And it's here! East coast USA.
The packaging is very good, as it was with the GT1. The quality of paint finish is even better - it doesn't seem to have the very slight "orange peal" that the top surfaces of the GT1 did. (At least mine, does.) The springs for the main axles are molded as part of the frame and both are all gloss - maybe a bit more relief would be nice - but I'm nitpicking. Initial take is that it is a very nice model indeed. I should be able to run it in this weekend... given the weight and "adhesive weight" it should have no difficulty pulling any load. In the meantime it can sit above my desk and weigh on me as I work the rest of the week away.