Selling the minis from CC online only (so they donāt have to make a proper box) pretty much puts the death knell on any ideas the full game is ever going to be available again. Something truly catastrophic must have give wrong with the paper/cardboard side of that game.
I don't know how true it is today, but years ago when I was told the cardboard/paper parts of boxes were the most expensive parts (relatively) because they weren't produced 'in-house'. The models have a much better profit margin.