aks801, you have us coming out of the wood work now. I'm one of the Midwest guys that Bobby mentioned. I am working on building HM2006, and am loving every minute of it.
Shopped lots of manufactures before settling on HM, liked the originality and the completeness of the kit. The things that some might see as a negative at least going in was the thing I like the most. Although in kit form some of the others are "engineered" to the point that following the build manual is a must. The Hurricane although it can be built that way, leaves enough room to let you choose your own path if you want.
I wanted the "build" with the end result of owning a Cobra.
See my build pictures here:
TMark390's Library | Photobucket
Mark