No, it's more like a fire engine red.  It does look a bit orange in the pictures next to the light hardwood or cardboard, but in person I don't really see any orange.  The RGB number is 239, 62, 66 so it's not a pure red.  I have a few more pics, but they don't really have anything to do with XMI Play so I'll start a build thread.

Yippee! Frame came today.  The box was in good shape, and when I picked it up, it felt like an empty box.  



Packaged pretty much like SN's frame- bubble wrap cocoon, dropout protectors, and seat post plug.  The wrapped up frame was inside a large plastic bag, along with the headset taped down in a bubble wrap pouch.





The paint is not perfect, but it is really good.  They did have a poor masking job on one side of the BB and on the headset area, so there was a bit of overspray.  The BB threaded in fine- I did not need to chase the threads or clean it up at all.  The headset cups had a little more, and the bearings had a lot of resistance.  I used a felt polisher to clean them out.  Afterward, the headset bearings slipped in easily.





Here it is with the fork, a RockShox SID RLT.  Pretty anxious to ride it, so once I get the fork in I'll have to put the wheels on and take it for a spin as a push bike.



Overall I'm very satisfied- Thanks Peter!  Communication was good, and I got it 16 days after ordering.

$4000 to $5000 makes it pretty easy, even for a full suspension.  XTR or XX1, a top of the line fork, and carbon wheels (though maybe not the most expensive ones) should get you in under $5000, even with a few replacement parts. 

Please do post your components list along with where you got them and price if you're comfortable sharing, but if you really want to challenge the group ask for help keeping it under $2000:)

The page Peter sent didn't work on my iPad, but on a regular PC browser it shows up fine-

http://blog.sina.com.cn/s/blog_5f9142c70100piqn.html

I ordered an IP-057 painted in Pantone Red 185C.  It shipped yesterday, about 1.5 weeks from ordering.  Peter sent pics-

My Red Chiner!

Any tips on preventing a big gouge in the bottom bracket area and scratches along the chainstays?  I'm planning to use a 2x10 setup, and I'm sure I can find a way to get the chain in contact with the frame at some point. 

I was planning to use the 3M mastic tape on the chainstay.  Should I also put some around the BB, or is there a better solution to protect from a dropped chain or chain suck, short of never getting the bike dirty?

Thanks- I'm asking for a solid color, so it's pretty simple if I can find the right one.

One more question- for those of you that got painted frames (is Carbon Dude the only one?), how did you choose the color?  Peter sent me a link that supposedly has the colors ( blog.sina.com.cn ) , but no images show up and all the text is Chinese.

Thanks to those that have shared their build pics and parts lists- especially carbon Dude and Sitar Ned.  They have been a big help in figuring out just what I'm getting into. 

I'm planning to get an XT M785 crankset, and wanted to be sure I specify the correct BB shell.  Is the BSA the correct one to specify?

For the wheels, I'm planning to go with regular QR skewers, so I assume I need to ask for the 135 mm rear. 

I'm leaning toward the IP-057- am I correct that it can be setup for the regular 135 wide QR wheels?