When you break it down to price per kit, its not to bad, some of those kits you can get for less, some a lot more, so it evens out I guess, oh well, I bet half of the kits will be back on Ebay with high price tags
Yes there is a difference, well there is with Tamiya regular and fine primer, the fine primer goes on so much smoother then the regular primer , get a couple of plastic spoons a spray one with each, then after it dries feel them, and you will notice the difference
All you need to do is just go over the body with 800 grit paper , then primer, you dont have to sand, but it will help the primer stick much better, but that is up to you
I have to noticed that about snapper kits as well, kind of odd, but I am sure there is a reason behind it, I guess I dont know this, but what is it to look for to see if its soft plastic?
To be fair, its just not Revell either, one of the reason's I switch to Tamiya was that all new Japanese kits are the same way to , the craze/etch very easy if you use hot primer , I dont like getting less for more , I would much rather buy Dupli/Plastikot primers.