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Hi Scott. I wouldn't let a couple bucks in the price affect my choice for a ship model..the price, once you factor in the time that a ship will take to build (200 to 800 hours), becomes rather secondary. Cost per hour, even with the expensive kits, is really quite low.

It is VASTLY more important to choose a subject that will sustain your interest over an extended build time! This is probably the most important factor when choosing a ship model in my opinion, not the price.

When I build a Yamato a few ago, I started reading "Requiem for Battleship Yamato" by Yoshida Mitsuru while doing the build and it became a most enjoyable tandem experience...read about the ship (its a GREAT book btw) and then work on the model! Fun! And thats what its all about.

<blockquote data-quote="ComfortablyNumb" data-source="post: 171947" data-attributes="member: 10848">Hi Scott. I wouldn&#039;t let a couple bucks in the price affect my choice for a ship model..the price, once you factor in the time that a ship will take to build (200 to 800 hours), becomes rather secondary. Cost per hour, even with the expensive kits, is really quite low. It is VASTLY more important to choose a subject that will sustain your interest over an extended build time! This is probably the most important factor when choosing a ship model in my opinion, not the price.When I build a Yamato a few ago, I started reading &quot;Requiem for Battleship Yamato&quot; by Yoshida Mitsuru while doing the build and it became a most enjoyable tandem experience...read about the ship (its a GREAT book btw) and then&nbsp; work on the model! Fun! And thats what its all about. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile&nbsp; &nbsp; :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></blockquote>

[QUOTE="ComfortablyNumb, post: 171947, member: 10848"] Hi Scott. I wouldn't let a couple bucks in the price affect my choice for a ship model..the price, once you factor in the time that a ship will take to build (200 to 800 hours), becomes rather secondary. Cost per hour, even with the expensive kits, is really quite low. [u]It is VASTLY more important to choose a subject that will sustain your interest over an extended build time![/u] This is probably the most important factor when choosing a ship model in my opinion, not the price. When I build a Yamato a few ago, I started reading "Requiem for Battleship Yamato" by Yoshida Mitsuru while doing the build and it became a most enjoyable tandem experience...read about the ship (its a GREAT book btw) and then work on the model! Fun! And thats what its all about. :) [/QUOTE]

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