This is good news for those with skin in the game. However, it does seem strange that we haven't seen any pictures of their Manufacturing facility let alone piles of parts sitting on palettes, no?

Unfortunately, it makes me cautiously optimistic as well. If they start taking pre-orders for "Masters of Dangerous" before shipping 250 Predators (or the majority of them) I'll be more concerned.

I'd be curious how many employees Spooky has building their games too. Because I haven't seen Skit-B adding anyone to their team either? In fact, does anyone know if Aaron is no longer doing anything with Skit-B? I don't see his name mentioned on their website at all?

Meanwhile, Kevin apparently has time to work on the newly announced Funhouse upgrade as well as Skit-B's second announced game "Masters of Dangerous"? He is definitely a very busy man!

Agreed, it is a lot of money. Although, I would be curious how much of that money would be needed to buy (or lease?) a manufacturing facility capable of storing all of those parts? Because, assuming his house isn't busting at the seams right now with parts, doesn't he have to be paying for some sort of facility? And the longer that facility sits without shipping game #1 the more money you're losing, right?

If the facility does exist with thousands of parts sitting in it then pics please!

Yep, I live in Michigan (just 45 minutes away from Kevin in Bay City). Commercial property is relatively cheap compared to other states, that's for sure. Of course, things like electricity and gas (for heating) are still pricey and I would think a reasonably large facility (even just 5,000 sq. ft.?) isn't cheap to maintain.

Anyway ... hopefully everything is moving right along.

Don't you think they have at least a few hundred 75th Edition WOZ's to build? And maybe another hundred 'regular' WOZ's? They have to get all of those done before December. I'd be really shocked if JJP had the resources to plan out an assembly line production of Predator in time to be done before Hobbit. JJP does not need that distraction. I'd also be shocked if Skit-B actually had all the parts to build 250 games at this point (or even in the near future).

So who else is set up to produce pinball machines?? And I thought there were reports of at least some parts being shipped to MI? Now they're going to ship all those parts somewhere else? This does not sound realistic or logical at all.

WTH?? All I did was respond to roc-noc's post that he thought Predator was going to be built in NJ. I said I highly doubt that. How is that trolling or spreading mis-information??

How the heck am I trying to keep a rumor going by stating I highly doubt that it will happen?? So sorry that your post was apparently the definitive response and I agreed.

What are the odds Skit-B will have more than just the 1 prototype at Expo that we've seen making appearances several times over the last year+?