Carson Dyle
Sr Member
HA! Sorry for the confusion, Adam. Yes, I meant Bandai -- although I was also thinking of Tamiya in terms of how crisp, sharp, and scale-appropriate the raised detailing and panel lines on their military models tend to be. These Japanese companies really set the standard. But it comes at a price. I mean, the detail on Bandai's Stardestroyer (for example) is extraordinary, but at 1/5000 scale the $150.00 kit (appox.) is pretty small relative to your average Moebius sci-fi kit -- so small, in fact, it's almost impossible to install the ISD's light kit without incurring light leaks. Sorry for the slightly OT digression, but it goes to the issue of quality and scale vs. price. There's room for improvement with almost any mass-produced injection-molded sci-fi model, but all things being equal I think the guys at Moebius do a pretty good job. Hell, the very existence of the company's "2001" models constitutes a minor miracle.
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