I was just looking over piles of Detail Associates 1:24 model car extras thinking about using them on the Saber engine in the Typhoon. I commented to Brian Bunger, the hobby store proprietor, that you could spend a fortune on detailing a model car. He said sheepishly, "I know." I commented, Of course you do. That's why you own a hobby shop." Many small shops in the USA are gone, and I do whatever I can to keep him prospering. It is a spectacular hobby shop, one of the best I've ever been in. And he, personally, is a terrific modeler, having a number of kit's he's built on display, along with many other including mine. He was one of the founders of the Military Modelers Club of Louisville, KY 43 years ago, which is still going strong today. In fact, membership is at an all-time high. I joined last year per his invitation and have been loving it. So, yes, aftermarket stuff cost a lot, but otherwise it's impossible to make a cottage industry sustainable.