There is nothing wrong with making parts, but remember that in order for the hobby to grow, vendors need to stay active in business. They are our suppliers, so without them the hobby will eventually be gone. As with anything else. My point was when I got into this hobby about 9 years ago or so, there were build threads all the time. Everyday we could look forward to seeing what Dan, or Streetsquid, or Fyn, or Sevoblast, and a number of many other great builders on this forum were working on. They always shared the work in progress photos and how-to's on here which is how I learned most of what I now know. I remember building my King Tiger and Tiger 1 and wanting to add all the photo etch parts to them. If not for guys like Sev, I'd never have attempted it. But I did and the outcome was great. Watching Squid paint a tank was something I always looked forward to. Fyn building a Sherman and Rex building...well, anything is always a pleasure to watch. Dan always has a way of making use of things in these tanks which gives great ideas to everyone. I honestly feel it has become more of a place to show what guys have purchased or just a place for new guys to ask questions about what tank to buy, which is fine. We always were a tight community and willing to help new guys in the hobby. I just miss the interaction when the threads were filled with building a tank. I have slowed down with posting builds because of the little interest. I find it more fun to share on forums where guys still enjoy these threads.