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Originally posted by DPC:
Some will justify not building stuff because they say they don't have the time or the skills but someone had to build that layout of yours , building the bench work and laying the track, unless you have a Jennie in a bottle so you had time for that?
David
I've been in the hobby for over 45 years. I used to get my kicks redetailing locomotives, particularly Rivarrossi HO steam locomotives during the 1980's. Used to do some scratchbuilding and also modifed quite a few kits, stucture and otherwise. One of my pride and joys back then was a junker brass PFM Santa Fe 4-6-4 that I repaired, replaced missing parts and painted.
I started building my current layout when I a field service guy and wasn't tied to a workbench for 40 hours a week. As I've said before, sitting at my bench at work after all day has lessened the appeal of sitting at my bench at home building and/or modifying kits.
I still do some building/modifying/painting, but it happens on a glacial time scale.
So, before you get too critial of us folks that don't build kits willy-nilly, walk a mile in their shoes.
Rusty