waiting isn't killing the game for me, we still play and have fun.

just kinda sharing my frustration over this thing taking longer than a complete brand new board game. that and the possibility of another Gen Con screw you to the people who cant make it there.

I purchased 2 decimators to fly against rebel CR90's, just to feel like I had something ominous on the table. thinking about buying a third to really get the guys rolling their eyes, but I need to save money for wave 7.

and to ShakeZoola72, I don't claim to know what I am talking about that is why I am asking questions and speaking in speculation. but thank you for your opinion.

waiting isn't killing the game for me, we still play and have fun.

just kinda sharing my frustration over this thing taking longer than a complete brand new board game. that and the possibility of another Gen Con screw you to the people who cant make it there.

I purchased 2 decimators to fly against rebel CR90's, just to feel like I had something ominous on the table. thinking about buying a third to really get the guys rolling their eyes, but I need to save money for wave 7.

and to ShakeZoola72, I don't claim to know what I am talking about that is why I am asking questions and speaking in speculation. but thank you for your opinion.

Glad to see my opinion is appreciated!! :-)

I work in logistics and manufacturing industry. much of this speculation is easily debunked and very frustrating to me. I don't mind speculation when it is thought out...I base my speculation on knowledge and experience...but even with a minimum of that the tourney and gencon arguments fall flat on their faced...yet people keep on pushing them and that is frustrating to me. You are welcome to your opinion as well as speculation...I'll respond if I feel strongly enough that the speculator is right or wrong.

And my closing statement wasn't directed solely at you but to everyone pushing these easily debunkable "theories."

I'll guess there was a qc issue and that there WILL be units available at gencon...but that they will be opportunity sales...there is no plan to withhold these...I can't think of a single non qc or non distribution related issue as to why these would be held back.

Glad to see you will still be playing...a non rushed ship is hardly a reason to boycott them best minis game on them market.

waiting isn't killing the game for me, we still play and have fun.

just kinda sharing my frustration over this thing taking longer than a complete brand new board game. that and the possibility of another Gen Con screw you to the people who cant make it there.

I purchased 2 decimators to fly against rebel CR90's, just to feel like I had something ominous on the table. thinking about buying a third to really get the guys rolling their eyes, but I need to save money for wave 7.

and to ShakeZoola72, I don't claim to know what I am talking about that is why I am asking questions and speaking in speculation. but thank you for your opinion.

Glad to see my opinion is appreciated!! :-)

I work in logistics and manufacturing industry. much of this speculation is easily debunked and very frustrating to me. I don't mind speculation when it is thought out...I base my speculation on knowledge and experience...but even with a minimum of that the tourney and gencon arguments fall flat on their faced...yet people keep on pushing them and that is frustrating to me. You are welcome to your opinion as well as speculation...I'll respond if I feel strongly enough that the speculator is right or wrong.

And my closing statement wasn't directed solely at you but to everyone pushing these easily debunkable "theories."

I'll guess there was a qc issue and that there WILL be units available at gencon...but that they will be opportunity sales...there is no plan to withhold these...I can't think of a single non qc or non distribution related issue as to why these would be held back.

Glad to see you will still be playing...a non rushed ship is hardly a reason to boycott them best minis game on them market.

I agree 110% best mini game on the market, dont see myself giving it up for sometime. Now 40k however, that game has fallen from grace in my eyes. Sold off more than half my stuff, my be selling the rest soon

KILODEN your 40k sentiment is something else we can agree upon. I sold my space marines but plan on holding onto my necron s and orks...in them hopes that someday someone up there pulls Thier head out of a certain lower body cavity..

What would you do if they didn't post this kind of info? Whiners gotta whine...

Now call me crazy, but this is a new game, a board game with lots of pieces and cards and stuff. It is shipping now, and the raider is still at printer.

We don't know if the board game is being made at the same place. But printing cards, the board, ect would take very little time. The plastic pieces in that game are very simple and easy to produce relative to the Raider.

Or in other words, apples and oranges really.

I can only guess that they are not giving us all the information on the raider and are holding it for a special release, say Gen Con.

There is likely something going on that we know nothing of, but holding it for a special release makes no sense.

They don't charge more at GenCon, they won't sell more at GenCon either. There is no reason whatsoever for them to hold on to it, if it were ready. That means the reason it's not in stores yet, is because it's not ready.

This actually isn't true.

