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http://www.tga.community/forums/topic/217-the-rumour-thread/?do=findComment&comment=141091
This was originally shared over on tga but I thought it was interesting enough to post here too.
Essential GW is experiencing very high demand for its products since 8th edition launched.
They have some problems with ramping up demand the way they want and so many of the larger kits which take longer to manufacture will be unavailable until next year.
   
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Well, if it's true.....



Not having enough juice into the factory sounds mental - but also quite possible.

Me, I'd just nip up the road and jury rig an Eddie and Richie style illegal siphon from the Trams!

   
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What constitutes a 'larger kit'?

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 H.B.M.C. wrote:
What constitutes a 'larger kit'?


The Google Translate of the original says "large models such as Vane Blade / Storm Wave", so I think the Baneblade and similar.
   
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Yeah, that would explain more and more kits going to "Not in stock".
I was wondering why the Glottkin and Maggot Lords in AoS are out of stock.

   
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This also mitigates a lot of the hand-wringing over the lack of new units with the new codexes. If they're struggling to maintain the existing core products you can't reasonably expect tons of new stuff too.

This is a 'good' problem for GW to have.
   
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Well, GW seemed to be doing well with the sales, but I never thought it was going THIS well

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 xttz wrote:
This also mitigates a lot of the hand-wringing over the lack of new units with the new codexes. If they're struggling to maintain the existing core products you can't reasonably expect tons of new stuff too.

This is a 'good' problem for GW to have.


This really depends.
They have enough demand. This is good.
Production can only start up again in 2018 is a major blow. So many sales missed.
If this gets further delayed, it could cause some serious trouble.

   
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 xttz wrote:
This also mitigates a lot of the hand-wringing over the lack of new units with the new codexes. If they're struggling to maintain the existing core products you can't reasonably expect tons of new stuff too.

This is a 'good' problem for GW to have.

This is what I thought. It also explains the drip feed of Deathguard releases.
It is very bad news for anyone hoping for price cuts though.
   
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 Hanskrampf wrote:
 xttz wrote:
This also mitigates a lot of the hand-wringing over the lack of new units with the new codexes. If they're struggling to maintain the existing core products you can't reasonably expect tons of new stuff too.

This is a 'good' problem for GW to have.


This really depends.
They have enough demand. This is good.
Production can only start up again in 2018 is a major blow. So many sales missed.
If this gets further delayed, it could cause some serious trouble.


Especially with Christmas coming up, and the spendathon only just getting underway.

If this report is at all true. Could be, but we've only one source of uncertain reliability.

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We've already seen some spoilers for the Christmas bundle boxes so it's possible they're already done and sat in a warehouse somewhere. Admittedly it's not the best use of warehouse space, but if they anticipated a production backlog...
   
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It's also the time when newer gamers are most likely to ask for and receive army centre piece kits.


   
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The kits are still out there - my local GW has a couple of Baneblades on the shelf.
   
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Imagine that...

GW changed from being a "modeling company" to a "games company" and they can't keep inventory on the shelves. Crazy how that works. Imagine what it would be like if we can actually eliminate the power creep & make all armies viable?

Lets get to the important stuff. What does a guardsmen have to do to get some updated plastic miniatures? Its literally been like this off/on for months. Some days 70% of the entire IG army is temporarily out of stock. I'm tired of hearing there is no interest or "moulds are expensive". GW is making a fortune. It would be nice to have our 20+ year old miniatures updated.



   
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I blame the Great Exocrine Buying Spree of 2017

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I heard they got a new line, or is that old news?

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I'm guessing that Kirby era decisions are still having consequences. I wonder if the general slow switch over from metal to plastic along with the closure of the US casting facility is partly causing this bottleneck to occur.

Still, it's better that they can't keep up with demand instead of not enough demand

   
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Not exactly a surprise, it was mentioned at the general meeting last month that they'd basically maxed out their current production capacity and had plans to expand it. Until it expands this will continue as they physically can't make more.
   
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Guess it's time to go for that FW kit you've been promising yourself instead, then...



 
   
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 Imateria wrote:
Not exactly a surprise, it was mentioned at the general meeting last month that they'd basically maxed out their current production capacity and had plans to expand it. Until it expands this will continue as they physically can't make more.


