Post by Lee on Aug 14, 2004 0:21:19 GMT 1
The Collector collects built-up models and may graduate to collecting, but not building, kits.
The Hobbiest was a collector who wanted something to do besides looking at his collection so he started building kits. Another reason was that the kits were less expensive than the built-ups.
The Modeler is looking for a challange and goes beyond the kit building to kit bashing and building from scratch.
Of the three, the Collector is by far the most common no matter what the scale. This is the one that most of the hobby industry is trying to sell nowdays. The main reason for going to a smaller scale is space. The question is more detail per piece or more pieces for the collection.
The Hobbiest probably has dropped in numbers because the kits cost as much as the built-ups nowdays.
Also the quality of the built-up is as good if not better than a what a lot of Hobbiest can do.
The Modeler is always looking for a challenge. You will find them leading the way in new scales, new material, new ideas. In model railroading, they are the narrow gaugers.
I had a friend who scratch built a live steam locomotive that really worked in TT scale back in the late '40s, early '50s. He was a modeler.
Today there is a much larger wealth of material and ideas available than ever before. The number of Modelers has not deminished but spread out into even more areas than ever before.
The Hobbiest was a collector who wanted something to do besides looking at his collection so he started building kits. Another reason was that the kits were less expensive than the built-ups.
The Modeler is looking for a challange and goes beyond the kit building to kit bashing and building from scratch.
Of the three, the Collector is by far the most common no matter what the scale. This is the one that most of the hobby industry is trying to sell nowdays. The main reason for going to a smaller scale is space. The question is more detail per piece or more pieces for the collection.
The Hobbiest probably has dropped in numbers because the kits cost as much as the built-ups nowdays.
Also the quality of the built-up is as good if not better than a what a lot of Hobbiest can do.
The Modeler is always looking for a challenge. You will find them leading the way in new scales, new material, new ideas. In model railroading, they are the narrow gaugers.
I had a friend who scratch built a live steam locomotive that really worked in TT scale back in the late '40s, early '50s. He was a modeler.
Today there is a much larger wealth of material and ideas available than ever before. The number of Modelers has not deminished but spread out into even more areas than ever before.
