Where'd the Squadron boxes go?

[Nomad]

Are the Squadron boxes still available? If not, will they be coming back?

 

[billclo]

I recall Matt and Steve saying that Fleet boxes were going to be discontinued, but I have not seen anything about discontinuing Squadron boxes. I suspect this is temporary and due to the change in miniatures production facilities. Mongoose Infantry (Mongoose's demo team) members aren't being sent what they are owed either.

I have seen several sources for Squadron boxes, including ADB, FRP Games, NWS-Online, and The Warstore for starters.

FRP Games has Fed, Klingon, and Kzinti squad boxes, though supply is low.
ADB has a good selection.
NWS-Online has a good selection, it appears.
Warstore has a decent selection as well.

 

[Nomad]

Cheers, Bill. A friend told me they'd been withdrawn and I noticed that they seem to be absent from the Mongoose web store.

 

[billclo]

Cheers, Bill. A friend told me they'd been withdrawn and I noticed that they seem to be absent from the Mongoose web store.

My wild guess is that they aren't selling them until supplies of miniatures build up sufficiently again. :?:

Looks like The Warstore does international orders, as does FRP Games and ADB. Not sure about NWS-Online. I would imagine shipping will be significant, so you have to take that into account...

 

[JohnDW]

One thing I noticed is kzinti and romulan dreadnaughts have disappeared from the mongoose store as well.

 

[MongooseMatt]

My wild guess is that they aren't selling them until supplies of miniatures build up sufficiently again. :?:

This is indeed correct - don't worry, they haven't gone for good!

 

[billclo]

Matt, a question. I am seeing rapidly depleting supplies of miniatures online, as if no one has been resupplied in a while. Where is the new production going?

I am under the impression that with the move to the new, more competent caster, that shortages would be a thing of the past, and quality would improve. I have seen no evidence of either lately, and was curious as to what was happening.

It's hard to try and get new players into a game if miniatures are not readily available, you know? Having to buy a few here and a few there from various online sources that only have small quantities of miniatures is pretty frustrating.

 

[JohnDW]

Wasnt manufacturing moved months ago? Hasnt it come back up to capacity yet?

 

[billclo]

Wasnt manufacturing moved months ago? Hasnt it come back up to capacity yet?

Last I heard, production was to have been started back up in late September.

 

[JohnDW]

Ah, so yeah, september is 'months' in my mind hehe.

 

[MongooseMatt]

Matt, a question. I am seeing rapidly depleting supplies of miniatures online, as if no one has been resupplied in a while. Where is the new production going?

The way things are going, expect an announcement in the next couple of days or so!

 

[billclo]

Matt, a question. I am seeing rapidly depleting supplies of miniatures online, as if no one has been resupplied in a while. Where is the new production going?

The way things are going, expect an announcement in the next couple of days or so!

Thank you, sir.