1. yes, it swivels 2. it is M10 or whatever it is with compatible thread pitch to allow you to attach any of the trick tips that are designed for LM wands, e.g. the latte blade or whatever its called, there's a whole raft of them on the mkt now 3. i have photos already, albeit not of the finished production machine, but of a fully working prototype that looks the same as the production machine, but without the glass sides or correct grips or lever or bridge for the drip tray, different to the working model pictures that have already been posted. when i am sure of our 'on sale' date i will post these pics as we need to be able to move very quickly as soon as they are in the public domain 4. to me pre-orders mean asking people to put money on the table. i don't want to do this until i am sure of the release date. as i have mentioned, its all hands to the pump to get it on sale in sept 5. yes nakeds will def be avail - the forged PFs are really nice if you are familiar with how crappy the plating is on most of the cast PFs, its the little things like this that i think make a big difference to how you feel about a machine when you get it out of the box for the first time btw, i know there will be plenty of people sitting there thinking, boy i hope you're not afraid of heights son because you've set yourself up for an awfully big fall if it doesn't go to plan. we'll make mistakes & we'll get things wrong, but we won't just shrug our shoulders and say they're all like that, or we have never had any complaints before about it. we'll sodding well fix/replace & get it on a courier to you as fast as we can because for the first time ever we will have the ability to do so.