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Detail Casting
*OOPS!* Seconds
As we mentioned in our
Newsletter last year, after
our return from our Holiday
trip we began making room
for the van of "stuff'
retrieved from Tom's
workshop. As we have sold
out of the resin Detail
Parts Tom had already cast,
we've had great success
casting the detail parts
in Labstone. And, they are
turning our near perfect!
This is amazing news!
Let's just back to the
phrase, "near perfect".
Those of you who know us
well know of our high
product standards level-i.e.
if it isn't as close to
perfect as humanly possible;
we don't sell it. 
But then a new dilemma
emerged; what do we do with
all these imperfect
"Seconds"?
We have always had a
policy that we do NOT sell
less than first quality
castings. Why not give the
"Seconds" away to customers
who make purchase weighing
several pounds or more (you
know who you are!). And
since the USPS & UPS/FedEx
always rounds up the weight
of a package to the next
pound, we have included
"freebies' of Seconds ever
since we purchased Thomas A.
Yorke Enterprises a almost
six years ago.
The castings may be
Seconds and NOT good
enough to include in a kit
or sell, but the Seconds
still have amazing detail
and are great castings to
practice Staining &
Weathering Techniques!
For the record, I
personally prefer the
Labstone cast detail parts
because just like the
Labstone gypsum and natural
wood, I prefer to "stain"
vs. paint. This is because I
feel that I have more
control over the colors and
finish. Also, I like not
having to worry about
filling in the minute
details and grains of the
castings with having to
paint a resin or metal
casting detail to get stains
to stick or cover the color
of the resin casting. Just
my preferences here; I'll
get back off the soapbox.
So, just exactly how do
you get these free Seconds?
Lucky You! You don't have to
do anything special. This
message is just a heads-up
for those who wondered and
did not know why they were
receiving these goodies as
well as sharing with the
rest of you this
opportunity. The next time
that you purchase that Stain
or Solution Set and find a
little package inside the
package, now you know why &
what for. All we ask, is
that maybe you will take a
moment to flash a quick
picture of your practice
Second so that we may share
it in our Customer
Photos section
on the website. Thanks for
watching and Happy Modeling! |
