I have spoken to Hornby (owner of Airfix) requesting when the US shipments of the !/1200 ships would occur. They informed me that because the new kits contain paint, which is considered a hazardous material, they will not be selling this 1/1200 scale kit in the USA.
I asked if they could go back to the standard kits without paint for the USA and they said they would investigate.
Who knows what will happen.