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Recently I've been watching a series of locomotive building DVD's whch I got from Charles Emerson (Thanks Charles much appreciated) I have always wondered how to go about properly constructing brass and white metal kits and now have a pretty good idea of how it should be done. So now feel a bit more confident about having a go. I then had a look at some kits and the prices exceed many ready to run equivelants. This is before I buy wheels motor and everything else that is not included.
I still want to have a go as it seems a bit of a challenge and I think I would enjoy it but I can't help wondering what are the benefits of paying extra for a kit that will have to be constructed, where there is a lot of scope for stuffing up, when you can have the finished model off the shelf and ready to run for less money?
Now five years ago, when RTR models were not as detailed as they are today, I could have understood going for the kit option if you were one of those people who were skilled enough to make a good job of it. However today RTR models are very detailed and that benefit seems diminished. I just wondered what others preferences were and if the experienced kit builders amongst us could point out some of the benefits to building kits as opposed to just buying one off the shelf
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I still want to have a go as it seems a bit of a challenge and I think I would enjoy it but I can't help wondering what are the benefits of paying extra for a kit that will have to be constructed, where there is a lot of scope for stuffing up, when you can have the finished model off the shelf and ready to run for less money?
Now five years ago, when RTR models were not as detailed as they are today, I could have understood going for the kit option if you were one of those people who were skilled enough to make a good job of it. However today RTR models are very detailed and that benefit seems diminished. I just wondered what others preferences were and if the experienced kit builders amongst us could point out some of the benefits to building kits as opposed to just buying one off the shelf
