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since I've got a challenge to my patience, I built two of the Proto 2000 kits, an NYC boxcar and a PS2 covered hopper. The hopper tried my patience more than once with the very thin diameter parts for the brake lines going into and out of the 3-way valve. The experience I gained on the hopper enabled me to put the boxcar together with a minimum of trouble. I think I gained something by doing it that way, but I did find that I needed to enlarge the holes for the grab irons, etc. in order to get them in more easily. <br /> <br />Most of my stock is R-T-R, though, and as more and more manufacturers are going to R-T-R, I think we're losing something there in the way of a sense of accomplishment, not to mention that kits are somewhat less expensive than R-T-R for the equivalent in quality of the parts.
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