[jjgilz]

Hey everyone,

I guess you could say I'm doing "research" but I was more interested in what you think about custom/exclusive Hobby Master models. It's no secret that they are REALLY expensive to do. But I also think that it has a neat effect of expanding our addictive hobby with a model that normally might not be made. In the past, I don't think I was any more likely to buy a model if it was an exclusive by a certain store, sometimes I used to be less likely to buy one if only a certain store sold it. But I've recently bought a few exclusives from other stores for myself. In any case, I'm just curious as to what you think about custom models. Do you like them? What factors do you consider when you decide whether to get one? If you were able to pick any custom model, what would you do?

Right now my top 4 I would consider are:
1.) F-4 Jolly Rogers
2.) Pardo's Push F-4
3.) A-10 flown by Maj Kim Cambell
3.) Test Colors A-10 (from the A-9 and A-10 competition), that hideous 70s clean bluei-sh white prototype color!

From a fans perspective, I would love to have all 4 of my top 4. From a retailers perspective, I think it has to justify the intial investment of the equivalent of a BMW 3 series...ie-it would have to be a good enough exclusive to actually sell!

Random late night thoughs/dreams!

Have a good night,
Jeff