Unbilt C-3 cap tester

[J. M. Blackmon]

I once had a neighbor who collected HO model trains.  He had the brass ones, the
Japanese-made ones, ones from Europe, special events gear, etc.
You get the idea.  The only problem was/is:  he just looked at them.  He'd take them out of
their nice boxes, admire them, and put them back again.  All the while he'd speak of how
they'd be so much more valuable...." someday".

On the other hand, I bought the cheaper ones, looked at them a bit, found out my son was
racing them down the track at full speed to a sharp turn and watching the wrecks.  I'd say my
boy had fun, while I had frustration.  But they were operated and enjoyed.

It seems strange to me to not build a kit- because it was made to build.

Which brings us to the familiar:  It takes all kinds.  Or: Whatever floats your boat.  And
again:  Different strokes for different folks.

Enjoy them as you will!

Jeff



Jack Crenshaw wrote:

> I agree.  FWIW, I talked to a fellow who shall remain nameless, who bids on a lot of
> these unbuilt kits.  His explanation really explained a lot for me.
>
> He is, he said, both a lover of building kits, and a collector of unbuilts.  He hates to
> ruin an unbuilt by building it, but at the same time, he likes to build them.  He said
> that sometimes he likes to take finished kits apart, just for the fun of building them
> again.  So you can see why someone like that would see the unbuilt-built-unbuilt as the
> answer to prayer.  It lets him build kits again, but without taking a true unbuilt out of
> circulation.
>
> What all of this makes abundantly clear is that there is a real need out there for more
> kits for people.  Last time I said this, someone pointed out that there are already
> companies making ham receivers and transmitters.  Mebbe so, but clearly there's no one
> filling a need for cap checker kits!
>
> When I was at Heathkit, they told me that there was a kernel of about 1000 people,
> worldwide, who just bought every new kit that they came out with, whether they wanted it
> or not.  They just liked building kits.  The fact that it actually did something after it
> was finished was secondary.
>
> Jack
>
> Murray Grandy wrote:
>
> > There is another unbuilt built  unbilt C-3 on ebay by the same person. I
> > think this shows a need for old style electronic kits.
> >
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