Dear Marauder Task Force Supporters,
First off, THANK YOU for your patience as we work on getting the Marauder Task Force action figures ready for you. It has been a very difficult and challenging process. This last weekend, we had a meeting with the factory and received an update on the status of the project after the Chinese New Year break.
The good news is that the original “frozen†joint issues were corrected. The bad news is that the updated materials resulted in new issues. During the meeting we identified and found solutions to ALL the new issues. BEFORE we give the go ahead on the updated replacement figures, we need some slight tool revisions and require a very large sample of the updated figures to ensure that they are free of any quality issues. The tool modifications should only take a couple weeks, but the new delay resulted in us losing our production appointment and the factory is booked with new projects.
Our Boss Fight Studio friends, who are using the same factory for their Vitruvian H.A.C.K.S. figures, have spearheaded resolving the issues with the factory. Their support has been invaluable through this ordeal. The delays in the Marauder Task Force product have also resulted in delays on their figures, which cannot begin production until the corrected Marauder figures have been produced. The Boss Fight crew have proven to be true professionals going above & beyond to help out their client on this project.
This unexpected production delay actually has an upside. The Boss Fight Studio design team will be AT the factory during the replacement figure production since the new production timeframe coincides with their previously scheduled factory visit!
What does all this mean to our loyal MTF supporters? With the corrections in place, the revised production time table and the additional support from our friends, our updated release window is early summer. We will only ship figures if they meet our expectations.
Again, thank you for your support through this process. While these delays have been frustrating, the troubleshooting on this line should make all future projects that much smoother. We have several new 1:18 scale figure projects in the works that we can’t wait to show you once you have the first round of figures in hand.
Marauder Task Force figures will be on display at the Boss Fight Studio Joecon booth and Justin at generalsjoes.com is working on a review of the MTF figures and accessories. While the MTF figures at the con and those getting reviewed are NOT the final updated production figures, you will still be able to get an idea of what is on the way!
Again, thank you for your support!
Sincerely,
MJ and the entire Marauder GR Team