Patti,

Thanks for your response...Fortunately, I'm a three fingered typist. Noticed a few typos, errors, after I posted...(Like the BBI RAF Pilot is Donald Moore not Donald Southerland - the actor...who knows where my brain was on that). No matter how much I proof it always seems a few get by.

I did not mean to overwhelm you. In fact, quite the opposite. I tried to identify a few ways to prioritize the project, beginning with products that will maximize cash flow and minimize cash (and time) outlay. As an example, the 1/6 scale BBI light weight bodies - easy to mass produce, and I believe, if marketed well, will sell like hot cakes. On a product like this you should really think about the price point...and consider the need for wholesale as well as retail mark up...better for you to ship and recieve payment on a case lot of a hundred or more, sent to distribution in USA...then trying to fulfill orders for one or two at a time. This will give you funding and time to pursue more development for custom heads, and the 1/5, 1/4 scale pilot offerings where you must generate the whole pilot. Also these custom projects and complete pilots (while more fun and creative) require a greater risk and investment of time. While there is little risk for a contracted, complete custom project with a one-off sale (like brad or myself), there is no way to leverage the time invested in development...I don't think my likeness nor Brad's is going to be selling off the shelf to anyone but us. Even the production of famous pilots like curtiss will assume certain risk given that it will be impossible to project sales. Some of these modelers are super picky...I see arguments over BBI dolls that have mismatched gear...some early war mixed with late war...really? Are we that obsessed? and who can say that a pilot never got stuck with an early issue May West, but got a new cap and goggles? It's silly...but this is your customer base.

One last comment...you mention somewhere in the thread about elongating the bodies so that they can be shortened...Seeing the "Brad" pilot next to the BBI...Brad does look a little like he's suffering from Marfan's Syndrom. He's a little stretched...and gangly...also seems a bit rounded in the shoulders. If the bodies can be shortened, how does one go about that? If they can not be shortened by the modeler, I would consider...revisiting proportions. Anyone else agree?

Patiently awaiting my PM....

Best,

Rick

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