Originally Posted by
Lifer
You might consider that they are doing the best they can with the budget they have to live within. People who love the hobby don't all have large incomes.
I have always tried to buy quality except when I needed (or wanted) something that a quality version just wasn't available. For a long time that's why I built smaller models. I could afford to put quality stuff in them. I couldn't afford to do the same with a giant scale model or even a .90 size model. So I didn't build them.
I was looking at expensive bicycles one day and the guy said, "Be honest with yourself - would you actually buy a bike like this?" Well, I always have in the past. I told him, "I can't afford a Ferrari, but I can afford this bike. It's just a matter of whether I want it or not."
TomCrump is right. Quality costs less than cheap.