I can confirm that usually the TRF kits are produced in one big batch, and are subject to a second production run if the kit deems it necessary. I can tell you that this happened with the TRF416X and TRF416WE recently. Tamiya USA ordered a LOT of TRF201s so I would be surprised if Tamiya Inc has actually discontinued them as they do not discontinue a number until the majority of the world is out of stock.
The carbon fiber Tamiya uses is made in San Diego, CA as well which is another reason for the lag time between runs in certain TRF kits.
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