Hi Leon
I asked one of the local toy shops and they said that they had a few customers on a waiting list and that they would only get a certain allocation. Possibly whatever they pre-ordered some months back?
They also told me that anybody who missed out would have to wait until September when they get their next batch of orders. I couldn't order in between (at least, if I did I still wouldn't get it until September).
I don't know if Lego are very controlling about their releases, or whether that relates to the ordering policy of certain chains of shops.
Do you have any local toy shops back home that you could phone to get your foot in the door? I haven't made my mind up yet (which is probably going to mean I'll miss out) but they do look like a particularly cool model! And I can pretend I'm buying it for my son too - he like Lego...
Good luck with the hunt.
Cheers,
Chris
