News flash from the Land Down Under:

The line was already 50 people strong yesterday around 1 PM local Aussie time.

By 7 AM there were close to a thousand people in line.

Our teardown team was #53 in line, and the Apple Store only had 40 iPhone 6 Plus models in stock.

But hey, no worries—we got our hands on an iPhone 6 Plus, all thanks to a wonderful Australian iFixit fan named Ricky. Thanks Ricky!

It turns out Ricky is not related to this Ricky.

After our little Apple Store adventure, we skedaddled back to MacFixit Australia, where the teardown's taking place. We want to send out a big thanks to our good friends at MacFixit for letting us use their office. They stock Mac and iPhone upgrades/accessories, and also carry our iFixit toolkits. Thanks MacFixit Australia!