That latest update date doesn't mean it went on the boat on that date, only something was updated.
WTF FFG?
It can take (and often does) over a month to prep a single cargo container for shipping by sea in China, several weeks in transit, and up to a week in a US port before the cargo is unloaded. If FFG updates their website the moment the product leaves the factory for the boat - it could still be five weeks before the cargo is even stowed. That doesn't mean that the moment these few cargo containers are prepped, the ship sets sail - there are all kinds of other cargo containers needing to be prepped - and delays for a multitude of reasons are common enough.
Think of the "on the boat" stage as meaning everything from leaving the factory, to arriving at the prep-yard, to eventually getting on the ship, to waiting for the ship to be full, to the sea voyage, to docking priorities, to customs, to getting other things unloaded in the US first, to finally getting it off the ship, to de-prepping, and getting it on trucks to take to a centralized warehouse for sorting and "local" delivery (to various stores).
I don't think, or at least I wouldn't be at all surprised, if it weren't physically on the boat for even half the time it is in the "on the boat" state. That just means it is sitting in transit somewhere - a third of that time will be sitting in a dockyard in China, waiting to get on the boat, or waiting for the boat to fill up and set sail.
I am speaking out of my armpit of course - but this is the internet, so you can take it as gospel truth.
It can take (and often does) over a month to prep a single cargo container for shipping by sea in China, several weeks in transit, and up to a week in a US port before the cargo is unloaded. If FFG updates their website the moment the product leaves the factory for the boat - it could still be five weeks before the cargo is even stowed. That doesn't mean that the moment these few cargo containers are prepped, the ship sets sail - there are all kinds of other cargo containers needing to be prepped - and delays for a multitude of reasons are common enough.
Think of the "on the boat" stage as meaning everything from leaving the factory, to arriving at the prep-yard, to eventually getting on the ship, to waiting for the ship to be full, to the sea voyage, to docking priorities, to customs, to getting other things unloaded in the US first, to finally getting it off the ship, to de-prepping, and getting it on trucks to take to a centralized warehouse for sorting and "local" delivery (to various stores).
I don't think, or at least I wouldn't be at all surprised, if it weren't physically on the boat for even half the time it is in the "on the boat" state. That just means it is sitting in transit somewhere - a third of that time will be sitting in a dockyard in China, waiting to get on the boat, or waiting for the boat to fill up and set sail.
I am speaking out of my armpit of course - but this is the internet, so you can take it as gospel truth.
Ridiculous. Every time a product ships, that product is quickly loaded into a single container and immediately ferried across the ocean. The TIE Bomber's boat, which is in transit 3 months and counting, is circumnavigating the globe due to the dock strike at the time it set sail instead of taking the usual direct route. FFQ has a dozen of these boats at their disposal and The Raider is taking so long because they were uncharacteristically all on this side of the sea and needed to make their way back before resuming their normally staggered transit schedule.
Satellite Photo of the Raider in transit:
I assumed it hit an iceburg and sank. There was only enough life rafts for the Rebels and Scum. (i.e. women and children first).
I assumed it hit an iceburg and sank. There was only enough life rafts for the Rebels and Scum. (i.e. women and children first).
I love how you call the Rebels and Scum the Women and Children
My flgs just reported they will have wave 7 and the raider in stock this Friday 31/7 and is asking who wants what to be held for them. Something about ffg shipping direct from China to Australia. Will confirm if this pans out
... Something about ffg shipping direct from China to Australia. Will confirm if this pans out
That would honestly be a first for any games company ever. Usually we get our stuff a month or more after the US.
I prefer "Biryani".No .. on the grounds that I keep mis-pronouncing it. I call it a 'Binary' pirate .. but if that was the case its movement dial would be limited to 1s and 0s.Or the Binayre?I'm going to blame Somalian Pirates, the Pirates of the Caribbean or the Pirates of Panzance. It was definitely one of them. My friend has fast internet and calls himself a pirate .. so I consider myself an authority on the matter.
Mmmmmmm, biryaaaaaaaaaaaaaani...
Bin Ray
A shop in Australia has said they will have them in Tomorrow
The upcoming page appears to be intentionally vague.
It's probably a good thing. If they listed a date like video games then and then had to constantly push it back, it would be far more frustrating.
Things they have to deal with
- Licensor approval
- Manufacturing issues
- Shipping delays
- A ton of other stuff but those seem to be the big three problems that would cause the most delay
the point I was making was months ago the raider was placed on the boat, then moved back to in production, then moved to on the boat again last month, then on the boat again 2 days ago. if something is physically somewhere, how does it magically end up further back than it was?
wait a second, I get it now. it was on the boat months ago, but the needed to fix something, so when it hit the boat last month it was actually the boat back to china. now its on the boat back here. I get it now.
That might be true. There were some rumors the delay was to fix a production issue. There were some rumors as well that it's been awaiting final licensor approval.
One would assume they don't even manufacture them, let alone ship them, without licensor approval. How much would they lose if Disney decided against it?
My flgs just reported they will have wave 7 and the raider in stock this Friday 31/7 and is asking who wants what to be held for them. Something about ffg shipping direct from China to Australia. Will confirm if this pans out
A shop in Australia has said they will have them in Tomorrow
Would you kindly let me know which store is making such claims so I can be rather irresponsible with my money. 
Now, now, let's no blame the captain. Would any of us be able to pick a manoeuver for the boat and apply the template and move the exact distance every turn for days in a row? He's a hero! 
Hmm. Flgs reports that they have been informed that wave 7 sales will not happen till ffg release date which has not been revealed Don't know if that means they have them or not
the point I was making was months ago the raider was placed on the boat, then moved back to in production, then moved to on the boat again last month, then on the boat again 2 days ago. if something is physically somewhere, how does it magically end up further back than it was?The upcoming page appears to be intentionally vague.
It's probably a good thing. If they listed a date like video games then and then had to constantly push it back, it would be far more frustrating.
Things they have to deal with
- Licensor approval
- Manufacturing issues
- Shipping delays
- A ton of other stuff but those seem to be the big three problems that would cause the most delay
wait a second, I get it now. it was on the boat months ago, but the needed to fix something, so when it hit the boat last month it was actually the boat back to china. now its on the boat back here. I get it now.
That might be true. There were some rumors the delay was to fix a production issue. There were some rumors as well that it's been awaiting final licensor approval.
One would assume they don't even manufacture them, let alone ship them, without licensor approval. How much would they lose if Disney decided against it?
Status updates need to be taken as wishful thinking. There's so many variables that can influence every stage of production that are beyond anyone's control. A couple of years back there was a traffic jam so bad vendors set up food stands and port-a-potties were brought in for the motorists. Stuff goes on in China the scope of which we can barely conceive.
Edited by StonefaceMy phone posted in the wrong thread somehow, this is not the post you are looking for, nothing to see here, move along.
Edited by AyleronI'm going to blame Somalian Pirates, the Pirates of the Caribbean or the Pirates of Panzance. It was definitely one of them. My friend has fast internet and calls himself a pirate .. so I consider myself an authority on the matter.
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You do realize the Earth is a giant spaceboat sailing around the whirlpool that is the sun's gravity well, right? All products are always on the boat. You can make them any time you like, but they can never leave.