It's really a shame that Tamiya builds and sells such stellar kits, yet feels the need to not continue production on anything high end once the initial small run is done. I guess they figure their loyal followers will just dump the discontinued model in favor of the latest and greatest.
That same marketing concept has also kept me from buying ANY high end Tamiya product over the years, as much as I have wanted to. I can't own a race car with a 6 month shelf-life, parts supply or not. Those eventually (and quickly) disappear, too.
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