Thanks for the feedback guys. Sadly, missed the postman yesterday whilst at work so picking it up from the post office outlet this Saturday.
Oh, and the reissue was MUCH cheaper than the original early 90's kit floating around. HLJ had it (no longer in stock sadly) for just under $150.00 AUD. I got mine from another seller for $130 AUD. Very happy.
Some of the prices Ive seen, and you have just confirmed it, are crazy. Ive got the Hasegawa 1/12 RX-7 and even that is not worth more than $3-400 and that's a much rarer kit.
Will post some unboxing photos after the weekend.
Cheers