ORIGINAL: LDM
In addition and for the true builders in this thread , I want you to know that as I admire those who build , I will not place you into a group that denotes the behavior of the threads originator . I actually belive that building has great value and as a person who choose to bash arfs , I stated in another thread that I dont even believe that arfs should be allowed to compete with a build model , regardless of the moderation to the model . You as a group do not need to lower your standards to defend why you build or why its better , true rc modelers already appreciate the unspoken and can see it in your work . We dont need division , we simply participate in some cases thru admiration .
AND you know the true sign of a great builder's accomplishment and the admiration of that work can ultimately be seen in the top form of flattery……imitation…
I am referring to the first A-10 (Jet Model) ever build was a couple of guys, a few years ago… I read about them in Popular Mechanics…retired military, lives in Thailand and set out to make the first twin
turbine A-10…Thousands of hours, totally scratch built…and now after he competes with it in top gun, years later, there are at least 2 ARF’s made from his work…and I see them all over, at my field, in north
FLA, etc…and for someone to flatter you buy spending $30,000.00 on a Jet kit (Or ARF) to duplicate what you did yourself…Wow!
And that is not counting the smaller EDF’s and foamies…these guys must still be smiling ear to ear…as they left their mark on the hobby and have the Top Gun trophy and model to prove it…
And like you say, a real modeler stands in awe when the plane rolls out to fly with 150,000 rivets and weathering and detail you can’t get in an ARF…
Most scrath built models speak for themselves and a true modeler knows that.....