Chad,

I must admit I was a bit worried about ordering from Hobby King thinking the kit was coming from China, but then I found out that this particular kit ships from their California warehouse which put me a bit more at ease. The shipping charge was just $30.00 which is not bad from California to New York; it is the average shipping charge via UPS. I ordered it on Tuesday and had it in my hand by Friday.

I must admit it is a beautiful kit. It arrived in perfect shape, no damage whatsoever. I look forward to starting the kit in a month or so after I finish a couple of projects I have in the works. I'll start getting all of the stuff together such as the engine (OS 1.60 FX), spinner (Dave Platt), and retracts (Sierra) in the meantime.

Regards,

Cesar