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[quote]QUOTE: Originally posted by 4884bigboy [What's the big deal with RTR locomotives and rolling stock? [/quote] I must claim that I am in the Kit Building Camp. Here are my bones of contention with ready to run/ready to install model railroad items. 1. They are more expensive than kits of similarly detailed items. 2. They are harder to customise because if you want to change something. You have to dissassemble it in order to re work it. While this isn't that big a deal on Rolling Stock. Ready to Install buildings it causes serious problems, Instead of changing them on the sprue, It has to done another way. 3. All the "Fun" is gone. 4. I personally have terrible luck with ready to run purchases. Every piece of RTR equipment that I was given or have broke down and purchased. (Just for sake of comparison. I am only discussing "New" items) Have had what I deem to be serious quality control issiues. 5. If everything goes to ready to run. Who is going to put the Model in Model railroading? We will have to change it to Miniature Railroading. Just how I feel about it. James
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