UPDATE AS OF 05/22/01 - Tuesday
Here's the latest update (as
of 05/22/01) on the .62 caliber paintballs. Last update we had is that the
process is "under way." Currently it looks as if the cases will
consist of 3000 or 4000 paintballs per case. This is a "real" estimate
though - still working on the final stuff. Pricing is suppose to follow shortly
- we're told within the next several weeks. It is a timely process but at least
it is under way. YYEEHHAAWW!!
Production right now is being based on a single tote of fill. It should yield
about 400,000 capsules or so (I think this is based on a run of one solid
color). All of these will need to be one color fill with the same color shells.
Using this as a guide, we would then end up with approximately 1,200,000
paintballs or more if we run three colors. Right now the colors most voted on is
red, pink and orange. The other option is to remain as a full lot size and then
we would assume the lot size to be around 800,000 capsules or so. This option
may get us a better price due to a set-up and clean-up on each lot but may limit
us to one color at the start.
We're told that the shell does not need to be the same as the fill and we can
run a two-tone shell if we would like. Again, everything will be based on the
400,000 or so lot size.