Scale competition was one of the strong driving forces for building .

Unfortunately, they have also surrendered to the ARF force. Even in Expert Class, a repainted ARF is allowed and accepted to comply with the "Builder of the Model Rule".
You really have to enjoy building to swallow that your 2 year work is competing against a nice paint job.

Competitions like the JWM eliminated the Rule, thus making it a fistfight between profesional builders.

Another consideration nowadays is the huge difference in pain between crashing an ARF and crashing your long hours of proud work.

So, I guess it all comes down to personal satisfaction and pride as the only reasons for building. And I am sure that there are a lot of us doing it.


Jack