Gencon is an event built to sell product, introduce board games, and bring in a crowd of gamers. I feel their sales would get hit from LGS if they released the raider prior to gencon.

While it does suck on the consumer end, most people buy the release at Gencon just to resell them at a higher price via ebay. This assures FFG that their product will sellout even if it is being resold so from their standpoint they are making the sales they need to make.

Also note that FFG gets more profit form their own sales vs distributor sales to LGS.

From a worldwide standpoint please explain to me what they have to gain by withholding a major product launch that is highly anticipated if the product is done and ready to go? It's quite obvious people want this...it is currently the talk of the game and the company knows this I think. I see nothing for them to gain and plenty to lose by purposely withholding this as some of you are claiming. As for your contention that they make more by selling directly...that may be true but the extra per unit they make is nothing compared to what they will make total when the raider hits. I see no reason for this to be withheld until after gencon and that suggestion is almost as absurd as the suggestions that they "don't want to mess with regionals."

Companies don't usually delay in realizing profit especially if it could be realized now at the end of Q2 as opposed to the beginning of Q3. It makes no sense (unless ffg operates on a nonstandard fiscal calendar which I doubt.)

These threads are usually pretty good at showing me who actually knows a thing or two about business, business cycles, supply chain management, and corporate thinking....and how many people speak from their posterior on things they know little to nothing about.

If they have already made a solid quota for Q2 there isn't a reason not to have a strong push at the beginning of Q3, most companies also operate based on a VS Last Year chart, meaning they expect to up sales at gencon.

This is actually very important and I have stated in another thread I would expect the Raider (much like how the decimator was withheld) to hit shelves shortly after gencons (two weeks maximum).

Gencon already is a huge money sink as is, employee pay, hotel rooms, car rentals, I don't know what their outline for business away from the home office entails but to have something like Gencon for employees I would also expect a food allowance, badges paid for, not to mention a schedule that maximizes each persons hours and potentially allows for a free half day to go around the convention.

It would fall in line perfectly to release the Raider at gencon and attempt to beat LY numbers, followed up by a quick release would mean no damage to us or the retailers. Also take into account the ships would not be usable for nationals (as they weren't for the UK) and wouldn't have a giant meta shift in just a short month.

QC has been brought up and I could expect that if there was a delay they forwent their original plan and decided to go with the new Gencon Release.

Also many LGS (at least around my area) offer discounts or points for purchases that FFG doesn't while at gencon. This would affect their numbers vs last year as many people would just opt to buy the Raider via Online or at a LGS where they can get a benefit of doing so.

The new 40K board game was at the printer a week or 2 after the raider hit the printer (which was on the boat and put back to at the printer)

Now call me crazy, but this is a new game, a board game with lots of pieces and cards and stuff. It is shipping now, and the raider is still at printer.

I know I am going to draw flak for not being patient and all that stuff, but how does a brand new board game hit the printer after a game piece for an established game and is completed in record time?

I can only guess that they are not giving us all the information on the raider and are holding it for a special release, say Gen Con. which if it goes the way wave 6 did, where Gen Con people got theirs months before it was released to the rest of us, will really tick me off. I can understand holding off until the regionals are at least done. But for the love of the Emperor, please do not have another Gen Con repeat unless you release the raider within a week or two after Gen Con.

Please FFG I beg you, please don't punish those of us who cannot attend Gen Con.

thank you

I think a box full of glossy cardboard and cards is much easier to produce quickly than a large ship for X Wing that needs to be hand painted.

Please FFG I beg you, please don't punish those of us who cannot attend Gen Con.

This is a flawed premise. It begins with an assumption of entitlement, namely that you deserve early access to game pieces. You do not.

Early access is just that -- early. There is an expected date of release for FFG's new products (which, for the Raider, is floating at this point) and after that date those products will available to purchase by anyone. By attending GenCon you have the opportunity to purchase products before the official release date. I attended GenCon last year and, after waiting in a line that snaked around most of the convention hall, I bought a Decimator, a YT-2400, and Rebel Aces from the FFG store. These were expressly not-legal for tournament play until after their official release date, so the effect of buying at GenCon was being able to unwrap these new toys and play some friendly games a little early. Competitively, the ships were available for everyone to use at the same time.

