Actually,I have to agree with Harry, even IF it IS a die cast,it's STILL a model. I wanted a 41 Chevy coupe, there was one made by Testors, a Die cast, all I did was strip it, repaint it and made it the way I wanted it. It looks pretty nice too. THEN RMR comes out with a Steve Zimmerman mastered coupe, and I bought and am working on it. It IS resin, but hey, it's STILL a MODEL of a 41 Chevy coupe. Some of us enjoy building JUST TO DO IT, so what difference does it make about what media it's made from?