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[quote]QUOTE: Originally posted by kbfcsme [quote]QUOTE: Originally posted by dougal But what about rookies? They don't want to spend an hour (or more) building a kit when they could be running trains! [/quote] An hour spent is not a kit! Thats just shaking a box and having stiff fall out right! What some of us "old timers" refer to as a kit starts life as a box of sticks (or brass) and some crude instructions, and ends up a piece of rolling stock, or an engine, or a factory complex, some 20 or 30 hours later! Get yourself an old RedBall, Gloorcraft, or Quality craft kit. They are relatively inexpensive at train shows, 10-15 bucks will get you a nice basic kit. Follow the directions (look at the pictures) take your time and do the VERY BEST job you can. Use lots of sanding sealer to hide the woodgrain, (unless its a wood sheathed reefer)double check all measurements before installing the grabirons, and paint carefully. Even if it comes out halfway decent, you will be prouder of that car that any other in the fleet. You can't get that feeling in a box! Your friends reaction?----------->[:O][wow][C):-)][yeah] [/quote] Thank You Someone has defined what a "kit" is. However this is a skill that not everyone is capable of. Unless they can find someone to take the time to show them. And from what I'm reading not everyone has this as an option.
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