In contrast to last year, I won't be attending GenCon 2015. The timing just isn't going to work out. By not attending GenCon, I won't be able to buy FFG products before they're officially released. This is a missed opportunity, which is disappointing, but the opportunity was mine to take by attending GenCon. It wasn't a priority for me this year, so like everyone else who is not attending the convention, I'll have to wait to buy the new ships until they're available in stores. I don't believe I deserve to purchase new ships before they're released just because I want them very badly, nor do I deserve the same early access as all the people who bought passes and booked hotel rooms and traveled hundreds of miles just to attend the convention -- and then waited hours in line.

Buying things before they're available in stores is an earned privilege for attending GenCon and suffering the stresses of attending a large convention. A lack of privilege is not a punishment.

Now call me crazy, but this is a new game, a board game with lots of pieces and cards and stuff. It is shipping now, and the raider is still at printer.

We don't know if the board game is being made at the same place. But printing cards, the board, ect would take very little time. The plastic pieces in that game are very simple and easy to produce relative to the Raider.

Or in other words, apples and oranges really.

I can only guess that they are not giving us all the information on the raider and are holding it for a special release, say Gen Con.

There is likely something going on that we know nothing of, but holding it for a special release makes no sense.

They don't charge more at GenCon, they won't sell more at GenCon either. There is no reason whatsoever for them to hold on to it, if it were ready. That means the reason it's not in stores yet, is because it's not ready.

This actually isn't true.

Gencon is an event built to sell product, introduce board games, and bring in a crowd of gamers. I feel their sales would get hit from LGS if they released the raider prior to gencon.

While it does suck on the consumer end, most people buy the release at Gencon just to resell them at a higher price via ebay. This assures FFG that their product will sellout even if it is being resold so from their standpoint they are making the sales they need to make.

Also note that FFG gets more profit form their own sales vs distributor sales to LGS.

From a worldwide standpoint please explain to me what they have to gain by withholding a major product launch that is highly anticipated if the product is done and ready to go? It's quite obvious people want this...it is currently the talk of the game and the company knows this I think. I see nothing for them to gain and plenty to lose by purposely withholding this as some of you are claiming. As for your contention that they make more by selling directly...that may be true but the extra per unit they make is nothing compared to what they will make total when the raider hits. I see no reason for this to be withheld until after gencon and that suggestion is almost as absurd as the suggestions that they "don't want to mess with regionals."

Companies don't usually delay in realizing profit especially if it could be realized now at the end of Q2 as opposed to the beginning of Q3. It makes no sense (unless ffg operates on a nonstandard fiscal calendar which I doubt.)

These threads are usually pretty good at showing me who actually knows a thing or two about business, business cycles, supply chain management, and corporate thinking....and how many people speak from their posterior on things they know little to nothing about.

I would wager that FFG sold several thousand each of Rebel Aces, Outriders and Decimators last year, all with probably $20 of pure profit on top of what they would normally be realized. It's potentially hundreds of thousands in net, not gross.

Now I don't think FFG just held Raiders for Gen Con, I do believe that if there were production delays that put it anywhere close to Gen Con, they would absolutely hold them for several weeks to realize the additional profit. Long term, they are going to sell just as many Raiders either way.

just kinda sharing my frustration over this thing taking longer than a complete brand new board game. that and the possibility of another Gen Con screw you to the people who cant make it there.

glass half empty much? Rather it's probably a way to say 'thank you' for attending the convention. It will come out eventually...it's not like it is an exclusive so stop worrying about it.

Is there a chance the X-wing releases are being slowed down to create more space for Armada to catch on?

Now call me crazy, but this is a new game, a board game with lots of pieces and cards and stuff. It is shipping now, and the raider is still at printer.

We don't know if the board game is being made at the same place. But printing cards, the board, ect would take very little time. The plastic pieces in that game are very simple and easy to produce relative to the Raider.

Or in other words, apples and oranges really.

I can only guess that they are not giving us all the information on the raider and are holding it for a special release, say Gen Con.

There is likely something going on that we know nothing of, but holding it for a special release makes no sense.

They don't charge more at GenCon, they won't sell more at GenCon either. There is no reason whatsoever for them to hold on to it, if it were ready. That means the reason it's not in stores yet, is because it's not ready.

This actually isn't true.

Gencon is an event built to sell product, introduce board games, and bring in a crowd of gamers. I feel their sales would get hit from LGS if they released the raider prior to gencon.

While it does suck on the consumer end, most people buy the release at Gencon just to resell them at a higher price via ebay. This assures FFG that their product will sellout even if it is being resold so from their standpoint they are making the sales they need to make.

