I think my whole issue on the subject is when someone diminishes my model building efforts with some off-the-cuff remark like, "That's a nice little model", and walks back to his giant scale ARF. I build most all of my models from the ground up and to hear such a back-handed compliment like that kinda sticks in my craw, you know? I love building and flying model airplanes. I guess the non-modelers out there will never understand what true aeromodeling is really all about.