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Walther's position on Kit vs Ready To Run freight & passenger cars.
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mdemt, <br />The few brass pieces I have purchased were ready to run, abeit either laquared brass or factory or custom painted. There is no assembly. Also, they come very "road specific". I mean, I model Northern Pacific, and purchase items which have been modelled after N.P. prototypes, so no super detailing is involved. That's one of the beauties of brass, you don't need to kit ba***o get what you want. Now, if your talking about disassembly previous to painting or simply painting the item, there are painters that can do this for you. Also, brass holds, and in some cases can appreciate in value. Maybe one of the detriments to brass is that it can be an investment. Therefore you bring collectors into the market and this can inflate prices. <br /> <br />CNJ831 stated above that they didn't think there were more than 1,000 people whom participate in brass in the country. I would guess this to be an understatement! There are generally between 800-1,000 brass pieces for sail on Ebay, alone, let alone the other hobby shops which deal in brass.
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