Also note that FFG gets more profit form their own sales vs distributor sales to LGS.

From a worldwide standpoint please explain to me what they have to gain by withholding a major product launch that is highly anticipated if the product is done and ready to go? It's quite obvious people want this...it is currently the talk of the game and the company knows this I think. I see nothing for them to gain and plenty to lose by purposely withholding this as some of you are claiming. As for your contention that they make more by selling directly...that may be true but the extra per unit they make is nothing compared to what they will make total when the raider hits. I see no reason for this to be withheld until after gencon and that suggestion is almost as absurd as the suggestions that they "don't want to mess with regionals."

Companies don't usually delay in realizing profit especially if it could be realized now at the end of Q2 as opposed to the beginning of Q3. It makes no sense (unless ffg operates on a nonstandard fiscal calendar which I doubt.)

These threads are usually pretty good at showing me who actually knows a thing or two about business, business cycles, supply chain management, and corporate thinking....and how many people speak from their posterior on things they know little to nothing about.

For someone who knows so much about business, you sure do misunderstand the motivations of private vs. publicly traded companies. There is not nearly the pressure to realize quarterly earnings in a privately held enterprise. Privately held companies are not required to provide quarterly earnings and can focus on long term goals rather than meeting expected earnings and chasing immediate profit.

I would wager that FFG sold several thousand each of Rebel Aces, Outriders and Decimators last year, all with probably $20 of pure profit on top of what they would normally be realized. It's potentially hundreds of thousands in net, not gross.

Now I don't think FFG just held Raiders for Gen Con, I do believe that if there were production delays that put it anywhere close to Gen Con, they would absolutely hold them for several weeks to realize the additional profit. Long term, they are going to sell just as many Raiders either way.

Mcars last post was well thought out and eloquent..he doesn't appear to be them simple whiner I had him initially pegged as. I have been doing a bit of research on both ffg and gencon to prepare a well thought out response for him. Over them course of that research I discovered that, contrary to what I believed, ffg is privately held...I thought they were public...I understand them difference between the two pretty well...forgive me for not knowing every last detail regarding them company.

And..if I may nitpick, it would still be gross profit. Net is calculated after accounting for all costs associated with selling the product...this includes transport, storage, employee salaries, and other associated sales costs...

Glad we agree on them not being held back just because of gencon...

several times I keep hearing folks say that FFG has several factories? just wondering how do they actually know they have several factories? why not one factory with different molds/printers etc???

Is there a chance the X-wing releases are being slowed down to create more space for Armada to catch on?

I think that "to catch on" isn't the right way to think about it. You don't want to drop two $100 products at the same time, since you don't want people who only have $100 of impulse-buy money this month to have to pick one. Instead, you space them out so that people have a chance to replenish the piggy bank a bit.

That said, I wouldn't be shocked at all with QC issues.

What would you do if they didn't post this kind of info? Whiners gotta whine...

♦ Expansion release dates (waves, aces, epic)...

It's a conspiracy!!!

The longer FFG keeps the Raider out of the hands of the Players, the more they think people will buy Armada. My group is waiting for the Raider to play EPIC PLAY! I WILL NOT invest to another miniatures game.

Now call me crazy, but this is a new game, a board game with lots of pieces and cards and stuff. It is shipping now, and the raider is still at printer.

We don't know if the board game is being made at the same place. But printing cards, the board, ect would take very little time. The plastic pieces in that game are very simple and easy to produce relative to the Raider.

Or in other words, apples and oranges really.

I can only guess that they are not giving us all the information on the raider and are holding it for a special release, say Gen Con.

There is likely something going on that we know nothing of, but holding it for a special release makes no sense.

They don't charge more at GenCon, they won't sell more at GenCon either. There is no reason whatsoever for them to hold on to it, if it were ready. That means the reason it's not in stores yet, is because it's not ready.

This actually isn't true.

Gencon is an event built to sell product, introduce board games, and bring in a crowd of gamers. I feel their sales would get hit from LGS if they released the raider prior to gencon.

While it does suck on the consumer end, most people buy the release at Gencon just to resell them at a higher price via ebay. This assures FFG that their product will sellout even if it is being resold so from their standpoint they are making the sales they need to make.

Also note that FFG gets more profit form their own sales vs distributor sales to LGS.

