday that he opened for some more orders. Grabbed the chance and placed an order, and right after the ordering function was dissabled again. Closest I've ever come to getting the "last order" in 😁 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Scott Smith Posted December 20, 2023 Share Posted December 20, 2023 (edited) Once again, another example of why I say if you see it, buy it. Even if you don’t plan on building that subject for years down the road. We’ve lost so many cottage industry hobby providers. DMold, Rhino models, Fisher, Cutting Edge….Thankfully BiggTim picked up AMS to keep it going. And it looks like Mike West of Lone Star Models is planning on his retirement sooner than later. Edit: I forgot to mention Zacto Models has gone radio silent as well. Edited December 20, 2023 by Scott Smith Quote Link to post Share on other sites
sigtau Posted December 20, 2023 Share Posted December 20, 2023 19 minutes ago, Scott Smith said: Once again, another example of why I say if you see it, buy it. Even if you don’t plan on building that subject for years down the road. We’ve lost so many cottage industry hobby providers. DMold, Rhino models, Fisher, Cutting Edge….Thankfully BiggTim picked up AMS to keep it going. And it looks like Mike West of Lone Star Models is planning on his retirement sooner than later. Edit: I forgot to mention Zacto Models has gone radio silent as well. It's truly a shame what has been lost due to the little guys shutting down. Add to that list True Details/Avionix/Blackbox. I attempted to purchase an extensive collection of the True Details masters that were originally auctioned off after Squadron went under. Greg Cooper (racerhaven on ebay) bought up much of the Squadron inventory, including all of the masters. Instead of auctioning the masters on ebay, he ran a raffle for charity and basically gave them away. That was over a year ago and the winner never did anything with them. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
A-10 LOADER Posted December 20, 2023 Share Posted December 20, 2023 44 minutes ago, Scott Smith said: Once again, another example of why I say if you see it, buy it. Even if you don’t plan on building that subject for years down the road. We’ve lost so many cottage industry hobby providers. DMold, Rhino models, Fisher, Cutting Edge….Thankfully BiggTim picked up AMS to keep it going. And it looks like Mike West of Lone Star Models is planning on his retirement sooner than later. Edit: I forgot to mention Zacto Models has gone radio silent as well. 16 minutes ago, sigtau said: It's truly a shame what has been lost due to the little guys shutting down. Add to that list True Details/Avionix/Blackbox. I attempted to purchase an extensive collection of the True Details masters that were originally auctioned off after Squadron went under. Greg Cooper (racerhaven on ebay) bought up much of the Squadron inventory, including all of the masters. Instead of auctioning the masters on ebay, he ran a raffle for charity and basically gave them away. That was over a year ago and the winner never did anything with them. So true. Steve Quote Link to post Share on other sites
A-10 LOADER Posted January 2 Share Posted January 2 Good news, he makes some unique items. Steve Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Dutch Posted January 2 Share Posted January 2 Thanks Dave for coming to the rescue! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
viper730 Posted January 2 Share Posted January 2 Wow Dave you're awesome for reaching out to Arnaud and offering a way for the BAM line to keep going as he switches to a new job!!!! I hope you an Arnaud can work out the details, If so I will buy a LOT of those F-14 external fuel tanks! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Scott Smith Posted January 2 Share Posted January 2 Awesome Dave! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
KursadA Posted January 2 Share Posted January 2 Thanks, Dave - for once again showing the community what a class act you are! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
cruiz Posted January 2 Share Posted January 2 Great news! thank you, Dave, for taking over BAM's line. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Da SWO Posted January 2 Share Posted January 2 Thanks Dave, I was bummed that he closed before I could order, but I can wait for you guys to work all the details out. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ORANGF15Guy Posted January 2 Share Posted January 2 Well done Marine! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
airmechaja Posted January 3 Author Share Posted January 3 I love it when a plan comes together. Thanks for your help Dave. Good luck to Amaud also. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Mr.Happy Posted January 3 Share Posted January 3 This is a good thing. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Darren Roberts Posted January 9 Share Posted January 9 I'm going to be selling off my Steel Beach masters if anyone is interested. I'll probably start doing it over summer when I have off from teaching. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
82Whitey51 Posted January 10 Share Posted January 10 On 1/8/2024 at 7:11 PM, Darren Roberts said: I'm going to be selling off my Steel Beach masters if anyone is interested. I'll probably start doing it over summer when I have off from teaching. D-Rob, will you be selling them as a full inventory or individually? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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