To all:
I assure you that HBG has a plan and we are following that plan. Our first priority is expanding available options so everyone can pick and choose how to build their sets at home. Later, we will come back and take care of “basics”. Remember that our scope and technology has changed dramatically over the last year and a half as the current sets have progressed. Therefore, slight tweaks in set composition are needed. We have learned much over this time and continue to learn from you. More A&A games have come out, HBG has expanded what it wants to do, and demand has increased for variety of pieces and units.
HBG must address all these issues at once while keeping up production of current product offerings. This is like landing a plane on a carrier! Trying to hit a moving target takes a lot of forethought and skill. You see us showing you bits and pieces of many 3d models over many sets. We’re not just haphazardly choosing these. Different 3d modelers work at different speeds. Some models are more complex than others, etc. We must have 3 or 4 “irons in the fire” in order to keep up with customer demands. It takes longer than a month to plan and execute a compete set of pieces. What you are seeing is a glimpse of what is to come over the next 6 months or so.
Doug (Coach) has taken pain-staking care to plan out each and every set we currently want to do. But giving out all of our “secret sauce” is suicide. So we show things we think you will like or things we need help deciding on to gauge reaction and modify the plan accordingly. The Japanese Expansion Set is a perfect example of this.
You know we listen. Just keep giving good positive constructive feedback, and we will know what to make. Keep buying the sets we make and we can afford to keep making more! Thank you all for your valued concern and tons of research, help, ideas, and support that continues to allow us to build your dream.
