Hi E, I hope you'll share some pictures with all here when you take them
One of the nice things about these being 1/48 scale is that being one of the main kit scales there is all the GSE and diorama accessories we could ever want available, even well detailed figures for pilots and groundcrew, and external ordinance. I do hope the wheels will hold up over time, but I know what you mean when you feel the weight of a model like the F4..... The WW2 fighters are not so bad but the larger jets weigh a tonne. I used to take the easy way out and use decals for the invasion stripes, the worst scheme to paint for me was the Swedish air force, it used to take a couple of days to build a Draaken or Viggen then a couple of months to paint that camo pattern, but it does look good when finished. Tiger stripes too, what a nightmare painting those Tiger meet jobs! I can't agree more about hoping that CDC do well, they don't seem to have a very go ahead marketing policy as I just fell on this range by accident one day when I saw one my local hobby store owner bought for his own collection, and when he showed me the catalogue and just how many models they make I was amazed. I read a few aviation journals, and while most other model makers advertise or send models for review, but until about two months ago I'd never seen CDC mentioned at all. Also, many aircraft model shops have never heard of them, my own feeling is that if CDC were a bit more up front in advertising these and tried to get a larger number of dealers on board these would sell like hot cakes. Take care,
Justin