We're on track to ship earlier than expected, likely in a couple of weeks. This is always subject to hiccups and unforeseen delays, of course, but for buyers in the US, I'd currently expect to see them in the middle of, or certainly by the end of, June.
Is that time estimation still valid? A couple of weeks just passed
Yes, it is still valid in terms of manufacturing the cases. The cases are actually completely done and ready.
However, since we were running ahead of schedule, I decided to take the extra expense and time to get some custom packaging made, which is adding another two weeks or so to the ship date. It ended up taking a week or so longer than I'd hoped, but I think it makes for a very nice upgrade, both in terms of the aesthetics and the safety of the packaging, as it adds custom form-fitting EVA foam, which should add additional protection to the product during shipping.
Here are the renders:
I've also gotten the packaging samples and they look great. Manufacturing on the boxes began yesterday and takes about two weeks.
I hope you guys don't mind. I think you'll like the final result.