From a worldwide standpoint please explain to me what they have to gain by withholding a major product launch that is highly anticipated if the product is done and ready to go? It's quite obvious people want this...it is currently the talk of the game and the company knows this I think. I see nothing for them to gain and plenty to lose by purposely withholding this as some of you are claiming. As for your contention that they make more by selling directly...that may be true but the extra per unit they make is nothing compared to what they will make total when the raider hits. I see no reason for this to be withheld until after gencon and that suggestion is almost as absurd as the suggestions that they "don't want to mess with regionals."

Companies don't usually delay in realizing profit especially if it could be realized now at the end of Q2 as opposed to the beginning of Q3. It makes no sense (unless ffg operates on a nonstandard fiscal calendar which I doubt.)

These threads are usually pretty good at showing me who actually knows a thing or two about business, business cycles, supply chain management, and corporate thinking....and how many people speak from their posterior on things they know little to nothing about.

For someone who knows so much about business, you sure do misunderstand the motivations of private vs. publicly traded companies. There is not nearly the pressure to realize quarterly earnings in a privately held enterprise. Privately held companies are not required to provide quarterly earnings and can focus on long term goals rather than meeting expected earnings and chasing immediate profit.

I would wager that FFG sold several thousand each of Rebel Aces, Outriders and Decimators last year, all with probably $20 of pure profit on top of what they would normally be realized. It's potentially hundreds of thousands in net, not gross.

Now I don't think FFG just held Raiders for Gen Con, I do believe that if there were production delays that put it anywhere close to Gen Con, they would absolutely hold them for several weeks to realize the additional profit. Long term, they are going to sell just as many Raiders either way.

Mcars last post was well thought out and eloquent..he doesn't appear to be them simple whiner I had him initially pegged as. I have been doing a bit of research on both ffg and gencon to prepare a well thought out response for him. Over them course of that research I discovered that, contrary to what I believed, ffg is privately held...I thought they were public...I understand them difference between the two pretty well...forgive me for not knowing every last detail regarding them company.

And..if I may nitpick, it would still be gross profit. Net is calculated after accounting for all costs associated with selling the product...this includes transport, storage, employee salaries, and other associated sales costs...

Glad we agree on them not being held back just because of gencon...

Nitpick accepted. I short-handed it because is just very close to being all profit. They will have to transport the games to Gen Con, but they would have needed to ship them somewhere. They have to man a sales force at Gen Con, but they are manning a sales force there regardless, and any other labor costs are already baked into the wholesale price. It does not account for storage cost, though if it operates like many, they pay a set cost for storage area whether it sits full or idle. Long story short, they would be unlikely to see much, if any, additional cost from holding the Raider if they did so.

glad we could all get along

If they have already made a solid quota for Q2 there isn't a reason not to have a strong push at the beginning of Q3, most companies also operate based on a VS Last Year chart, meaning they expect to up sales at gencon.

This is actually very important and I have stated in another thread I would expect the Raider (much like how the decimator was withheld) to hit shelves shortly after gencons (two weeks maximum).

Gencon already is a huge money sink as is, employee pay, hotel rooms, car rentals, I don't know what their outline for business away from the home office entails but to have something like Gencon for employees I would also expect a food allowance, badges paid for, not to mention a schedule that maximizes each persons hours and potentially allows for a free half day to go around the convention.

It would fall in line perfectly to release the Raider at gencon and attempt to beat LY numbers, followed up by a quick release would mean no damage to us or the retailers. Also take into account the ships would not be usable for nationals (as they weren't for the UK) and wouldn't have a giant meta shift in just a short month.

QC has been brought up and I could expect that if there was a delay they forwent their original plan and decided to go with the new Gencon Release.

This was a thoughtful and well reasoned response. Apologies for taking you as a common whiner...you seem to know a bit about what you are talking about.

G and Z pointed out to me (and I discovered through my own research as well) that FFG is privately held company. Now this could have some baring or it could not. It all comes down to the goals of the owner(s). Doing research on the founder and CEO Christian Peterson hasn't turned up much other than he too is a game designer (responsible for a great many games in the FFG catalog including Twilight Imperium)...and has a head for business it seems. And I certainly cannot speak for him and therefore cannot know exactly what his (and therefore FFGs) primary goals are. I can only go off of what I believe would be the most sensible goals for a profit making enterprise based on the limited information I have at my disposal, combined with my own experience and knowledge.

