Well, i am grateful for the Taigen brand. They have gotten the hobby on wheels again as far as i'm concerned. The new models they are selling is pushing the other brands to step up production on new models and anything that drives the industry is a good thing. They are also filling a quality gap that many have had a hard time dealing with. Many people just dont have the time money or skill to build a Tamiya kit and dont want or need the head aches of dealing with a hit or miss HL. Taigen gives them the option of getting a good running model OTB with out needing to spend a ton load of extra cash to make it usable.