Written by Stan Alexander
What is scratch-built?
As seen in the April 2018 issue of Model Aviation.
Building is an open subject, especially for modelers. After reading multiple discussions online about what some consider scratch-built, plan-built, kit-built, or an ARF, I’ll try to explain it and hope that it doesn’t upset anyone. Here it goes.
Scratch-building a Scale model is taking a set of scale drawings (such as three-views) that show the outlines of the full-scale aircraft and then measuring the drawings. Add to that photos and other documentation that you have…