ShineyM3

You can also just snitch one off of a '69 Camaro as that's exactly what GM did back in 1970. ;-)

Having recently come over from doing mostly armor and some aircraft thrown in to boot, because I wanted to "take it easy" for a while since the rivet counting, especially with armor guys is the norm. The white metal track sets that I have for my 1/35 scale German Panther tank run about $30 alone. Add to that, another $35-$40 for the photoetch sets (I usually use at least 2 or 3 per kit) and then another good $20 on resin bits and you can see how this adds up REAL quick. All of that is ON TOP of the $40-$50 for the kit. Dragon is probably the most widely accepted leader of manufacturers as many of Tamiya's molds were old with inaccuracies that never got corrected. Dragon on the other hand will re-release a kit after even only a year or two just to bring out the updates and fixes of inaccurate parts or dimensions. So wanting to remember what it was like to actually have FUN building a model is what pulled me away for a hiatus from the eye-straining rivet and SERIAL NUMBER counting that frequently goes on with armor. If you really want to have your draw drop, take a look at www.wingnutwings.com . They are a relative newcomer to the model manufacturer world but I can honestly say that this New Zealand based company make the MOST stunning model kits I have seen in any scale by anyone - ever. They are truly a sight to behold.

Their website just says that they're moving, but it's been saying that for a while. Anybody have any news as to what is up with them? I'm running out of stuff to do while hiding from the relatives for Christmas and need to resupply the parts bin. I even noticed that the one Aussie hobby shop that had their goodies on eBay is running out of stuff.