Since my post, I have read some third party reviews of each manufacturer. While I have seen the examples of inaccuracy on behalf of trumpeter, their new releases seem to be accurate and contain loads of customizable detail. Hasegawa kits have the reputation as being more accurate still, but not nearly as detailed, or so it seems.
rjwood, it seems even among the newer releases by Hasegawa the price does not go much higher than 30. The highest priced examples are around 60-70, and those are the modern jets, which obviously, contain a lot more due to their size in real life compared to WW2 birds.
I would like the ability to customize and detail to my hearts content, but I am not the best and resizing and/or scratch building in order to make a Trumpeter kit more accurate. I am still torn between which company I should choose. However, thank you for all of the replies.
EDIT: also, rjwood, kits that I am interested in are any WW2 plane to be exact. :P I am not entirely picky as I love most all WW2 aircraft, however, I am looking for a kit that is both accurate, goes together well out of the box, and has plenty of detail to play with (aka, different options for different style aircraft of the same model) Thanks
EDIT2: Ok, from what it seems, both the new 1/32 P-47s from Hasegawa and Trumpeter are very highly praised. The only difference is between the offered optional detail, which Trumpeter definitely triumphs in. If anyone has any experience with either of these kits, I would appreciate an overview. Thanks.