Hello, my name is Mike Meeks and Pat (wife) and I are the owners of MPM Hobbies. We officially opened in 2022. Unofficially we were known as Hobby Desk Detail Resins in 2021 when we started selling 3D prints we were making of model aircraft ordinance.
We are a small family owned and operated business consisting of my wife, my two daughters and myself. Orders are fulfilled from items in stock on our property. Operating on our property and having a small staff is why we can offer items at low prices for the most part.
So why did we open this business? Well first off, it wasn’t to get rich and that I can assure you. Mostly I did it because I have always wanted a hobby business and it gives our daughters a chance to work a flexible job for spending and activity money.
Since we opened it has really been trial and error (mostly error) but the experience overall has been a good one.
I was a soldier first and then an aviator. Problem is my Army pics are all before the digital camera age and in a box somewhere we still haven't found. (Cool point...the pic of that E-6B (what I flew) refueling was taken by Pat while she was on a "good deal" ride courtesy of an AF KC-10 squadron. She was actually pregnant with our oldest daughter at the time and did not know it. Daughter is now 21 so that should tell you how long ago it was (seems like forever ago).