SQUADRON MAIL ORDER CLOSING ITS DOORS

[fubar57]

Forgot about Eduard. I became a "Bunny Fighter Club" member before our dollar went sideways. Got this for a decent price....

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....and this as well. I have used the first two...

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[Capt. Vick]

Was that a real paint scheme?

 

[fubar57]

Sadly no. I think there were four or five options and those to were marked as fictitious.

 

[Mike Rosen]

The remaining inventory, equipment and intellectual properties of MMD Holdings, LLC/Squadron will be sold at an Online Auction authorized by the Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of Texas, Friday, April 23 beginning @ 10 AM CDT. You can learn more about the auction @ www.rosensystems.com.

 

[Capt. Vick]

Sad

 

[CATCH 22]

FYI today I received the following email:

Hello fellow modelers!

We are excited to announce that squadron.com will be returning, under new ownership and management! Squadron will be back!!!

As most of you know, MMD-Squadron Holdings, LLC (The parent company of squadron.com and Military Model Distributors) filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy earlier this year. After 53 years of providing a place for modelers around the world to purchase their new and most favorite models and supplies, the end looked like it was upon us. This was a travesty we could not let happen!

Knot Models is a hobby merchandiser founded in 2016 that primarily does business in the Amazon Marketplace. Knot Models was founded by Chris Decker, a 20 year industry veteran who has built up and sold both hobby retailers and manufacturing companies over the years. Some of you might be familiar with Trident Hobbies, which became FreeTimeHobbies.com, and the model lines, Midship Models and Yankee Modelworks. Chris founded or was instrumental in bringing these lines to the marketplace.

In April of 2021, Knot Models purchased the business assets of MMD-Squadron holdings from the bankruptcy court in Texas. We have been working tirelessly since then to rebuild and replace the systems that squadron.com needs to operate. We have also been working to source inventory from manufacturers and distributors around the world. Our goal is to relaunch squadron.com in early June of 2021 with over 15,000 products available for you to purchase!

As we get closer to our launch date and have more details, we will be sending out more information. We are excited and eager to join you in this new chapter of Squadron.com!
Until then, Happy Modeling!

Chris Decker

 

[Donivanp]

FYI today I received the following email:

Yeppers, got the same. But if there's no change in pricing etc... they will just go under again.

 

[special ed]

Received the same.

 

[fubar57]

Yeppers, got the same. But if there's no change in pricing etc... they will just go under again.

Good stuff. Something needs to be done about shipping costs as well, not just from them but the USA as a whole. I've shipped a model south so I know the cost and its not the price of the model or more. I stopped buying from the States when the USPS made the shipping changes years ago. I can get the same model or supplies from Asia or Europe for a third of the shipping from the States. It might take a tad longer to get here but I can wait

 

[cvairwerks]

One thing that should help is probably not having to pay for the 53,000 square foot building that Squadron was in.

 

[T Bolt]

Great news!

 

[rochie]

Good stuff. Something needs to be done about shipping costs as well, not just from them but the USA as a whole. I've shipped a model south so I know the cost and its not the price of the model or more. I stopped buying from the States when the USPS made the shipping changes years ago. I can get the same model or supplies from Asia or Europe for a third of the shipping from the States. It might take a tad longer to get here but I can wait

pices for shipping stuff from here to over there seem to have rocketed upwards of late, was shocked at the cost of some things ive sent lately !

 

[Crimea_River]

Squadron who?

 

[Donivanp]

Good stuff. Something needs to be done about shipping costs as well, not just from them but the USA as a whole. I've shipped a model south so I know the cost and its not the price of the model or more. I stopped buying from the States when the USPS made the shipping changes years ago. I can get the same model or supplies from Asia or Europe for a third of the shipping from the States. It might take a tad longer to get here but I can wait

Don't I know it!!!

 

[CATCH 22]

Squadron who?

Here it is officially:
SQUADRON
And here is the new domestic shipping. I couldn't find anything about shipping beyond the border though.
Cheers!