Quote Originally Posted by alamo5000 View Post
The question is, if I go ahead and buy a lower, engrave it, and file... if I am off in some other country for a while is it going to be some big pain in the ass or what?

If I get a couple of key components (at the very least) I could possibly finish out the build later on.
It won't matter where you are when it gets approved. Cool thing is that if it is approved when you're gone you can build it when you get home....