ORIGINAL: Gray Beard
For a lot of years I have been on a soap box telling people to make templates of every part in your new kits, save your plans and instructions too. I have been trading these items with friends who build for several years. It's just another way to keep building planes that have been discontinued over the years. Looks like now people may want to think about doing it with kits that are still being cut. Kinko's makes large copies!
Fantastic advice. I was aware of this wisdom for years, but regrettably, never followed suit. Why? Laziness perhaps. But laziness is never a good excuse.
Anyone reading this, take the advice, and make sure you can rebuild any kit by keeping templates, plans, and instructions! I will from now on. Those skyrocketing kit prices are my impetus to do so.