It seems that as a project the original FT shinden has been shelved - for a while! I did take a look earlier through the forums to see if any chance on the development was still in the air, but no dice. This would likely be the last big chance to see if the beta plans of the Shinden at all could be released to explore what perhaps has limited the design. Thats not to say that I have any input greater than the many great builders before hand who built it and tried their hardest to fine tune it, it just always fascinated me as a aircraft, and it would be nice to get a crack at the build even if it is imperfect.