Tamiya Mazda MX-5 Roadster

[niteowl7710]

I just got my HLJ Purchase Request as well, the kit itself was $24.38.  I didn't even pre order it right after HLJ went live with it, so I wasn't going to be surprised if I had to wait on a second "wave" of kits to get mine.  But it's two days after 1999 got theirs in, which is about right on normal fulfillment schedule.  Delivery of Tamiya products has been somewhat uneven at best at HLJ this year, hopefully this signals they're all playing nice again.

One thing I have noticed about HLJ vs 1999 (Hobby Search) is that HLJ will not put listings up unless they have an estimated date the kit is going to be released on...whereas 1999 will add things to their Pre Order section with "No Fixed Date" as the expected delivery.  If you really spend time in the 1999 basement looking for kit instructions and whatnot you'll notice it's littered with kits that have "Reservations Closed" beside the Release Date, meaning the kit was announced by a company (a lot of them seem to be Fujimi kits) and then for whatever reason were subsequently canceled and the kit was never released.

[89AKurt]

Hmmm.... tempted to get it just for the driver.
I recently finished a first generation Miata, fixed the lack of engine with a Ford 5.0.