I actually live in Okinawa but I sound very much closer than most of you to life in Japan.
The last thing that I saw in the Japanese Model/Collector's Mags about the Slave 1 from Fine Molds, is that they'replanning to have them out to the public on/about the middle of March '03.The article, translated by the whip I mean wife, said they hadn't decided what color they intended to mold it in but that it was going to be 1/72 scale!!!
Yes I 'll get it as soon as it's available