Sorry to hear that and thanks for your honesty. I can understand that and have gone over the edge a few times iām not proud of (not here i hope)ā¦ Feelings and suffering can try our balance more easily then we want to admit. Take care and lighten up! 
my order is # is somewhere between 1000-1500 and i dont care if i have to wait another month or 2,I just want it to work once it gets here. The vast majority seems to be fine with waiting.
This is real bleapping bleap!!ā¦ :rage:
Schade, BLFās fail, again.
No need for apologies, it is clear the issues and a delay are cause for concern and anxiety so have somebody speak out strong is better then nothing while knowing there is unrest. Gives me a chance to respond and with a fast growing thread it is good to say certain things and address discomfort regularly
Thanks and do take care.
The vendor is Banggood
ahhh ok but why sell it for $99 on their site and $45 ($5 more than what we waited a year for,) on aliexpress? :question: Our patience is worth $5? hahahhaā¦
EDIT As Dusty pointed out, this was posted way back in 12360 by TomE lol)
My button tops were in the charger so tried the flat top 30q and it Works hehe. Seems the pressure from the springs is enough to press the plastic down a bit?
This is posted:
Note:Now all the first batch of the BLF Q8 has been shipped out.
We will have 1500pcs for the second batch within this month.
You can just perorder it,we will ship the parcel according to the order.Shop Now!
Iām pretty sure about 1500 have already been spoken for. So they are trying to sell what is remaining. As far as price? no idea. Itās China :laughing:
Yes, that is how it goes, I think that process is rather fascinating actually.
But isnāt it wonderful that the Q8 now really exists, and that we got it for the agreed 40 dollar a piece!
Wellā¦ā¦with my luck, itāll be $30 !
Ooooh, two things that I forgot to mention: the tint is really nice, 3D is one of the reasons I wanted these and I haven't been disappointed. The other thing is the size, it's smaller than I was expecting which was a really nice bonus, it makes the output from the smaller form all the more impressive. 
No problem Phil, all's good!
My light arrived yesterday, but I did not have a chance to play with it until just now. I put in the 30Qs and planned on changing it from ramping to modes. After playing with the ramping for a while, I really liked it! So, I disabled the switch LED and left the ramping on. Build quality on mine is very good. The threads could use a little more lube. Wow, this thing is bright! Thanks to all who made this happen. Great job!
Regards,
Frank A.
A few times in this thread weāve mentioned the 1/4ā carry loops for cameras, I saw people post the ones of this design a few times.
I donāt quite like that design because it seems like cheap pot metal (zinc alloy?) that might easily break, plus itās pretty large.
I searched and found these which I ordered before my Q8ās arrived.
The video in the description with them trying to break/bend them with pliers helped me to decide they were strong enough, plus it looks like some kind of stainless steel.
I have it screwed in tight and as you can see, the loop is not quite straight with the body of the flashlight, but this doesnāt really bother me. I didnāt have to grind/cut the threads at all, the length is perfect.
I also found these which are a similar design and appear even smaller, but I wasnāt sure if they would be as strong considering how they use those tiny pins to hold the loop on.
There are a lot of less than thrilled folks in this thread saw master. For each person chiming in on their third light there are dozens more s o l at the current time. I donāt think anyone thinks less of you because you were upset.
AGREED. It shouldnāt have to be said but after all this time, and now with a halt in production, people are more than a little impatient so itās expected.
got my Q8 a couple nights ago. put in GAs for the break-in, ran it on turbo trying to empty them
cycling it every so often as it stepped down, not immediately tho, never too hot to hold
I finally gave up as I put my ear to the battery tube and could hear drums and little marching feet
I changed them out today w/30Qs, the GAs were all 3.4xvolts, green lights steady, balanced
the size surprised me also, very compact, chunkāofākit, not surprised it passed the drop test
the girth is what I want to be when I grow up
In an effort to steer this thread towards the positive, maybe some folks can show beam tint photos. How does the color compare to other well known lights?
Also, can anyone make a short video showing the switch light doing its 1 or 2 blinks while ramping (indicating the 7135 or fet)? It sounds neat so Iād like to see that.