I'm assuming that isn't all that Tone said since he is selling the SC kits. This noise (I believe) is only noticeable on the older kits, and from what both John (Featherfoot), others at Alpine, and Tone have told me is that it is the bearings, or a clearance of the splines...
Anyway, check both these threads:
http://www.vehicross.info/forums/sho...rcharger+noise
http://club.vmag.com/ubb/Forum39/HTML/003314.html
Still, I am assuming Tone didn't try to make you weary of the SC because of the noise it makes... right?
By the way, very nice artwork! I got a little excited when I saw that you had done some Spawn work. I have some of the first Spawn comics and, well, I haven't collected or even really LOOKED at any in like 15 years. I have a lot of Image and Valiant comics just sitting in my attic!!!