A guess would be futile, Chopper. Carl Hickey closed NWHT last week, and surprised us all by announcing that he is filing for chapter 7 bankruptcy. Jack Devine, however, immediately called me and asked if I'd stay in in my webmaster capacity, and then went to see Carl and bought the components of the company and is reopening it. Jack didn't take on Carl's debts, but did have me build a page to help those left affected by Carl's sudden move here.
For those of you who have unfilled orders, here is the link: http://www.nwhobbytechnologies.com/special_events.htm

The good news is that those long waits are a thing of the past. Jack is a worker, and it does not take that long to produce a kit, all it actually takes is somebody taking the time to do it.
Hope this is of some help.

Jimbo