Just a bit of a question, if CG had already given up producing a kit before the buy out would the rights to that plane have been included in the deal with GP? I'm pretty sure they were. Just wondering because they quit producing the Sukhoi quite a while back.
Plane, when Joe Bridi was about to close up shop he had all his dies and plans up for sale for a very long time, everything, the press too. No takers?? He cut my club some kits for the Kaos after he closed shop though, I think it was about 12 of them. That would have been a great deal.
Another one I knew about that closed there doors was Texas Twins but I was never able to get any info on what happened with there plans or what they had? I built one of there Extra 260s and was impressed with it, a bit heavy but it was fully sheeted.
You could back track and find some of the older kit makers and see what they have done with there equipment and plans.
At one point I ran a die cutter and they are easy to set up and operate, new dies don't cost very much either.