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Miniatures Adventure => The Conflicts that came in from the Cold => Topic started by: Shawnt63 on 03 May 2014, 08:08:57 PM

Title: Baker Company
Post by: Shawnt63 on 03 May 2014, 08:08:57 PM
Has anyone heard from Gavin with Baker Company miniatures lately? I have sent him a couple emails and no response.
Title: Re: Baker Company
Post by: Quendil on 04 May 2014, 09:09:50 AM
He is very busy producing stuff for his winter war kickstarter so that could be why.
Title: Re: Baker Company
Post by: Shawnt63 on 04 May 2014, 02:37:04 PM
Thanks very much - that makes a ton of sense and he also just responded :)
The Russian trucks look good don't they!
Title: Re: Baker Company
Post by: Bushbaby on 16 September 2016, 01:01:23 PM
Does anyone know if Baker Company still active?
Title: Re: Baker Company
Post by: Quendil on 16 September 2016, 01:10:36 PM
Surprisingly it seems they are. He is ignoring his kickstarter backers but still seems to send out the odd parcel.  I was lucky enough to get a refund but I have know idea how he is still in business
Title: Re: Baker Company
Post by: traveller on 16 September 2016, 09:20:43 PM
He is very busy producing stuff for his winter war kickstarter so that could be why.

Yeah, he has been busy with that for a couple of years... I hope he found the money I paid him useful :-[
Title: Re: Baker Company
Post by: Bushbaby on 16 September 2016, 10:27:46 PM
Yeah, I don't think I am going to trust him with my hard earned piasters.
Title: Re: Baker Company
Post by: Mike Bravo Minis on 17 September 2016, 06:37:31 AM
A useful exercise in learning how not to run a KS (and how not to back a KS - I'm out by more than I care to think about...)
Title: Re: Baker Company
Post by: Bushbaby on 17 September 2016, 09:05:31 AM
I asked Baker Company if they are still active and Gavin just replied that they are.
Title: Re: Baker Company
Post by: Bushbaby on 01 October 2016, 09:39:08 PM
Update:

Yes we are still very active, can I help you with an inquiry?

Regards,
Gavin Tyler

Hello Gavin!

I would like to make an order, but reading online about people not recieving their goods has made me a bit apprehensive...

Best wishes

Hi,

If this is in regard to our Kickstarter campaign, these orders are still going out and are being sent if not late.

Regards,
Gavin Tyler

Ok!

A lot of people seem to think that they won´t recieve their goods at all.

I would like to place an order, but am not sure I dare to pay in advance...

Best J


After this... No answer...
Title: Re: Baker Company
Post by: traveller on 02 October 2016, 09:19:23 AM
Yep, not answering questions is his standard operating procedure. The kickstarter was successfully funded in October 2013 and orders "being sent if not late" pah....
Title: Re: Baker Company
Post by: macsparty on 03 October 2016, 07:31:32 PM
I'd be wary. I also backed the Kickstarter for more than I should have - and more than my wife needs to know. I have yet to see a single mini three years later.

In the immediate aftermath of said Kickstarter, I thought, why not also order some Vietnam minis from him? They look nice. Order placed, allegedly shipped, never received. I notified him, he said he would file an insurance claim. I foolishly said just put them in with the Finns and Russians when they ship. Ha! Never saw the Vietnam minis either.
Title: Re: Baker Company
Post by: Bushbaby on 03 October 2016, 10:38:28 PM
£57 000 through the Winter War Kickstarter. That's a handsome ransom.
Title: Re: Baker Company
Post by: traveller on 04 October 2016, 06:25:04 AM
Bring out the tar and feathers!
Title: Re: Baker Company
Post by: flags_of_war on 05 October 2016, 11:49:50 AM
£57 000 through the Winter War Kickstarter. That's a handsome ransom.

Only if you have done your numbers correctly and are not working at a loss. Some of the deals on KS just didn't make any financial sense at all.
Title: Re: Baker Company
Post by: Legion1963 on 05 October 2016, 07:46:47 PM
Indeed. It seems a case of ..... Oeps!-) ... and there goes another KS .... to the dogs. ;-)
Title: Re: Baker Company
Post by: Richard MARQUIS on 06 May 2020, 12:01:40 PM
Hello,
The Baker Company web site seems to be offline since many days ( http://www.bakercompany.co.uk/ ). Is Baker Company still in business? I like their Vietnam War range very much.
Title: Re: Baker Company
Post by: Bravo Six on 06 May 2020, 01:50:06 PM
I asked this same question over at Fields of Fire, and someone said this....

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...contacted them by email and got a quick response from the owner saying the site had been hacked and their production equipment was broken. They were hoping to get everything back into production but no time scale given.

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