Hi all,

Given that we should all be concerned about the rising cost of kits and the imminent decline in cheap oil by propducts (which our hobby is heavily dependent on), we can now look forward to...

kits made of wood

Not a "tree-hugger," but anything that will help us, our world, and our environment has got to be good. If the material is as fine as extruded plastic, then why not??

Hope to hear more about this process.

Mike

Don't sweat it. Soy plastics (or something like it) would probably fill the bill. Plastics are such a part of our lives that chemical companies will have more eco-friendly replacements handy when it becomes economically necessary.

You had better worry more about the market graying and the number of producers drying up because of a shrinking consumer base rather than being priced out of a hobby (as hobbies go its definitely on the cheap side.)

I consider myself a _young_ modeling hobbyist.

... and I'm 41!