RE: MonoKote, problems taken care of?
Curious, where did you hear that monokote was going downhill? Have used both mono and ultra/orocover and they each have unique properties. If you are comfortable with mono from past experience I would start there. Orocover/Utracote will stick a bit to your work wehn you lay it out ( can be VERY handy) and shrinks up nicely like mono. One major advantage to mono is in laying graphics over the monokote. Really easy to make graphics out of mono stick with windex then light heat or acetone. Doesn't work as well with ultra.
My $0.02
Eric