Yeah, I've been known to "dumpster dive" for some cool finds and repair them too. People sometimes throw away some easily repaired planes in the heat/anger/frustration/disgust and disappointment of the moment after a crash. I sometimes feel guilty taking the planes out of the trash! It almost feels like stealing!

Even with pretty ugly crashes, it is almost always easier to rebuild than build from scratch in the first place. I once bought a lot of airplanes from an experienced modeler that included a few fairly badly crashed ships. A few weeks later when he stopped by my shop and saw the repaired planes, his eyebrows shot up in surprise, and he was sorry he had sold them to me.

Anyone care to see the pics of my Giant Stik rebuild?

AV8TOR