Terrain Update with John-Paul

Terrain Update with John-Paul Over the last few months it has become blatantly obvious to all that our Battlefield In A Box range is popular to a level that we keep being surprised beyond even our expectations by the demand.

This inevitably leads to temporary stock shortages whilst we re-group and make what is needed to satisfy the initial demand. We have been working hard to increase capacity and get ahead with mastering so that the initial demand can be met but this still leaves one vital element out of the mix that is a biggest factor in getting this right, you!

We have always for-warned the community of our plans by varying amounts of time from three to six months for books to one month to six weeks for specific codes. This works well for most things but painted terrain has changed all that and the usual window of warning is not enough time to react to the ever growing demand for more leaving us with our issue.

What we are going to do starting today is have a different regime for Battlefield In A Box. We are going to let you know it is coming as soon as we can so that you and your local store can get a much better idea of demand in enough time for us to make more right from the start. This is not a new idea and anybody who has ever ordered from a Previews magazine for comics or collectables knows that advanced solicitation three to six months out is normal but for us this is a change.

Product Code Product Name (Click on the link to pre-order in the online store.) Scale Release Date BB142 Cratered Cobblestone Roads Flames Of War November 2012 BB145 Small Pine Wood: Winter Flames Of War November 2012 BB150 Bastogne Church Flames Of War December 2012 BB545 Rocky Outcrops 25-30mm December 2012 BB546 Toxic Pools 25-30mm November 2012 BB547 Energon Crystals (Purple) 25-30mm November 2012 BB165 Bocage (Straights) Flames Of War Direct Only (Dec) BB166 Bocage (Extras) Flames Of War Direct Only (Dec)

Starting today we have put up in the store some information for every terrain release we have ready to show as far ahead as we can go. Some of the release dates are still a little vague and it will say a month rather than a specific week but the intention is simply to make is easy for you to plan and communicate with either us or your retail store if these are items you are interested in having on release.

Retail stores will also be getting the information this week. We will continue to do this as far ahead as we can so that we absolutely give everybody the maximum possible time to get what they want. ~ John-Paul.