RE: Good builders 'kits'?
Kerry Sterner's Vampire's a real 'builder's model' - kits available from Bellair (sp?). Or there's the Ziroli Panther. Either of these would keep you out of the pub for a while! If you want a (faster) glass/foam type build job, what about an Avonds F-104? Easy model to put together, plenty of easy colour schemes available (if you must deviate from a natural metal finish) and a pretty spectacular model once it's done!
Cheers,
Dick
England