all is good my friend... its looking like its a choice between the Xion $99.oo kit and the Battleground Toys kit for $137.oo (thank you TheBennyB).. the Xion kit is the lesser of the two in detail and price.. and I am not sure yet if its even available (the site says its not) tomorrow I am expecting to hear the veredict on that one...
the Battle-grounf kit is really nice, but expensive... and I really wonder how committed I am to this build... we will see shortly... Thanks again, Joe