so a bit of bad news: the factory informs me there will be a 2-4 wk delay due to being understaffed. this moves the ship date from September-October to October-November, to allow time for QC, sorting, packing and shipping. the good news is that the daughterboards, POM plates, JST cables, and ortho PCBs are done and the staggered PCBs and EVA foams are in production and will be in-hand and sorted before the CNC components arrive. sorry for this unforseen delay, but hopefully a 4-5 month turnaround is still acceptable for all.