1) HM makes superior models! I like everything about them. any shortcoming listed below for other makers does not exist on any of my HMs. I will always make HM my first choice.
2) I don't like exposed screw holes (Franklin Mint).
3) I don't like all the nitnoid little pieces that Carosel 1 includes. But at least they provide plugs for the screw holes. What is up with the two swastika decals for the Galland 109E vertical stab? I thought I did not receive a canopy with one model until an extensive search turned it up.
4) I like a choice of gear down or gear up. Franklin Mint offers a choice: gear down or gear down. But I will need some plastic cement to fix the LH MLG on the Carosel Tomahawk II.
5) I like the little extras, collectors portfolio or model card included though I wish they would make more effort such as a little artwork.
6) I very much like the display platforms that Carosel provides. Two thumbs up!
7) The 190D must have had a tiny tiny cockpit or else Barkhorn needs to lose weight and sit less like a lady.
I like how HM does not put huge moldings on the bottom of the airplane to announce who made it.9) The Stuka was a big, mean looking SOB. No wonder it scared the hell out of Europe.
10) I wish Korea had hobby shops. It would have been nice to see the models before I bought them.
11) I like dealing with Flying Mule.
12) The only model with a scratch was the FM Hurricane Mk II. And the "7" on the rear fuselage looks like a confused "?".
13) I need more models.