Hmm, can't they contract Forgeworld to do some work? Correct me if I am wrong, but Forgeworld has been largely occupied with 30K stuff for several years now. Wouldn't it make sense to shift workflow towards GW's core customer base (40k)? Its not like there is a shortage of 30K products afterall. They nearly rival that of 40K & I've yet to meet or see anyone who plays 30K.
   
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 Commissar Benny wrote:
 Imateria wrote:
Not exactly a surprise, it was mentioned at the general meeting last month that they'd basically maxed out their current production capacity and had plans to expand it. Until it expands this will continue as they physically can't make more.


Hmm, can't they contract Forgeworld to do some work? Correct me if I am wrong, but Forgeworld has been largely occupied with 30K stuff for several years now. Wouldn't it make sense to shift workflow towards GW's core customer base (40k)? Its not like there is a shortage of 30K products afterall. They nearly rival that of 40K & I've yet to meet or see anyone who plays 30K.

Forgeworld can't produce plastic kits.

   
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This could explain a lot of non-direct only kits going unavailable for independent stores if they are struggling to make enough stock for their own shops.

 
   
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 MeanGreenStompa wrote:
Guess it's time to go for that FW kit you've been promising yourself instead, then...


Not so fast. I've heard a few rumours (completely unsubstantiated so apply ) that Forgeworld is under similar pressure due to 8th and the cheapness of the indexes.
   
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I suspect it's probably down to an increased number of kits using the 'large' sprues that probably need a different casting machine to the smaller ones

more kits and more sales of older kits (the starter especially is going to be selling much better than the 7th one) due to the 8th edition bounce means they need more capacity and they just doesn't have enough of the machines that handle the large sprue to cope

so while they can afford to buy more machine(s) they're probably not available off the shelf immediately (either they're made to order or there will be a waiting list) so they're waiting to get more machines installed and up and running and it's not going to happen till after Xmas

at which point they not only have more production capacity overall, they've got more production capacity in the larger sprues

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 OrlandotheTechnicoloured wrote:
I suspect it's probably down to an increased number of kits using the 'large' sprues that probably need a different casting machine to the smaller ones

more kits and more sales of older kits (the starter especially is going to be selling much better than the 7th one) due to the 8th edition bounce means they need more capacity and they just doesn't have enough of the machines that handle the large sprue to cope

so while they can afford to buy more machine(s) they're probably not available off the shelf immediately (either they're made to order or there will be a waiting list) so they're waiting to get more machines installed and up and running and it's not going to happen till after Xmas

at which point they not only have more production capacity overall, they've got more production capacity in the larger sprues

Haven't you read the link? According to it: they have 3 machines they can't use because they reached their power limit and need to wait until a better power grid is finished.

   
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 Hanskrampf wrote:
Forgeworld can't produce plastic kits.


I understand Forgeworld doesn't produce plastic kits. I'm simply saying, GW can barely even keep up producing its old kits. Why can't they have Forgeworld start working on 40k products again & do new releases for armies getting codices? Ad mech got nothing, IG got nothing, Eldar are getting some made to order models from the 1990's. They are missing out on a huge marketing opportunity.
   
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I find it slightly bonkers that in the modern day UK, a factory can genuinely run out of power.

I know it's entirely possible (trunks and lekky and cables and that), it's just not something one hears of very often

   
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 Mad Doc Grotsnik wrote:
I find it slightly bonkers that in the modern day UK, a factory can genuinely run out of power.

I know it's entirely possible (trunks and lekky and cables and that), it's just not something one hears of very often


It might not be a case of running out of power, but getting it to the part of the factory that needs it. Working in IT I've lost count of the number of times something new has been plugged in and it's blown everything else out.

(But re-reading the article it does seem they're using more power than they should or the local grid can cope with).
   
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That I think is a vagary of translation.

Could be the power grid within the main building. I mean, Nottingham is a fair sized city, not some teeny hamlet out in the sticks.

If it's power supply can't cope with GW's factory, there's a wider issue there I'm sure we'd have heard about

   
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 zedmeister wrote:
 MeanGreenStompa wrote:
Guess it's time to go for that FW kit you've been promising yourself instead, then...


Not so fast. I've heard a few rumours (completely unsubstantiated so apply ) that Forgeworld is under similar pressure due to 8th and the cheapness of the indexes.


You are correct to pour salt on that. It is not the case.



 
   
 
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