As an update to my earlier message, I received my Shokai flares today.  Thanks to all of the posts on Hybrid Z, I am so glad I went with that option.  They appear to be very well made and If the fitmnet is as good as they look, I'll be really thrilled.  Only took me about 3 weeks to get them and I got regular updates from RHD.  At the time I ordered, they cost me $308 per set, which seems very comparable (maybe a marginally higher) than the other copies I've seen on line.