Beautiful model - and anybody who thinks the price is extravagant ought to work it out on a per-hour basis. This guy isn't going to get rich by selling models for prices like that.
I used to be proud of the fact that, having been born near-sighted, I didn't need much in the way of magnification to pursue my hobby. (I had trouble recognizing my wife from across a room, but I could build models without any sort of optical help.) Now that I've entered the bifocal years I can't do that any more - and the need for magnifiers is driving me crazy. Well, come to think of it, several facets of post-middle age are doing that....
Youth, talent, hard work, and enthusiasm are no match for old age and treachery.