I just read all of what he wrote on Technodrome. What he's not telling you is there is ALWAYS a hospitalization or death of some kind. It's always someone or something else's fault. He's got contracts, blah, blah, blah. This dude has some talent, but squanders it trying to deliver more product than he has talent. I don't know why, but for some reason, people give him money. He uses old pictures of products he never finished. Does anyone hear remember lifesize Iron-Man or the 24" tall Transformers statues he was doing for an Australian company?
The dude wouldn't disappear from boards or stop communicating if he was professional. If he's on technodrome posting he could come here and settle what he owes. I think saying he was selling "warm air" is being more than gracious because he's selling nothing.
His Technodrome post:
There has NEVER - and I repeat - NEVER been a lack of communication. And to say that, is actionable on my part towards you. This is a result of personal issues, having hired people who've not been able to fulfill duties, and deaths to two family members, both of which were my hands-on guys who frankly, effed me up mentally. No one plans to put their 19yr and 22 old brothers in the ground; So take that comment and shove it down your throat. Everyone has a contract, terms, and has agreed to those terms. What theyre NOT telling you, and this DOES apply, is when someone makes 24 revisions, doesn't let me work, and then in lue of charging revision fees, which, are in the contract, the deadline gets pushed back so that I'm not in the hole and can make costumes like this for bargain basement prices. Those deaths f*cked me up - and it put me behind; WAAAAY behing, and yea, I'm playing catch up. I'm also my worst enemy in that when the client says "good enough" it's not good enough for me. And yea, it's gotten me in trouble with this build.
I can say how ever, that I am almost caught up, and will be selling the molds to the highest bidder as soon as these 4 suits are finished. So all I am saying is, make sure you have all the information. And the Mirko situation; it's been sent back to me twice because of Italian Customs; You can't ship hardly anything to Italy, and then I just got swamped with my brothers' passing.
OH - and I'm also giving me another head, on my dime to make up for it. As well as other foam prop pieces; torsos, hands in some cases, to make up for it, as well as partial refunds p/their contracts. Not making any excuses, I just got effed up in the head and let my self get way beyond set back. and everything is back on track. The biggest issue is that foam latex takes sooooo long to bake; it take 20hours p/suit to bake, and another 10 hours of paint. And I've already talked to the RPF mods, and again, I've never denied anyone contact and I've been as up front with everyone. Falling behind isn't screwing people over... It's just that; falling behind. I deal with 100s of orders a month, and 4 have yet to go out after being backed on over 300; so I'm almost done getting back to what I do; $10K suits for less than half of that...