Yeah, it's probably more effort than it's worth, but I'm sure you've got a build schedule, a bill of materials, etc. going, is there a possibility that a spreadsheet could be posted that lists the ADV1s by recipient and show percentage complete & shipping status?
Joe Schmoe ADV1 #1 70% complete Shipping box ready Estimated ship date 1 July
Maybe include pictures of Luke at the forming table or collecting bags of fasteners & of Rod with his feet up on the desk sipping coffee?
Sorry for the slow reply. I saw this come in on my phone Friday evening after having had a couple...so I told myself to answer it over the weekend, and then forgot! Yep, I had my feet up on the desk sipping "coffee!"
Here's where we are right now:
This week Luke is finalizing some small changes we're making to the Beta design for the First Edition. For example, in the Beta we used PEMs in a couple of places, but we're going to remove them. Also we are going to reduce the size of the axle (the Beta axle is beefier and heavier than is needed).
We will begin placing orders for parts starting this week and wrapping up next week.
Parts will start coming in over the next 2 to 6 weeks.
We will begin making subassemblies (suspension, putting the tires on the wheels, making the wiring harness, etc) as the parts arrive.
We will then begin working on making the trailers from the subassemblies. We are still looking at the beginning to mid-July for delivery.
If anything happens that will prevent us meeting this timeline, we will let you know right away.
