I'll be hanging out in 'the pit' on thursday evening most likely. Stop by and say Hi!-- and Mike- actually I am on the flaming cows side! It's good that they can finally stop living a lie and 'come out!' :D

I am staying at the Court Yard - Cumberland. Come find me when you get into town. I think Chad and Nathan are staying there as well. :D

I recently changed my order to the Fiore. Any news on the development of this one? -Ted

I discovered this rather old thread this weekend while searching for information on the Landgraf and Sempach(swords I suddenly want badly) and must say that this thread, while extremely long is a treasure trove of information on many of the early Next Gen models. There are LOTS of design and inspiration type posts from Peter Johhnson as well as all kinds of other "inside Albion" type information that I found very interesting from many folks who either worked or still work at Albion on how these early models came into being.

We always hear about Albion's attention to details, historical research, construction methods etc. This thread is essentially a transcript from those who were doing the work as it happened, 10 years ago.

Anyway, I thought it was a very interesting read (its LONG no question) but all through out it is some really great and interesting information on many of first Next Gen models. I figured I would bump this back into the light for others who may find it a worthwhile read as I did.