It's a "he", and the last I heard the Dropfleet models were growing on him. I think that's the term he used.
He is, however, extremely busy with a new(ish) job, and a lot depended on how well the Dropfleet list building needs fit the Dropzone list building approach as he's envisioned it in FFoR.
But that was several months ago... No word recently.
Hopefully he'll check this out soon and opine...
