XWing shipping container math!!!

By Plainsman, in X-Wing

Since people like to talk about XWing on the ship, I thought Id throw some rough numbers out. If anybody has more accurate numbers, let me know and I can make the appropriate adjustments. Part of the problem Im facing, is that I dont know the dimensions of FFGs cases or how many of each size ship comes in a case!

So going on the following facts and assumptions:

Fact: a container is 8' x 8.5' x 40' = 2,720 cu. ft. However that is using exterior dimensions.

Assuming XWing ships can be packed on average, 4 per cubic foot, gives us 2720 x 4 = 10,880 ships per container!

Assuming FFG now orders about 10,000 of each ship at one time, means Wave 8 would have fit in FOUR containers! (Probably at a maximum!)

Considering typical container ship now carry 20' and 40' container, where up to 14,500 of the 20's or 7250 of the 40's, FFGs shipment is a tiny piece of the shipment no matter how you look at it!

Considering I'd expect 10,000 of each ship to be what's coming in to Australia (roughly) and Aus. is a smaller market due to our pop. I'd expect many more than that ordered initially before international distribution.

Don't forget that a surprising number of containers are lost at sea every year.

Just imagine forty thousand little plastic ships in their blistersbobbing about the middle of the ocean and truly, you shall know sorrow.

;)

on a related note does it seem like the shipping now notice is taking longer to accomplish with wave 8???

Don't forget that a surprising number of containers are lost at sea every year.

Just imagine forty thousand little plastic ships in their blistersbobbing about the middle of the ocean and truly, you shall know sorrow.

;)

I'm sad now.

Don't forget that a surprising number of containers are lost at sea every year.

Just imagine forty thousand little plastic ships in their blistersbobbing about the middle of the ocean and truly, you shall know sorrow.

;)

I'm sad now.

I know, I don't even want to play anymore