Just got my Scorpion 1000 Mg today (from Specialty Tackle). Realy nice reel. Very light, very smooth. External 4x4 SVS brake adjust like the original Scorpion 1000. Magnesium frame and AntiRust bearings along with the same wiffle spool as the Antares AR. Casts like a dream.

Ed at Specialty Tackle has the Alphas in stock. He says that it is a fine reel.

BTW, the Scorpion 1500 is the one that was discontinued a couple of years ago. It is identical to the Curado 200 BSF, just a different color.