Updates would not only be nice, but at this point are necessary. There are more recent updates and comments by Sprit in his other buys that haven't been delayed many months. I joined this buy in good faith and the lack of clear, accurate communication is beginning to make me feel that good faith was misplaced. When I joined, I included metal plates in my order that I only recently found out, through this thread- not by Sprit- will not be produced. Additionally, there were promises of metal cases, which never came to fruition. Consequently, I have a lot of dollars invested in parts that I will have to source other materials to turn into something resembling what was initially described by Sprit. Still, I am only now complaining because of the lack of Sprit's presence in the communication of these issues, and especially the unbelievably long delay in delivering what is supposed to be shipped. He has had no problem communicating or fulfilling orders in his other buys, which we have been told have not taken away his attention from fulfilling his promises in this 1st buy. If he was a vendor I would have demanded a refund. I apologize for the negativity, but I think is is deserved in this case.