The custom SWD 6-gun squishy frame will happen, after all.
http://www.swdracing.com/6gun.html
Most excellent! SWD and I had things all set to do up a custom frame, then the builder sort of...died. Figured I'd not ever see a frame or the 50% down I'd given. In light of him passing, no big deal since the money wasn't huge, and it stayed with his wife.

A couple of Steve's buddies got together to work on/fill his backlog of orders after his untimely death. To me, that speaks pretty highly to the kind of guy he was if his buddies are willing and able to do that. Spoke with them a couple days ago - obviously things are moving slowly, because this isn't their full time gig or anything. Frame should be a month or two only, hopefully. A few tweaks from their stock sizing and geometry to get what I want, and have it beefed up how I'd like, and to be able to use my current rear shocks. Nice, since it'll also lower the leverage ratio on the shock over the stock size.

6" travel burly steel frame squishy bike. Slack angles, fatty clearance, short stays and wheelbase. Stiff simple single pivot love. The parts off the Iron Horse Bullit clone will get swapped onto this frame, then the IH frame will be sold. After I get a few rides in on the new toy to make sure all is in order. Only new parts needed are a post shim, seatclamp, and headset. We spoke about the possibility of doing a 1.5 headtube so I could keep my 1.5-->1.125 King reducer set, but 1.5 is/wold be pretty hard for them to do for a steel frame. A nice SARS sealed unit is on the way to me, in gold of course. And a new Hope seatclamp. Gold as well. Paint will be basic black.