The Radio Control collection, to build the electric Subaru Impreza was a bit like that, if you subscribed you got the transmitter, if you didnt, you had to supply your own. Just been on the Real Robots website as well, and the collection is finally finishing at Issue 96, about 36 issues after it was originally meant to end .

Jamie

P.S. Gary, can I subscribe please Anythin can be better than my attempts at robots lol. Although will the magazine tell you how to put it together or shall this remain a military secret?