sadly ,if you havn,t already heard that the driving force of the one of two american photoetched companies is gone . tom ,of toms modelworks has passed from this plane . tom , as one of many who have spoken with you and used your product, i,m gonna miss you , we in the hobby have lost a real bulwark of our hobby . my heart goes out to his family ,friends , and those who worked with him daily . . my work on model ships that will use his products that i have already on hand will be my testament to his skills too .. tankerbuilder