I build my own kits from plans. Other then the hand tools like the zona saw and razor knife my number one tool is a nice scroll saw and a cheap HF belt/disc sander. I belong to a wood working club and have pretty much any tool you can name but for models the only time I bother with the wood shop is for sanding during the winter, during the summer i do my sanding outside of my own shop. That way I don't get all that dust on my planes. I do cut my own hard wood spars and stringers on the table saw at the wood shop but other then that I can't think of any reason to use one. Not very often at least.