but it's not for collecting. I intend to build every one of those kits, and a few of them are as accurate as anything available in our scale now. The Bandai M12/M30 kits are quite good but need detailing. If Tamiya or someone else brings out a replacement for an older Bandai kit, I'll sell the Bandai.
I correct the aspects that look bad to me, but I'll admit that, at 68.5 years, the days of wanting to correct everything possible, no effort or time-frame spared, are not in my demographic - sorry, Gaston..... I have over 250 kits and conversions, and if I spend six months on each one, I'll have to live another 125 years. Ain't gonna happen.....
Even the old Bandai Matilda is not that bad, but you do have to watch fit and detailing that is dodgy here and there. Some of the Bandai kits take smoe work putting together, especially since even the newest samples of those kits are a dozen years old, and they were done on tired molds. The good stuff is mostly 25-30 years old, and storage can play havoc with plastic.
I turned in the Rx for my close-up modeling glasses today and should have them on Tuesday. So, we may be in business soon. On the ID side, I lost a bid for the vacuum equipment I need, and can't afford the alternative, so there may be delays, or I may just sell the line again. I feel guilty not being able to manage this as a going concern, and it just may be easier to throw the stuff to someone who's prepared top work on it on a regular basis.
Besides, I have a project I want to try, but it's experimental, and having to turn out kits will only delay it. I'm going to try some quick parts molding to see if it turns out at all, and how long it takes. I will be making parts for my own use, and if they are of general interest, I will be offering them on Track48, sort of Faxon-like.....
I have over 250 kits and conversions, and if I spend six months on each one, I'll have to live another 125 years. Ain't gonna happen.....