Just finished reading the thread front to back. Just wanted to give a huge shout out to RCKen. Very, very informative. I hope to obtain the skill level that you have some day.

While reading the thread, I was looking at all the hobby sights and put together a pretty good kit. I am going to go with the PT-40. I used to build models as a kid, and am looking forward to getting back into the hobby. Also being deployed with time on my hands really helps get your research done and keeps you from making quick decisions. Lots of time to think about it.

Big thank you to everyone else who put their little tiddly bits of information in. Big help.