For a couple of years I had an open email line with the R&D guy from Revell Germany, his name Ulli Taubert, but IIRC shortly after Hobbico purchased them, he and several others left or retired, the new crew as far as I know is also the current, so no change in their bussiness plan, though I do see that there's a 2-5 euro price increase, on new released kits in their car model kit lineup.