Originally Posted by CraigG

Had a chat with Bogo. He says the molds are essentially finished. Just needs to do a little work on the tail hook and speedbrakes. He says the real holdup is the landing gear. He hasn't been able to find anyone to take the job, partly because of the "small" number of sets he will need. He went on to say that he talked to someone"yesterday" who might be able to make the gear. FYI, the gear need to rotate mechanically 90 degrees during retraction which creates some design/engineering issues due to their size.

Bottom line, even though I assured Bogo there were anxious and willing buyers in the States, there is no known date (or estimate really), when it will be ready.