OMG, it's finally on the boat. This SSD-thing I mean. Maybe you've heard of it

Ok, ok, I've seen it. There already is a thread for that... **** you, Mozilla.

I'll reply so you don't feel ignored... And give you a woot, woot.

I get all my Armada news from the New Zealand Facebook group. But it’s nice to read it here too.

Here you can see where the SSD are right now. It is the container on the far right side. Or the one that you can see at 2:30 😁 .

Give me the GPS coordinates, and i will dive there

Made in China!!

"On the boat" could also translate as..."It's gonna be a while"

At least we now know it is complete with production and sitting

on a cargo ship off the coast of California waiting for clearance.

Not pointing my finger at FFG, it's just a part of today's World economy.

I'm glad that FFG is still adding content to both Armada and Legion.

And hope they continue to keep it up.

1 hour ago, Strathmere said:

It's gonna be a while

"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."

Considering the next step adds an additional 7-10 days I'd predict about 8 weeks to be safe. Maybe the first week of September? Although I should mention that Amazon has it listed as September 30th. Not that that's ever accurate.

1 hour ago, Darth Sanguis said:

"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."

Considering the next step adds an additional 7-10 days I'd predict about 8 weeks to be safe. Maybe the first week of September? Although I should mention that Amazon has it listed as September 30th. Not that that's ever accurate.

Or it could be August 2nd...

Me thinkith someone neglected to list it as on the boat a while ago.

Just now, cynanbloodbane said:

Or it could be August 2nd...

Me thinkith someone neglected to list it as on the boat a while ago.

So they say, I'm hopeful but we'll see lol

More likely they waited until they were absolutely sure it was safely on the boat and going to arrive on time before changing it.

So, Millenium Falcon is not the only ship who made the Kessel Run in less then twelve parsecs . . .

" 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."

The physical figures for Armada and Legion all are made in China. If they were made in the US or Germany it would state so, by law on the product.

The process in developing the product may occur in multiple places. But the physical product ends up coming from China.

All figures I've purchased of Armada and Legion are stamped "Made in China". Trade laws don't care were the product is developed,

only where the end physical product comes from. So if "Made in China" appears anywhere on a product, then the final product is coming from China.

So the product in development may have travelled to Germany or the US at some point. But it all ends up travelling to China in the end for production.

Why would Germany or the US make a product then allow China to have the credit with the "Made in China" stamp?

Disney pins are made in 3 different locations and each pin will be stamped according to where it was made, China, Taiwan, or Malaysia. All their pins are

developed in various countries depending on where the artist is located. But all pins end up being produced in one of the three locations and is stamped

accordingly as to which location produced the pin.

What your inferring in your sentence above is that Fantasy Flight Legion or Armada figures may be produced in the US and Germany. That is not correct.

They are developed in China, Germany or the US but physical production is in the country that is marked on the bottom of the final product.

So if they are in fact on a boat from China. Then it is being affected by sanctions, everything coming from China is being slowed either by US sanctions or China retaliation

sanctions. Bottom line no matter how quickly a company develops a product for distribution, if it's going to be made in a sanctioned country then it will be delayed.

Fantasy Flight has been fortunate that so far their new products have only had short delays. Mattel is not so fortunate, Hot Wheels are coming to retailers at a snails pace.

It's also very confusing with the terms used as to the current status of a product.

"Shipping Now", in order for it to be shipped it's put on a boat.

"On the Boat"? I'd probably use a different term since both terms imply that the product is on it's way for purchase.

Maybe "Next Up" would be more appropriate.

I'm guessing "On the Boat" from China. And "Shipping Now" being loaded onto trucks from a shipping container in California then heading to retailers.

Everything coming from China to the US goes through California.

1 hour ago, Strathmere said:

It's also very confusing with the terms used as to the current status of a product.

"Shipping Now", in order for it to be shipped it's put on a boat.

"On the Boat"? I'd probably use a different term since both terms imply that the product is on it's way for purchase.

Maybe "Next Up" would be more appropriate.

I'm guessing "On the Boat" from China. And "Shipping Now" being loaded onto trucks from a shipping container in California then heading to retailers.

Everything coming from China to the US goes through California.

After port unloading, It first goes to the FFG warehouse in MN, before going to distributors.

Got it.

Goes from US or Germany to China. From China to California. From California to Minnesota, then from Minnesota to retailers.

Had no idea Fantasy Flight was in Minnesota. I was born in Minneapolis and love the Twin Cities.