Our business has three simple goals: 1. We want to create unique, beautiful artwork that's new and innovative - using computer design and manufacturing technology. 2. Our art celebrates historic objects- so we want to do business in a way that supports the museums and groups who preserve that history. 3. We want our customers to be delighted with our products, and will always find a way to make our customers happy. First, some thanks to some people who went out of their way to help us in our first year… Thank you to Howard and Joanne Schrader. Putting our products in their catalog took a leap of faith on their part. Their advice has been invaluable, and their patience and graciousness has been wonderful. You can buy from their Schrader's Catalog and know that you are working with fantastic people. We wish them the best. Thank you to TJ Gaffney and the Steam Railroading Institute. Their encouragement and their Train Festival event in July 2009 got us started in this business. Everyone associated with SRI has been fantastic to work with. We will continue to support SRI, and wish them the best in their efforts to get Pere Marquette 1225 running again. Thank you to George Riley and Carstens Publications. George approached us with a trade - ad space in Railfan & Railroad in return for us building a 6 foot tall model of PM 1225. That was great exposure! Thanks to our kids and parents for their support…and their help gluing, boxing, and packaging our products. Special thanks to Madeline Stoddart and Diane Modaff. And of course…thank you to everyone who has bought one of our products! We really appreciate it! Stoddart's is still a new company - we just celebrated our 6 month anniversary. We've learned a lot so far (probably the hard way) &$45; and are still working hard to keep making our business better. We are always open to ideas and suggestions, so please feel free to contact us, and let us know what you think! If nothing else… we hope that you find us to be really nice people to do business with.