Hope I didn't give the impression I don't like the kit. There are several differences between this and any other cast bucket, obviously. But I'm really happy with it. I have two Fang buckets that I haven't worked on yet, and both of them have a certain amount of twist to the face--I'm happy with them, too, obviously. This kit is much more symmetrical, however. The edges are a good bit softer than on Fang's (I don't own any of the other makers' buckets). I haven't yet done a size comparison with the others, but the most obvious difference is how amazingly light the vac-formed kit is. I have little to compare it to, but aside from assembling the pieces, I don't see how this would conceivably be more work than a resin or fiberglass bucket. Bradleyfett was easy to work with, and I received my kits (I bought two) in half the time of anything else I've purchased from a fan seller on these forums. One of the comments made when these were first being designed was that they'd make great painting practice pieces, if nothing else. I guess we won't know how a painted version stacks up against other models until some of the artists on here show us what it can look like, but I'm very happy so far. If for no other reason than that, for a first-time painter, I feel a lot less intimidated to work on this one than others.