I just wanna quickly add my two cents (pennies to the Brits. lol) about the whole Maisto/HW/Bburago vs AutoArt/Kyosho/Exoto debate.
Everyone knows that the latter companies stated above are more known for quality and the former are more known for their mass production.
Take a look at eBay, and you will see that Bburagos/Maisto all tend to be cheaper, and that AutoArt style models are more for the collectors. Hell, I buy from all these companies (havent got an Exoto model, YET!), I just tend to feel that the AutoArt/Kyosho models are the ones that will have a higher value in years to come due to the quality and attention to detail.
to twistedspoon & blackz28:
I also just signed up to that diecastaholics forum, what are your usernames there? Mine is ViperVenom (a nickname I hope to change to here on GTP one day.)