[Uncle Erik]

The Bottlehead kits are point-to-point.  Don't be afraid of it.  PCBs are clean-looking and labelled, but point-to-point works well.  You have to plan ahead a bit, but it gives you a lot of flexibility for parts.  Axial or radial caps are no problem.  You can build very compact circuits, too.  No worries about damaging a trace, either.  Damaged wires come right out.  You can place parts where you want them.
 
Don't worry too much about HV, either.  Standard safety procedures will keep you safe.  I bring new toys and restorations up slowly with a variac and an isolation transformer.  If something goes wrong, I can kill the power without touching the chassis.  I take measurements by clipping alligator clips to the test points with the power off.  I don't stick probes into a live chassis.  Be mindful and you can push risk down to practically nothing.

 

[shrimants]

I just cant get over how sexy the bijou kit looks. Am I right in thinking the bijou kit is high current? If I were to build any of the bottlehead kits it would be the SEX. That would make the most sense for me, considering i'll be experimenting with passive speakers and such.