Lots of discussion. BUT... How about we ask for brass, tin, aluminum or steel castings and forget about diecast all together. With the thousands of items being made and the potential for thousands in the future, cost increase should be negligible. We keep hearing how new items are not produced using old parts. How everything is costly due to "new tooling".
How bout the mfg "new tooling" include new material. .....Hybrid,.... steel, aluminum, brass, and tin. ( all will have the desired effect of weight and metal...which is what is "required" by most hobbiests).
