Why do we fly scale?

Two reasons:

1. I can't see me ever being able to afford a Cessna 180 short of me winning the National Lottery and I stand more chance of dying before next Saturday night than I do of winning, so I'll content myself with a miniture replica and enjoy its flying characteristics.

2. If you're into miltary history you can buld a model which appeals to your national heritage. I'm British and there are lots of Spitfire plans and kits I could build should I want to, fewer Hurricanes, but what of all of those poor sods condemned to fly aircraft like the Bristol Blenheim or Fairey Battle, or BE2c from a previous conflict? If I want to remember those unfortunates I can scratch-build my own replica. Americans could chose a Brewster Buffalo, Curtiss Hawk or SB2C perhaps, Germans the Pfalz, Frenchmen the MS406 or Dewoitine you get my drift.

DD