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Old 10th March 2010, 13:45
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Hi John,

What kits do you make? I have some doubt as to whether the RTR would always be better than the kit loco.

I have had a discussion on another forum about this as to plastic v metal for locomotives and stock. There is something indefinable about the mass depicted in a metal model. I have put indentical models together, kit and RTR and - regardless of detail - the metal kit looks heavier and more workmanlike.

I might start a thread on this, one other thought came from a professional photographer. A plastic mould is almost perfect in every detail and can look artificial whereas a metal model has many minor imperfections, like the prototype. An thoughts?
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