The Makita batteries are on charge
Undercarriages are ready and waiting.
Trays of bolts are overflowing.
All ready for the arrival of the last piece of the puzzle.
We should be shipping the first Sambas late next week.
Horses for courses: Loaded and Landyachtz are marketing wizards, with solid design and dependable product to back it up. A new board is always exciting.
Pantheon have stuck to their vision of clean and functional design and the hype train has grown and grown.
But now, Lush comes to bat with 25 years of experience and grass roots support, and a longboard that's still unique after all this time.
No release I can remember comes close to what we're dealing with here.
I'm not 100% sure how we'll handle it, but we're as ready as we'll ever be.
If you've already ordered a Samba, we'll have been in touch earlier with an update.
If not, well, I wouldn't wait too long!
All that's left is to trim my fingernails and do some dexterity exercises ready for the board-buildathon that awaits.
See you on the other side,
Matt @ Vandem
It's about bloody time, mate!