Stickbuilder

I cannot believe anyone can be so close minded & ignorant.

I have been modeling aircraft for 19 years, starting at the age of 16.

My first 10 models were scratch built, all balsa, ply, foam, film & paint. Formers etc, cut from ply with a knife, no fancy power tools for me back then. Most of my construction was with PVA glues, as this was all I could afford making burgers at McDonald's after school.

Model #14 was a scratch built ( off Sig plans ) Liberty Sports, including a fibreglass cowl that I made my own mold for. ( Age 18 ).

At the age of 25 I represented my country in an international pattern competition using a kit built glass & foam model.

Now at the age of 35, with a wife ( a very supporting one! ), my own full size aircraft & many other things in my life, I own 4 ARF's.

I am currently "wasting my time" doing a make over on an ARF. I mistakenly thought I could use this project to practice some detailing & weathering methods before moving onto my Pica 1/5 scale Mustang "KIT".

I ( and I am sure many other modelers with ARF's ) take offense to your attitude "Those who can, build. Those who can't, buy an ARF". ( I seem to recall your words were a little less correct than this, but despite your bad english we all got the message.)

You seem to have a wish that this hobby is better to die out with your generation of "kit builders", than to accept new people with whatever type of model they have, & then hope & ENCOURAGE some of them to move on to "kit building" or even scratch building.

Take it from one that you classify "who can't", maybe you need to find something more in your life other than KIT BUILDING.

Cheers

PS. I also play golf & tennis!!!