Mind you, I am not complaining, but holy cow Batman we sure are getting buried alive by all the 350 scale offrings rolling out. So far this year I have bought the Nagato, Kongo, San Francisco, and Reicheliou. They have released a Haruna and within the next month or 2 we can expext the Akagi, Kirishima, Ise, and the Repulse. Then there is the Shokaku, Fuso, and Prinz Eugen that have been announced. Man oh man the costs for the kit with adequate PE and the space required to put these puppies out on display. I sure would like to be that fella. Oh I also forgot about the time. I think Dade and Frank are the only ones that can keep pace. Of course my problem is all the Armor kits I want to build as well. Like an M1a1 AIM and a 155 set up with gun , tractor and figures.

I think Dade and Frank are the only ones that can keep pace. Of course my problem is all the Armor kits I want to build as well. Like an M1a1 AIM and a 155 set up with gun , tractor and figures.

We don't even know what Trumpeter has planned other than the Prinz Eugen. They won't do Japanese, but all those US and British cruisers as well as European BB's and CV's still give them plenty of material to draw from.

Oh I also forgot about the time. I think Dade and Frank are the only ones that can keep pace. Of course my problem is all the Armor kits I want to build as well. Like an M1a1 AIM and a 155 set up with gun , tractor and figures.

You know, I'm an armor and plane modeler also, but have spent all my time on ships over the past couple years (amazing I got that Betty and Ho-Ro done). I really feel your pain since by the same token, there are a bunch of tanks in my stash waiting to be built, but I can't figure out how to squeeze them in.

I'm with Dade on this one, (keeping in mind that there's no way I could ever keep up with Dade's builds!!)

If you build OOB, yes you can build quickly, but any sort of detailing sets me back to months worth of modelling on one model. My Nagato is sitting idle until I complete my current work contract away from home (not going to risk damaging that beauty with 1000km round trip drives every week) and it has over 200 hours of build time on it, and is only half completed!

The models coming out in the near future all look great, but reality is setting in and I will purchase the new releases only after I have completed the current crop. As I stated recently, my Nagato now sits at $600,.... that's folks is a lot of money tied up on the shelves collecting dust.