Just a final update that March 1st I will be closing the website.
Please, make sure you get all your models downloaded because I really don’t want you to lose anything.
After this I will be redirecting to MMF and I hope you join me over there.
Thank you so much for all the support.
Mark
Hey everyone!
The time is almost here. There is one week left for the website to stay up and after that I will be moving it over to MMF. The Patreon will still be active, but honestly, I like MMF for it’s flexibility much, much more.
I have really enjoyed making models for all of you and look forward to continuing to provide going forward on the new platform. As of March 1st the website will shut down and the URL will be redirected to my page on MMF so please, if you have not downloaded your models then you need to do that ASAP.
Also, MMF just purchased Thingvierse so they are having a sale to celebrated. During the sale all the stuff on my store will be 30% off so it’s a really good time to maybe get some models you don’t have yet.
Thank you all for the support you have given me over here and I’ll see you on the new site.
Mark
Hey everyone!
I hope you all had a wonderful Valentine’s Day. I spent mine with my wife and kids and generally didn’t do a lot except enjoy the family time.
The website is winding down and on the 28th I will be turning it off and the URL will be redirected over to MMF. If you sign up over there the member discount is on MMF and there is also a welcome packet for you too. So for those who are still here, thank you, but I hope to see you over there soon.
You can find me right here
Also, right now there is a $10 bonus credit being offered if you move over before the 28th as well.
I also want to remind you that I cannot move models or memberships over to MMF since over there I am a creator and do not have access to do what I can do here of adding things to peoples accounts. So PLEASE make sure you download your models from here before the website turns off. Once it is off I will not be able to access any records or be able to see who purchased what. All of that will go away once I stop using WooCommerce.
If there are any models you are missing from here, please let me know before the 28th and I will be happy to get them to you. But as of March it will be closed down.
Thank you again for all the support you have given me over the years.
Mark
Good morning, everyone!
I am sad to say that this is the last month of this website. At the end of February I will be closing it down and everything going forward will be hosted on My Mini Factory and Patreon (thought I will say I like MMFs setup much more)
To that point I want to encourage everyone to please make sure you have downloaded all of your models from here and backed them up on OneDrive or something. Once the website is closed I will not have access to any of that because the licenses that run it will not be renewed.
I also hope, and encourage, everyone to move over to MMF from here. The setup is very nice, you get the discounts as a member over there and the monthly models are auto loaded to your account as well.
Do I wish I could keep this site going? Sure. I love having the control over it that I do and the ability to handle problems myself. Problem is that sometimes those problems are much bigger than what I can take care of on my own and then time gets eaten up with me researching and contacting support instead of modeling.
I started this because there was really no place to put my models up that I thought was worth a darn, Patreon you could do monthly subscribers but there was no kind of storefront. Cults was the opposite, storefront but no monthly, and MMF at the time was, well, let’s just say that I ended up closing my account there because I had so many issues.
But now MMF is actually very polished and so it means I can do modeling and they can handle the rest of it for me.
I am so grateful to everyone that has supported this site over the years it has been up. You have literally helped fill the gaps when money started getting tight. You put clothes on my kids and food on the table, and for that I can never repay you except to try and provide the best product I can.
Thank you again for everything
Mark
Quick update for everyone!
I’m feeling a lot better now. Only issue is my sternum healing, that is just aching no matter what and not much you can do about it except for Tylenol. It really smarts when you have to cough. Also, can’t drive anywhere or lift anything over five pounds for six weeks.
Other than that I am feeling more energy, still taking naps, but walking around and basically being kinda normal. I’m back to working on models too. A little slower than normal but since I am limited in my physical activities it keeps me busy and not binge watching This Old House.
Thank you again for the support and I have the February model locked and loaded with March being worked on right now.
Mark
Hey everyone. Wanted to give you some updates on how everything went.
Surgery went really well. The doctor was originally going to use a heart pump and take my heart “offline” to do the bypass, but ended up doing it without that. Just opened me up, moved the artery he wanted, and was done. I am told it took about three hours. They had a EKG hooked up to me during that time and my ejection fraction (how well you heart pumps out blood) jumped to 45, Normal range is 50-70 so with medications and healing I should get into that range.
Bad side. With the surgery my doctor said that my body is out of wack for blood sugar now. I have Type II and it was manageable, but now it is spiking well over 200 (really not good) and so I am on two types of insulin to try and get it back in line. Does this freak me out? Yes, more than I can express. Diabetes killed my sister and now I have this. He did say that things should go back as I heal and I should be able to get off of the insulin, but until that happens I am shaken to the core with this.
I am sore, and it will take six weeks for the breastbone to heal. I now have steel wire holding it together (no, not enough to hang a magnet from – don’t ask how I know) and then once it is healed there will be physical therapy. I am also going to be seeing an endocrinologist to get the sugars under control and hopefully in the next few months I can be fully on the road to recovery and health.
I plan on getting a workout bench once I am allowed and getting back into weights. It’s been too many years and I am out of shape so that by the end of the year I can have a workout setup to get myself back to where I used to be.
Thank you all for the support through this, It has meant a lot to me. I’m going to get back to modeling as I can. Right now just being sore and not being allowed to lift anything slows down everything I do.
