Hi, well I've been usings my Aztek for many years now with no problems, I would say I'd recommend them to anyone but having read some of the comments here I'm in two minds about that. Mine was purchased for me by a Kodak employee from Kodak in the late 80's / early 90's (I've lost track). Obviously mine is a very early model and it seems fairly bullet proof provided it's kept clean. My suggestion, if you can get an early second hand model (pre Testors) then you'd probably be OK. As an aside, I've put all sorts through mine from inks and acrylics, ceramic stains and thin glazes and modelling en