Heads up! The Skeletron team has shared an update to kick off October, which focuses on the current port strike and its possible impact on delivery of campaign items. Read on for the full scoop –
Hello Roboskullers,
You may have seen today’s news headlines and read about the US labor strike that began earlier today at ports across the Eastern United States. We’ve been asked if this historic shutdown (the first in nearly 50 years) will have an impact on our upcoming Roboskull MKII delivery. At this point, the answer is unclear. If the strike ends very quickly, congestion may clear quickly. If the strike goes on for weeks, then it seems likely that our Red Shadows containers will be delayed on their journey to our New Jersey fulfillment center.
The current status of our containers that have departed the factory is as follows:
- Container with 4″ Jungle Wolf Troopers (along with figures from other toymaker friends) is at port in New Jersey, but was flagged (seemingly at random) by US customs for inspection. We do not have an estimated date on when an exam will be conducted, nor is their clarity at this time on how this exam might interplay with the current strike.
- Container with ROBOSKULL MKII is currently on the water, headed towards the Port of New York and New Jersey.
- Container with ROBOSKULL MKII SE & Elite Flight Stand is also currently on the water, headed for the Port of New York and New Jersey.
The path for these three containers is set, and we must simply wait and see how the strike unfolds.
A quantity of Roboskull MKII, small quantity of Roboskull MKII SE, and an even smaller quantity of Elite Flight Stands has not yet departed the factory. The factory is on holiday at present, but we are already working with our logistics team to explore a plan for West Coast container deliveries and cross-country freight for the balance of this product.
We’ll keep you updated as we gain clarity on this situation, and we’re sorry we have this additional wrinkle in our long journey.
In other news, we received a test shot from the all-new Roboknight Heavy Metal Armor mold and it looks excellent! We need to make one small adjustment, which will then allow us to move forward with production.
Lastly, we want to bring the HYPE for Codename: Iowa’s ASSEMBLY REQUIRED show, coming next month! Panel discussions, multiple vendors, customs classes, contests, prize giveaways, and special guests await you — including the man behind much of the G.I. Joe mythology and our Guest of Honor, Larry Hama!
GI Joe Legends Mark Pennington and Ron Wagner will also be in attendance! We’re beyond thrilled that our I GET TO DRIVE IT co-conspirator WORDBURGLAR is coming down to give a special performance!
November 8th & 9th in Des Moines, Iowa is shaping up to be THE BEST Assembly Required yet- we hope you’ll join us!
Thank you!
-SKELETRON
There you have it, folks. I’m beyond thankful to the Skeletron team for their transparency throughout this process. There’s no doubt that they’ll keep us up to date each chance they get, so rest assured that I’ll mirror those updates here with you as well.
Stay tuned!
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