Phroosh,
first the answer to the question no one has answered:
you can link to Dwight's image, i believe he gave permission when Armor
passed Aircraft for most posts.
if you add
[ img ]http://www.info.com.ph/~tdwight/Threadhead3.jpg[ /img ]
to your signature after you take out the extra space after the '[' and before the ']'
it should appear, as if by magic. :-)
like so:
on the PE front, i have done very little w/ armor PE, just some grilles that are so
simple to put on, they hardly count (but worth every penny for the improvement).
but i have done the Eduard PE set for the 1/32 Hasegawa Me-163.
it can be trying, but the detail improvement is considerable.
i would recommend starting w/ a small (part count, not scale!)
set for the first time, and seeing how you like it.
the tools (hold and fold or etch-mate) are not cheap, and by the look
of the forum, as many swear AT them as BY them!
i got by w/ a sheet of glass and two utility razor blades for my Komet pieces,
but i think almost all of the 1/16 Tiger crew opted for one of the tools.
you might want to skim that group build thread for comments.
i do recall that people often (but not always!) say w/ the Aber set:
"i am only going to use about half of this stuff"
so, as i said, you might want to start modestly.
good luck, and keep us posted.
ed.