paul,
I have not seen the new model you picked up post a pic! One thing about the Jap. models, You won't be able have it worked on for warrenty repair. I was thinking of getting a scorpion untill my Shimano rep, Phil said I would be on my own for any problems. I ended up with another Curado 200. The Calcutta series are great reels except for one thing, the metal side plates will pull the heat right out of your hands. The Morrum reels from garcia do have a fatal flaw, the over sized bearing next to the spool gives out under heavy pressure. My 4000 broke down after one trip to te vedder.