I talked to Jacky this morning and he was able to get us the information that were missing for the manual. Now we only have to wait for Lexels driver information and then the manual can be printed.
We also talked about the order prozess.
They will set up two offers in their store One with SST-40 and one with XPL-HI led (price 37$).
If someone from BLF or TLF wants to buy the light they have to write their BLF/or TLF name in the order.
Then order the light but do not pay. Then we will check if the people are BLF/TLF member. If yes they will adjust the price down to 27,70$. Then you pay and the light will be send out.
For the people on the no ano list. You have to write no ano light additional to your Forum nick.
Appart from that the order prozess will be the same.
But it is possible that the sale has to be pushed back a few days. Because Jacky got a phone call from the hospital a few minutes after we finnished talking. His wife is in labour right now.
I wish him and his family all the best in the world and i hope he will let us know if everything is ok (and if its a boy or a girl).
Is it too late to get in on this? I know the no ano ones are all taken, but can I be put down for a standard SST-40 if possible please.
No its not to late! The sale will start soon and the mat black version can be bought by everybody. And as a BLF member you will get a discount if you follow the instructions i posted above.
Fantastic!
I had read your instructions but wasn’t sure if the user ID’s were then going to be checked against an interest list, rather than being open to anyone on BLF. But that’s great, thank you!
I’m interested in a no ano version, please put me on the list 
The no ano list is already closed. Sorry guys. If there are some left i will post it. But at the moment i do not think we have more left that what is already spoken for.
As this light has a mechanical tail clicky, lockout by unscrewing the tail cap is not very much of a necessity. Much more difficult to accidentally engage a mechanical clicky switch that has a protection ring around it. Of course, breaking ground by that simple twist makes it nigh impossible for an accidental On state, as would leaving the cell out of the light altogether. 
Nice line-up Jos, I have multiples of most of those and still the X6 is my favorite. The D80 grew on me after I got one in hand, surprised me, but the classic C8 has always been unattractive to me and probably always will be. I have always liked the beam profile of the D80, hoping they didn’t tighten the hot-spot too much in this improved version. Eagerly anticipating my two…
Am I correct in understanding this light will have Bistro OTSM? or just regular bistro?
Good question… if it comes with the OTSM variation I’ll go with a boosted 35 in at least one of mine.
lighted tail switch could be a possibility too. maybe Lexel could chime in on if that would require a bleeder or if it’s good to go as is.
I missed out on the X6 - is it still for sale anywhere reputable?
As far as i know it will be Bistro OTSM.
But we are trying to get in contact with Lexel for the last few days. Via Forum and via Skype. Because we need some information for the manual (regarding his driver) and for the website where the lights will be sold. But no answere.
Which LED should throw farther? I see that the SST-40 has a bigger hospot and more lumens.
The XP-L HI should throw further, no dome. Same size die, the lack of dome should nearly double throw all other things being equal. The 40 will carve that down with brute strength but of course it will take significantly more amps to do so, compromise all over the place.
I have some questions:
1) What’s the difference between Bistro and Bistro OTSM?
(I know the BLF X5/X6v2 aka Astrolux S2/S3, CPF Italia Cometa and Mateminco X6S use Bistro, but are there already other commercially available flashlights that use “Bistro OTSM”?)
2) What are the estimate beam distance throw (candela) for the SST40 version and the XPL-Hi version? (shouldn’t these data, even if just estimates, be included in the specs chart?)
(I notice XPL-Hi is V2-3B, any reason for choosing 3B over 3A? I think 3A looks more rosy while 3B looks yellowish, at least as per my experience when comparing Astrolux flashlights that use XPL-Hi 3A and 3B)
3) Would there be a danger of burning out the SST40 LED if using a high-drain battery like 30Q or VTC6?
Yep, always that compromise. I bet a dedomed SST-40 would be quite the thrower.
I’d also be interested in knowing the approximate throw in meters.
Just a quick interim update:
What's the difference between Bistro and Bistro OTSM?
That's a question only Lexel and maybe some people that have dealt with the Bistro HD/OTSM source code may be able to answer. Again, I strongly encourage Lexel to chime in and eventually give us more insight as it's crucial to finalize the manual. He has been contacted and asked to reply to those questions mentioned before.
What are the estimate beam distance throw (candela) for the SST40 version and the XPL-Hi version?
I wish I could tell you - or even better - incorporate them into the specs chart. However, Jacky is unable to measure accurate numbers as LS does not have the tools for it. They were never faced with this requirement before, working as a 3PM for multiple brands. They are willing to invest into such devices for future projects, though. AFAIK, there was no prototype available yet that someone from BLF/TLF could have tried out. I'm afraid we need to wait for some BLFers to report their results once they received their lights. Another option would be to send out some more ready-to-manufacture samples to people who have the right equipment but I don't expect this to happen at this point of time.
Currently, there are some loose ends to tie up but hopefully these can be sorted a.s.a.p..
I’m pretty sure the different Bistro versions are just hardware related to how it handles the timing of button presses and stuff. I don’t believe it will make any difference to the end user as far as the user interface goes.
I think both version will perform fairly similiar shouldn’t be much of a difference between the XPL-HI and SST40.