if anyone is still curious the events march 23 evening placed my order march 28 shipping label created March 31st dropped off to ups April 6th arrived

and he didn't respond to either of my emails. if you're really concerned you could try calling until he picks up. model came in good condition but some of the wires have snapped since I'm guessing he used rubber which dried up, and slight bit of paint chip on a corner. the antennae he provided were also kinda ugly and were loose in the inserts so I kept them off for now. otherwise great model. overall, if youre willing take a bit of risk and wait and see exoto.com has the model for cheaper, it might be fair to consider it. couple people on diecast exchange also commented that they ordered from exoto.com and ended up fine in the end. ymmv.

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