Mon Jan 26, 2009 11:53 am by ridleynoir
Difficult question. It all depends on what it is you are going to do with it?
My favorites to "play" with are the Hartford PFC m2019 from Japan which you can find occasionally on Ebay for around $600. It has a ton of Chrome and has the weight of a real gun.
You can get a cheaper version, but still tough enough for handling with the Offworld M2019, sold on ebay and Monsters in Motion. I would recommend a repaint on most of these though, because the metal flake paint looks kind of cheesy and hides the metal in it.
If you are more interested in displaying it and want accuracy to the hero gun, Richard Coyle at RACprops.com is working on a new metal version of the gun that is more accurate. His builds are selling for around $800. His resin build up goes for around $400
Sidkit used to sell a nice kit version in a softer pewter, but he is MIA, and his site is down.
The most accurate version I know of to date though is the Tomenosuke Blaster from Japan made of metal and plastic. They may be sold out right now, but some cancellations have opened a few more up for sale. They run $850 for the kit and $1400 for the built-up. Not cheap.
Other Resin kits that I love are Rick Ross's PKD guns. Here are some shots of his work at pflagerkatsumata.com . Unfortunately he is not selling them at this time and the ones on ebay seem to be recasts off of his work of unknown quality. You would have to keep your eye out for them. They are not accurate, but they look cool and are nice to build.
Andy