I never knew that it left! There are plenty of members on here that kit bash and scratch build, along with other forums.
There's one in particular that deals with locomotives. All kinds of bashin-n-scratchin' going on there.
Then there's the member on here that builds those fantastic steam locos, along with Dr.Wayne, and a host of others, I don't want to leave anybody out, so I'll stop there.
Mike.
My You Tube
We all know how expensive everything is getting. Smaller layouts more directed at a theme and location that helps limit spending on unnecessary stuff that is becoming the norm. With that, scratchbuilding and kitbashing being a better use of materials and good at spreading the financial impact out of more time. The appeal for it is there in unique location specific structures and less money. There are plenty of youtube videos with scratchbuilding/kitbashing as well. Is scratchbuilding/kitbashing slowly coming back?
A pessimist sees a dark tunnel
An optimist sees the light at the end of the tunnel
A realist sees a frieght train
An engineer sees three idiots standing on the tracks stairing blankly in space