FWIW...
I work for a LHS. I've ordered the kit through one of our several distributors that carry Atlantis kits. If you have an LHS, they can usually quickly check their own distributors' offerings. Depending on the volume of business an LHS has with a distributor, that can often eliminate the shipping costs (!) associated with direct personal orders. A personal choice, of course.
Further, while accepting orders, the projected date of release/ship from the particular distributor was not confirmed. My guess is that the project is good-to-go. The Revell dies that they purchased were deemed usable, a contract has been agreed to for the Sinclair decals, but bringing it all together for manufacturing, packaging, shipping, distribution is not something they're ready to commit to dates.
Be patient......
BTW, our manager of Static Models sez his understanding of Atlantis' re-release efforts is a result of their purchase of a group of Revell dies, not all of which were usable. This White/Tanker 1:48 set apparently passed muster and is among the few being reissued but with their own changes.....such as decals.
I agree with the Sinclair enthusiasm. It brings back a lot of neighborhood memories, and will be a welcome addition to a lot of our customers' 1:48 layouts!
KD
