I recently saw a ad in one of the major rc publications advertising the Spectrum. So if they've discontinued it, they are doing a really poor job of hiding it. I too am just finishing mine. Mine will have mechanical retracts and a OS 46FX up front with a tuned pipe. I like the airplane all except for the absolutely horrible job of covering i.e.: ends of ailerons not covered, top and bottom of rudder-no covering and on and on. With the onset of our lovely Wisconsin winters, it looks like it will be spring before it flies. I also have the Venus with a Irvine 53 waiting to test the open skies. Its going to be a looooooonng winter.