Simon takes PayPal. Just message him on Aliexpress, tell him you are from BLF to get your discount, tell him exactly what you want and then have him send you an invoice through PayPal. Log in to PayPal, pay him and you are golden. 
I bought a blue host from BangGood. As others said, much rather prefer buying from Simon direct but for a single piece, you have to buy 2 -- ugh. With BG, I trust them a whole lot more than GearBest, I can use the BLF 8% code, or use my points. Only thing tracking is extra - believe Simon includes tracking. I'm hoping these Convoys at BG are coming from Simon anyway, so we still are supporting him. I have and will buy from Simon direct for many things, parts, etc., in small volumes.
After the 24% coupon from m4dm4x, the Banggood host is tempting at $9.10.
But they show stock is only expected on the 12th.
Ohh - didn't notice the re-stock. I paid $10.19 w/points I find hard to use - didn't know bout the coupon, nice!
Got mine today. Absolutely flawless and I love the blue. Similar to the shade maglite uses. The switch looks nice, but I prefer a regular rubber boot.
Small white convoy box with LED tint and driver type tagged on the side, foam on the inside, nice lanyard included.
Just received mine.
What a lovely bright deep blue color it is.
Really love these convoys!
Thank you Simon!
Now the rest of the rainbow 
Your item has been processed through our sort facility in ISC CHICAGO IL (USPS) at 2:59 pm on September 5, 2015.
Piece of Cake!
I’m sure that this time next month you’ll have it in your hand! 
-Chuck :evil:
Dammmmn it looks good, can’t wait for mine to arrive
Good comparison shots too
Man those look sweet! I can’t wait to get mine. I spent so much time putting this post together that I didn’t put my order in right away. :weary:
I asked Simon about creating short 18350 tubes for both the red and the blue S2. It sounds like he likes the idea. I don’t have any promises yet but it looks like our chances are good. I suggested he sell them with a new design deep carry clip similar to the BLF A6 clip (but better of course). I Think a shorty S2 with a deep carry clip would be awesome. The bolt on clip currently available for the Convoy S series is a bit of a stinker in my opinion. I suggested he do it in stainless to match the switch cover. There is already an area that would work for clip placement if he used a solid ring instead of a snap on clip. That way you could just add or remove the clip by unscrewing the tail cap.
Though it doesn’t quite fit this gives you an idea what it might look like minus the wings. Just pretend it’s on a short tube and not the standard S2+ I stole from my wife’s purse. 
Can’t wait for my Nichia LEDs to arrive.
That is awesome. That gif is firing me up. Can’t wait to get mine and be that happy.
The switch on my Blue S2+ is wayy nicer than my red one. The switch is taller on the blue one and has a more satisfying click opposed to the mushy feeling of the red one.
Are you sure that your Red S2+ isnt a fake ? As this is pretty much the main difference between the real and fake switch + the obvious material differences (steel vs aluminium).
I didn’t think about that when I first read that post. You may be onto something there sumone. Hey Bugsy, is the switch on your red one stainless or painted silver? Did you by any chance buy it from Gearbust? The switch on the red and blue should be identical. If your red one is a fake you should request they send you a genuine red S2+. If you can post a clear pic of the switch we can tell you in a second if it’s the real or fake. The blue lights haven’t been out long enough to fake yet so I’m sure that one is real.
I actually got it early on in the red release from FastTech, but I’m pretty sure it’s real. The internals look like the “real” pics in the comparisons with the fakes. They look brass opposed to stainless or painted silver.
Regarding the switches, the blue and red look the same except for the switch height.
