Yes, these are old kits. Just to give you an idea of the detail level that modern kits have reached, check out the "vanila" build pics on Halinski's site:
http://www.halinski.com.pl/indexgb.php?link=8. The Dauntless (sixth from the bottom) is the most detailed aircraft in paper I've ever seen. In 1:33 scale it has about 1500 parts...
Thank you for all your kind words.