Old Glory Tour

Doing a little catch up from last year...

My friend Rusty, his son Cole and I got talking to Russ Dunaway of Old Glory as we were packing our cars to leave Cold Wars 2012.  He graciously invited us down to tour the Old Glory facilities and we, of course accepted!  Finally got it set it up and what a great trip for Miniature Wargamers it was!  Now be advised, if you ever make the trip, that the location can be a little um...challenging to find!  Let's just say that even with GPS we had some trouble!  But man, oh man was it ever worth it! Pulling up, we all felt like we had Golden Tickets! 

Your author getting his land legs after a twisting
drive through the hilly PA countryside.

Connie Dunaway, the "Real Boss" gave us a wonderful tour.

 When we walked inside we were greeted by Connie Dunaway who took us on our tour and explained every aspect of the operation.  I learned a lot about the casting process, and the business in general, that I did not know. The first thing we noticed were the molds lining the shelves throughout much of the shop.  Hundreds upon hundreds of them all systematically arranged so they could easily be pulled down to cast.  The actual casting area was much smaller than I expected.   Overall, the whole operation was smaller than you might expect.  The key to their success seems to be their highly efficient production process.  We were all impressed at just how quick their casting could be.  Rusty had hoped to get a look at a wagon he was thinking of buying, but they did not have one in stock.  Despite his protests, Connie insisted on having one cast for him to see. About 10 minutes or so later he had it in his hand!  Everyone in the shop was just as friendly and informative as they could  be, and the whole place had a real family feel. 

Rusty, Cole and myself in the packing area.
You can see a tiny fraction of the molds behind us.

The "Big Boss" (Russ) showed up after a we were there a while, and made sure to find out what Cole (14) was into (Zombies Vampires & Werewolves of course) and gave him a box of their very nice 28mm Blue Moon figures. We then discussed a variety of topics. Everything from the state of the  hobby, to the new location for Historicon, to what periods & rules we liked to play.  Russ was very interested in what each of us would like to see next in the way of figures, and our opinions were solicited about some current projects they are working on at the shop.  Cole and then Rusty eventually wandered off to shop. Both of them laughed as Russ and I continued our conversation.  It seems we both tend to get rather, shall we say, involved and passionate when discussing gaming!  Russ and I talked gaming until he had to leave, and he gave me an idea to try for some rules I'm working on.  Then I picked up a few "necessary items" (I started my pirate collection) and, with no small amount of regret, we were on our way home.

 

Kids in a candy shop!

Visitors who have shopped Old Glory at conventions will feel right at home.  They have all their traveling displays set up in the shop along with shelves and bins full of product. Now I am biased, since I have been a customer of Old Glory since they first started, but I was impressed with the whole operation.  Old Glory has a quality facility, making quality products at an exceptionally reasonable price.  I want to say thank you again, on behalf of Rusty, Cole and myself, to Connie, Russ and the whole gang at Old Glory for a most informative and enjoyable visit!