Posted by Bruce Beveridge on October 31, 1999 at 17:37:32 in 199.179.172.35 :
In Reply to: new "gold" kit posted by derek on October 30, 1999 at 23:19:30:
I went back to the Hobby show to speak with Al Trendle again today. He told me that the new Minicraft kit does NOT include GMM specific photo etched parts at all. The photo-etched parts he has included were made by another company and are ONLY the rat lines and the railings. He did not want to compete with Loren Perry as Loren is a friend of his. The photo -etched parts in the new kit are excellent but they are for those of you who do not have the access or who don't care to get as detailed as far as the GMM stuff . You need to purchase The GMM stuff to get the whole thing. AGAIN: The new Minicraft Deluxe edition only containes railings and rat lines! this means that the stairs are still the old plastic ones, railings and rat lines only.
Bruce