Well, that's one benefit of armor

I've been putting off tackling any of the few armor kits I've accumulated since getting back into the hobby. But yesterday was gross and rainy, and both my aircraft WIPs are in the paint stage. Didn't want to start another aircraft, so I pulled out Tamiya's M4 Early Production. 

Two hours at the bench, I went from a box full of sprues to this:

Definitely refreshing not having to use the Touch-n-Flow and being able to weld so many of the pieces from the inside (or not have to worry about making a mess!).

That and kermit-like build speed...definitely something appealing in this whole dark side thing...