YES THEY ARE but i now like to buy the big scale kits like barry w  on here with his 1/32 hurricane  as im gettin old an may soon have to finish up modeling so im buyin an building these very costly kits as at the end i can at least say i had a good time in my hobby an my wife dont mind even though she is a decade younger than me she just says buy what you want an be happy an she bought me that big 1/32 tomcat as cant take the dosh with you lol

chrisb