Yeah, the prices just keep getting up there but add in insane shipping at times and it's even worse. A while back I was going to order a couple kits from OldModelKits. Total was $102 for the kits and $105 for shipping. I fail to see any justification for that insanity.
Got the seams on the engine nacelles smoothed out, painted the inside of those and the wings olive drab, glued on the nacelles and assembled the tail. Going much quicker now. I did break the nose wheel off but I'll fix that later.
Got the fuselage halves together. Not too bad on the seams, a little gapping at the nose but most of it fit nicely. Shadows in the pictures make the seam look much worse than it is.