Hi everyone, joined just to post here.
I wish I had done a search on the name before I ordered from Toby, but I went 'ooo! Loki's scepter! Someone's selling it!' I'd ordered the helmet and other parts from a couple of other makers but they didn't sell the scepter.
I started talking to him about his costume in May 2012. It was Loki! I couldn't resist, and I did say I was going to order a scepter, but didn't say when, so we weren't unknown to each other.
I talked to him about postage and height of it and how it came apart in December 2012. In early January 2013, I paid the money via PayPal to his e-mail as I live in Australia and had to pay extra for postage.
I e-mailed him in mid February 2013 to ask him how it was going. I was curious. This was one of my first times of ordering armour for costumes that needed to be made. Toby said that he was having issues getting one of the blades to mould correctly, possibly because of the winter. End of that conversation line.
I e-mailed again in October 2013. I hadn't heard anything more and was wondering how it was going. I think it was at the back of my mind somedays to e-mail but then it would fly. No answer.
I thought of e-mailing him this morning, and put his name into Google to get to his website to see what he's been up to, because I couldn't remember the name of it, and saw this thread, as well as his website.
I've now e-mailed him asking for an update, or if it's not ready, a refund. Reading this thread, I won't get the refund, and if lucky, a response. If he doesn't e-mail me back I'll start bugging him on Facebook. My profile pic is of me dressed as Loki as he was at the end of Avengers (paced the cinema foyer for at least half an hour before every session I could of Thor 2
) and hopefully he'll reply.
I'm looking at QEProps on Etsy now for the scepter. It will cost me at least 1k (due to conversion from US to Aus), but oh the detail on that beauty. They've only be open for a couple of years but they have 15 rave reviews and everyone is happy. Now to save the money, cause I really shouldn't pull it from my savings to pay for it
I'll also fill in the IC3 complain form that KellyJane linked to to let them know and see how I go.