Well, I spent my weekend painting the 1/144 Meteor kit and got it
*almost* done. There's always little bits of things and pannel
lines that's holding me back. Anyway, putting the Meteor and
Dendrobium side by side and you will see why the differences in
price. 
(However, I didn't pay that price for
both of them. Still, I got a much higher percentage saving on the
Dendrobium then on the Meteor possibly due to the price people are
willing to pay for a large 1/144 kit. It could also mean Bandai cut
cost down to make higher profit. 
)
Anyway, here are some pictures, with some questions as always. The
pictures aren't great. But the Meteor was painted with Mr. Colour
(Gundam Colour) and Freedom was painted with Tamiya acrylic.
Dendrobium is not yet painted .
http://www.hobbyfanatics.com/index.php?showtopic=9435
