Originally Posted by
flycatch
Scratch building or building from a kit will never die but those who do are becoming less in number. Reminds me of the day when people made their own clothes. Our hobby has progressed at an alarming rate brought about by outsourcing our industry and making all things related affordable to the average hobbyist. One thing that will never change is the person behind the sticks.
I'd have to say that the availability of decent and not too expensive RTFs and ARFs has the potential to allow more of the "younger set" to become interested in what will be a dieing hobby without them.