ORIGINAL: reo
Hi Jim, I agree, the 'elitist' attitude is, thankfully, not wide spread. ....R
Ron,
I have only met one fellow who thought I would be impressed with the cost of some of his models, and he was certainly trying hard to "impress me" by stating numerous times how much this and that cost him.
I am not a wealthy guy by any streatch of the imagination, but I do have a few expensive (relatively speaking) models. I usually feel a little guilty when talking to spectators who ask how much my jet cost, or one of the larger IMAC planes... I try and play it down... instead trying to explain that you can get into the hobby a lot cheaper.
People who think money and having expensive models/equipment buys respect in the hobby are only fooling themselves...
(of course having expensive models doesnt mean you are the above... its generally pretty easy to tell the difference)
AJC