I haven’t been around here much, so I’m just checking to make sure I didn’t miss anything about the parts kits. I’ve been waiting for the “ready” e-mail for about 1 year, so I have to ask. Is this still going to happen? Or has it been called off and I missed something during my hiatus?
Nope. Waiting is still the way to go. Or DIY. You know - buy the parts from Mouser or so 
Some are already receiving their kits at this moment, I know I did 
So yeah, it’s happening.
I’ve not received confirmation either, and am ready to go on board and parts kits when I’m contacted. Waiting…
I’ve built two complete baseboard PCBs using parts that I had already at home.
On two occasions, I found that I had run out of something, or otherwise needed to buy extra parts.
The majority of parts on these boards are very common.
The rest are PICs (quite common) and SID chips (well…)