i myself also is in a tight budget ...tats why i just recently bought a VF-1J (Hikaru type) 1:48 Yummy....think hes cool ....would really want to go with Focker's 1S but someone beat the crap out....so i ended with Hiki.....on the side u cant go wrong w/ any 1:48's or 1:60's ...IMHO!!!