Hello fellow RPF members,
I'll cut to the chase: long-time lurker here concerned over Matsucorp.
I'm a huge fans of the Alien films, with 'Aliens' being my all-time favorite from the time I was very young. As an adult, I've recently commissioned Terry English (the man who made them for the film all those years ago) to make me a personal suit of Colonial Marine armor - and he did! I wish my first post on here was showing off that beauty, but it will have to wait.
Anyway, before I reached out to Terry and his people, I got the ball rolling more than a year ago now (10/21/2017, to be exact) with whom I think makes the best replica Pulse Rifles I've ever seen - Matsu of Matsucorp. Again, to keep it short, I sent Matsu what he asked for, for our particular M41A Pulse Rifle (well over 1k) and was told it would be "a few months at least." All this was between 10/21 and 10/24/2017. Suffice to say, still no pulse rifle o'er here...
The reason why I'm feeling compelled to reach out to you all is to simply ask what other's experiences have been who have ordered from Matsu. To be fair, I know he's been going through both family and health issues, but he's running a business and his communication to me has been inconsistent. I've heard everything from, "i got all the bits prepped, just need to assemble and paint (2/20/18)" to "just finished a classic model . . . yours is next (8/6/18)" and more between facebook messenger and instagram messenger that sometimes make it sound like my rifle is at least underway, and other times like he hasn't even started! Hence my worry...
While it's obviously WELL past paypal's refund/dispute date, I'm fairly confident I could raise a fuss and get my money back if I really had to due to the evidence I've collected and the simple fact Matsu has never mailed anything to my address, but I'm hoping it won't come to that. I'm just getting worried and would like to know people's thoughts.
All my best,
-Michael B.