Traveller Resin Spaceships - Shipment Processing Times?

[Mako]

Has anyone received any of the new, regular, not Limited Edition resin Traveller Spaceships yet?

Just curious about D20's order processing turnaround times.

Would also love to see some new pics, if you've received yours, and have them painted up already.

 

[zemjw]

I can't speak to the non-limited edtion ones, but I'm still waiting for a Scout and Free Trader that I ordered back at the end of January (after the Kickstarter, which I avoided)

The Scout was due in mid Feb and I think the Free Trader was already available. Emailed them at the start of April - never received a reply.

Raised a paypal dispute at the end of May to immediately get a reply that the ships had just arrived and if I still wanted them, they'd be posted out immediately. Despite this raising more red flags than a May Day parade in Moscow, I agreed and closed the dispute. Needless to say, over a month later, I still haven't received the ships, or even an indication they've been shipped (they're going to get stuck in customs, but it would be nice to know they're on their way)

Sorry for the rant, not aimed at you. As to their turnaround times, couldn't say, but it's looking like at least six months at this rate. If you look at their Kickstarter page, this seems to be a trend.

I'm not sure I can reopen the Paypal dispute, so it looks like I'll just have to hope they turn up eventually. It's the lack of communication that's the most frustrating part

 

[Mako]

Thanks for the reply, and info.

I saw a couple of unboxings of the limited edition Beowulfs on YouTube, but not much else.

I sent an e-mail inquiry about my order to Ken, since he appears to be the only contact listed by D20, and since it appears the Facebook page to check on the status of ship/product orders isn't working (or at least it wasn't when I tried clicking on it).

Hopefully, more info will be provided soon, since I'd like to order more ships, but want to wait to see the initial batch first.

Would love to see some pics, and/or more info about the smaller, metal ships that were sold as a limited run as well. Since all info about them has been deleted from the D20 website, it appears those are already sold out, which is a shame.

 

[Mako]

Still waiting, 3.5 months later, for unpainted, resin spaceships that Ken listed as "shipping" on the D20 Entertainment website, when I paid for them last June, and where he showed photos of them finally being available, a couple of months ago.

He posted a note here on CotI, under the "Spinward Traveller" heading, saying the Scout/Courier, Beowulf, and Gazelle Close Escort were shipping out that week, in early August, to customers that paid for them.

I haven't received mine, almost two months later, and it seems that few, if any others have received their ships either.

It appears the issue is no longer that they haven't been produced, since he's shown us photos of them, in what appears to be his home. Apparently, he's just really slow at packing.

There are lots of others still waiting for their minis as well, from as far back as a year, or more ago, and early this year, too. See here, and some of the other messages about this issue, in the TAS News section:

http://www.travellerrpg.com/CotI/Discuss/showthread.php?t=33875&page=3

No one seems to be receiving replies to e-mail inquiries about their orders either. He's never replied to any I've sent, to the e-mail address he's provided.

Due to all the negative feedback, he's also locked the feedback section on the Spinward Traveller Kickstarter site, as well, to backers only. Reading some of those might be enlightening for you.

He's also pulled the Spaceship listings from the D20 Entertainment website too, which doesn't bode well for his customers.

So, if you are considering ordering anything from D20 Entertainment, I suggest you do a little research on the net about Ken Whitman first, before sending him any money. Seems he owes an awful lot of products to a great number of people, and many are unhappy with the performance of the six Kickstarters he's run, or been involved with recently too.

It's so bad, there are several blogs dedicated solely to the man, and his failed, or mismanaged projects:

http://dontfundkenwhitman.blogspot.co.uk/

http://notanotherdime.blogspot.com/2015/08/20141202-ken-whitman-sells-lot-of-resin.html

https://rpgrunkleplaysgames.wordpre...ertainment-deletes-their-kickstarter-account/

http://hackslashmaster.blogspot.com/2015/07/on-principled-profit-con-man-and-fraud.html

Hopefully, this posting will help goad him into doing right by his customers, and people who have contributed financially to his projects.

I'd be happy to accept an apology for the overly long delay, and total lack of communication, here, or via e-mail, if he'd make good on his promises to ship items out to people that have paid for them.

I'd loved to be proved wrong, but given the current vector, and his past history, I won't hold my breath.

 

[Sir Brad]

I hope he gets his shipping right, I've seen a couple of you tube vids of a guy doing an unboxing of his painted model, in both the ships arrived damaged, in different ways. first in February (#36 of 100) the 2nd in March

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q3iKxHzZdlQ

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OYTFT0zgSuA

 

[Mako]

I think you're fairly safe on that score, Sir Brad, since it doesn't appear they are being shipped out, based upon responses on the link below, and my personal experience, almost 4 months after I paid for them back in mid-June.

At that time, they were listed as "shipping" on the D20 Entertainment website, along with pics of them there.

In early August, Ken Whitman again stated they were "shipping" here on CotI, but it's been two months since then, and they are still missing in action, and there are no responses to e-mail inquiries to Ken, or D20 either, to numerous customers inquiring about them.

Some have waited approximately a year for delivery of items they've paid for.

http://www.travellerrpg.com/CotI/Discuss/showthread.php?t=34798

People considering making ANY purchases are advised to do a little reading on the net, or here on the CotI about order fulfillment relating to the Resin Traveller Spaceships, and other items, Ken Whitman, and D20 Entertainment are marketing, and/or about the six alleged failed Kickstarters that haven't provided goods to customers, either.

Allegedly, if reports I've read are accurate, he's been banned from Kickstarter due to the high number of failures there.

 

[vargr1]

I can't speak to the non-limited edtion ones, but I'm still waiting for a Scout and Free Trader that I ordered back at the end of January (after the Kickstarter, which I avoided)

I'm waiting for a Gazelle and a Scout. Got the Beowulf and it was..not to horrible a casting. Didn't have landing gear at all.

Cant raise a Paypal dispute, cause I ordered them a year ago. So, Mr Whitman has my money, and I'll probably never see it nor the models.

Every attempt to contacting him has failed, so I tried to message him on Facebook. I posted what he did, and he blocked me.

For me, I will have nothing to do with Mr. Whitman nor any project he is associated with in any way.