I have also heard that taigen will never release a Sherman with hvss. I guess they looked into it and decided it would be just too difficult to produce. Personally, I don't think it can be all that hard, hooben is doing it. Now I'm thinking I should probably pick up one of the hooben Shermans, as that may be the only way I'll ever get an EZ 8. I should have paid Rich to build me one long ago.