nurch.. im a big novak fan also and i was out of the hobby for awhile myself. since my reutrn i belive that castle creations with their MMM combos are where its at for now. i have not gotten myself one as of yet but i will more than likly go with MMM from here on out. im into 1/10 onroad and 1/8 offroad and they have gooten both classes covered very well. i have heard nothing but good thing about castle creations so they will get my money as soon as uncle sams repays me