Fan Film Update for March

The interior of New Plymouth. It is in colour, honest!

Well, funding is now underway and donations are coming in slowly. We would like to thank all those who have donated so far, we really appreciate your support. It has enabled us to take advantage of a sale that took place on one of the online model stores we use, so we now have a few more ready made models for the film, although the textures will probably change. Alan is continuing to finish off another job and also work on the fan film at the same time. Sometimes it can be beneficial to work on two things at once as it stops you getting tired and making mistakes, a change is as good as a rest as the saying goes. Above you can see part of the interior of New Plymouth, this is one of the latest images Alan has done, but it may have changed by the time the film is finished. Below are some of the untextured building models he is using.

Models of buildings for New Plymouth

For those who get Linda’s facebook posts, you will know that there have been some developments with Alan’s health. At the end of February Alan had the first of his two infusions of a drug called Rituximab, which is usually given to people with Rheumatoid Arthritis. He had this about 18 months ago and it helped him for about 6 to 9 months before the effects faded. He has now also had the second dose and is already finding some benefits. He seems to have a bit more energy and is feeling a bit more positive. We hope this continues and he improves even more as he did the last time he had this drug.

Another potentially positive piece of news is that Alan’s Rheumatologist has been in correspondence with one of the leading experts in this country on Erdheim-Chester Disease at Leeds Teaching Hospital. The latest is that Alan’s notes, scans, and biopsies have been requested. We hope this will lead to something good, but have learned not to get our hopes up too much. 

The website has been updated and shows the new total of donations on the front page, it has also been updated on the funding page. Both pages also show the amount we hope to raise, this is not a set in stone amount and any money over this will also be used on the film, maybe even to enhance the showing of it at Armadacon in November. One or two people have used the contact form and this seems to be working so Linda is very relieved about this, it was one of the aspects of the website that wasn’t able to be checked before going live. The details of how to make a donation via PayPal have also been added to the funding page, but don’t feel obliged to use this method. If you want to make a donation in another way, or even set up a regular small payment, then contact us and we will send you the details.

All monies donated will be moved to an old savings account of Linda’s that had the princely sum of 68p in it. It will mean money has to pass through Linda’s main account to get to the savings account, but as she is keeping records of all money movements she makes this should be transparent. When money is needed for the film it will be moved to Linda’s main account and then on to Alan. Again, records will be kept of the money moved. We want to be totally transparent about the donations, that way you will feel totally happy about donating.

Thank you again for all your support, it is greatly appreciated.
More news will be posted soon.