Royal Class = Ebil!

So. Eduard has really become a name in the model kit industry. They're making very good kits, especially World War I aircraft though they've had several WWII aircraft come out, with interesting markings, accurate and generally easy assembly.

They have their standard kit, with some of the photoetch that made their name. They have the weekend editions, with no PE (and a lower price.) They have the twin packs, with photoetch and two kits (obviously.) Then they have their Royal Class kits - with lots of goodies, resin, extras, and a ton of markings... and two kits.

Those royal class kits are evil.

I have both that they've released, the BF-110 (with a wide variety of markings and several versions,) and the F6F Hellcat.

The 110 was bad enough - I'm considering purchasing another standalone kit to use one set of markings. THe Hellcat? Covering both -3 and -5 versions, night fighters, drones, even some foreign markings. After much deliberation, I'm planning (once I have room/time/etc) to make the F6F-3n night fighter and... well, I don't know, probably the French version. (Simple overall blue scheme.) And then... buy some more kits, since I want the two drones as well as the cannon armed -5n.

I'm going to have a regular stack.

Then again, I do buy and build for interesting aircraft and interesting schemes - it's why I've built (and will continue to build) so many Hobbycraft P-36 Hawks. I could fill a few shelves and not have two look alike.

Still - you *know* they had that in mind when they put out the royal class kits. Continued income for them. And when one's on my favourite aircraft list, well....