You're welcome Jim. If you do some looking around over there you'll find a few familiar faces such as cmpang, danl, predreadnut.
Do yourself a favor & stay away from the subs unless you want to give up your tanking budget for a few years to come. Even the plastic conversions like a Revel Gato will set you back $$$. Best to think about something that brings both hobbies together like a 1:16 LCT.
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