Hi,

As always its always busy in the lead up to Salute and there are many things to get done. Although we are preparing for the show there is a lot to achieve this year. There is much to do and little time to cram it all in. So I will leave details of Salute to the next newsletter and talk about what is going on right now.

The Future.

A lot of people have been wondering what will become of DRM and how we move forward and I myself have been looking into that and seeing how best to get things in order. 2008 suffered in the way of releases due to many factors but are being corrected this time round. We are looking to grow in various areas in order to build on what we have but to do so some things have to change:

The Casting & Releases

We are starting to build up the list of models that were going to be released based on what had been moulded and cast. With a couple of projects running at the same and unexpected problems arising, the releases that we were putting together didn't have the schedule that I had hoped. Now we are getting to the point where we have a few bunched up releases all needing a bit of attention. So the first release will be just after Salute. However I will make sure the new models will be available at Salute on the Hobbybox stand.

Background -Pax Arcadia & Andrayada

A lot of work was done in behind closed doors that meant that the Andrayada Army guide wasn't the only thing that started to come together. I dont think its realistic to say that you will get all of it in one go. It will be released in small installments to allow us time to put everything together and get it done the way we would like it to turn out. For the moment they will be put onto the website before we transfer it into anything downloadable.

Time to move on...
As with most projects people move on, and at DRM it is no different. Audrey who was a great help at the beginning moved on to do more projects that she had lined up. Paul, who had been away on and off during the latter part of last year is doing the same. It will not be the same without him and I am sure he will be missed but I hope he will visit the forums from time to time. It does mean that he will not be working for DRM or be part of the team as he once was. So any questions that you once asked Paul about, feel free to email us.
Anyway I take this opportunity to thank Paul for his efforts as he was a tremdous support when the rules were being put together, just as he was with the work he put into the shows that we turned up to. The DRM Team wishes Paul all the best for the future.