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justin · 09-29-2001, 05:47 AM

I think Ozz has hit the nail on the head for my own attitude too when he mentions the word lazy

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I do still enjoy making the odd kit as it's a nice way of unwinding and spending our depressing English winter days, but I'm too lazy to do many. Another factor for me is price. Airfix, Revell, Monogram, Italeri and others used to make kits of almost anything in the world, things like Avro Ansons, Lockheed Hudsons, Boulton Paul Defiants, basically anything from WW2 and they were affordable. OK they were basic, but half of the fun was the extra effort in improving the detail. Now the kits from Tamiya, Fuji, Hasegawa are incredible, almost perfect, but they're XXXXXX expensive too, it's sad. Also when I look at the price and detail of a CDC Armour 1/48 model, I think "why bother?"

Take care,

Justin

09-29-2001, 05:47 AM	#10
justin Insane Collector Join Date: Feb 2000 Posts: 2,005	I think Ozz has hit the nail on the head for my own attitude too when he mentions the word lazy . I do still enjoy making the odd kit as it's a nice way of unwinding and spending our depressing English winter days, but I'm too lazy to do many. Another factor for me is price. Airfix, Revell, Monogram, Italeri and others used to make kits of almost anything in the world, things like Avro Ansons, Lockheed Hudsons, Boulton Paul Defiants, basically anything from WW2 and they were affordable. OK they were basic, but half of the fun was the extra effort in improving the detail. Now the kits from Tamiya, Fuji, Hasegawa are incredible, almost perfect, but they're XXXXXX expensive too, it's sad. Also when I look at the price and detail of a CDC Armour 1/48 model, I think "why bother?" Take care, Justin