Post pics when you getem, I'm still saving for my Black Ice but should only take a few months longer then you so I will do the same when I get mine also. Personally, I think that Bowtech/Diamond are just as nice as Matthews.

Make sure you shoot the Marquis if you haven't before you get the Black ice. Both bows are awesome, i am personally going to have a hard time choosing. What bow anyone chooses is going to be personal preferance, Bowtech/Diamond are just as good as Mathews, some will say BETTER!

I shot the General and the Marquis tonight, all I can say is WOW!!! They had a 101st in stock but it didn't have a rest to shoot it. The brace height looks SHORT, I would hate to see what an 82nd looks like. I plan on shooting it when I go back in to the store.
If you are even thinking about buying a Bowtech other than the General I will warn you DO NOT SHOOT the General. After two shots from it I was completely blown away. It was set at 71 lbs with the Fast cams in it, which is a little heavy for me. It was DEAD, I felt nothing from it at the shot, and that was with only a whisker biscuit on it. As far as it not being a speed bow I think that is relative, it was still tagged for 312 fps.
The Marquis was Nice!! it had the slightest felt vibration which after I asked to shoot it with a 6 in stabilizer on it, dropped quite a bit. It is really nice looking bow too, i like the standard Camo pattern on it. The single cam draw was nice too, set at 70 lbs it was a bit heavier than I like. I am going to go back to shot all of them again. And bring a new home when I do

Bowtech IMO is at the head of the pack this year!!

The 101st Airborne has a 7 1/4" brace height.... 1/4" longer than the Marquis that comes in at 7".