I am inclined to think, however, that simply holding for Gencon is not a winning strategy. You dont want to deny your main customer base so you can score a few extra bucks at a convention that less than 1% of your base is attending. Sure you may want to improve Y over Y performance for the fiscal month of Gencon but one also has to keep in mind that the Y over Y number should account for EVERYTHING that is going to be at Gencon (which I have also discovered is more of a fan and consumer convention than the trade show I had envisioned so sales are a bigger part of the pie there than I had previously thought.) I am not well abreast of their products that are non star wars or non 40K but I do know that last year there was no Armada and there was no Forbidden stars. Clearing Y over Y numbers I dont feel would mandate the Raider based on my limited knowledge, even if they are well above their Q2 quota which we do not know (assuming they are is quite the assumption given the world economy as a whole.) There are a great many other new and talked about products hitting as well...Which is why I dont feel it was purposely held for Gencon. This is the point you were trying to make as I was reading it. If I misread you then please let me know...

The Decimator and 2400 were not held on purpose specifically to be debuted at Gencon. There were some rather large issues affecting the Decimators release that have been well documented as I recall. Gencon happened to fall at the right time and it is easy enough to expedite air ship a limited number of ships. This memory is a bit hazy so if you can cite where I am wrong in this determination I will back off on it.

You note that you feel their sales will be hit if it is released before. I beg to differ, while Gencon is a big event it certainly doesnt represent even a tiny fraction of their total sales. I cannot fathom why they would hold off (paying the associated storage costs and potentially taking a PR hit) just so they can sell it there first and release it a few weeks later. Yes they can make the markup profit...but the number of units sold doesn't add up to much in the grand scheme of things. If they have it here already (and this is a MASSIVE IF) their best course of action is to release and see that revenue generated now...not wait so they can possibly take a slightly bigger haul at a convention. They would base the Y over Y number on more than just GenCon...and releasing it later for the sake of GenCon isnt going to help that number in any real way.

As far as for the fixed cost that attendance can be. I would say that point is pretty much irrelevant to this conversation. FFG is one of the biggest players in the industry. It will attend regardless. They have so many more products besides Xwing that need to be supported. Plus they run yearly tournies for several games and announce new products and perform other necessary business functions. Their attendance at GenCon has nothing to do with the Raider and is a given when examining their status in the industry. This is simply a cost of doing business...

I am glad we can agree that QC is the most likely culprit here, though what it could be I have no idea. If the raider finished a month before GenCon I could see them MAYBE holding off...but I dont think it is done yet as it isnt even listed as OTB, where all the other waves were by this point as I recall. While I am pretty sure they will have a limited number on sale (as they did with the Decimator and 2400) I dont feel we will see the Raider until at least Aug at the earliest (and I look forward to the wailing and knashing of teeth from some of the more entitled posters here.) I want my Raider just as bad as anyone else...hell probably worse. I wouldn't mind being proven wrong here...but I dont think I will be.

Hope I made my thought process a bit more clear and sorry for the delay in response. Responding to your post in the proper manner required more care and concern than my mobile can handle...

Instead of another clickbait, how about titling your post "Complaint About Raider Delay" or something? It's not terribly hard, and it helps others know what your post is about without having to look first.

several times I keep hearing folks say that FFG has several factories? just wondering how do they actually know they have several factories? why not one factory with different molds/printers etc???

From their 'Upcoming' page.

On the Boat

The product is traveling from the printer to our warehouse. The duration of this process varies depending on where the printer is located, be it in the US, China, or Germany, but generally takes four to six weeks.

It's a conspiracy!!!

The longer FFG keeps the Raider out of the hands of the Players, the more they think people will buy Armada. My group is waiting for the Raider to play EPIC PLAY! I WILL NOT invest to another miniatures game.

Come to the dark side, surrender to your desire!

What would you do if they didn't post this kind of info? Whiners gotta whine...

♦ Expansion release dates (waves, aces, epic)...

The Raider involves a lot of painting, and has a lot of parts.

If (and this is speculation) FFG found during their quality controls that the Raider's wings or other parts were not properly mounted and were falling off during shipment, then that could have necessitated some retooling and repair. I know a lot of people (myself included) were frustrated with the engines that fell off of the CR90.

Why frustrated? You could always glue them and they would never fall off. I have only one that comes off, and I always take it out and put it on the table if my aft section is crippled