Hope this doesnt start a flame war but...this has been driving me bonkers. So,I originally posted this in another thread but decided to get it off my chest. So these kits were originally marketed at youths and they were made to fly..somewhat. Times change folks..todays youth is more interested in PS 4 and Xbox's. My very first model ever built was the DR triplane from Guillows. Back then the kits were horrid with bad wood, die crunch if ya got.a die cut kit. I ended up into styrene kits for the next 30 years,then rediscovered Guillows. I have enjoyed my builds so far but am disappointed in the lack of detailing in the kits.I spend the same money on a Guillow kit as I do a Tamiya or Revell kit, and get none of the detail. I dont want a plastic prop,vacu formed canopies and gun pods,out of scale tires..etc..etc...I have the ability to bash up parts but realize not everyone does, and the average builder doesnt want to order from 10 companies just to detail out a plane.
I had posted before I would love to see the comparison in Guillow kits sold to Tamiya or Revell of the same plane. And it doesnt come down to the plastic vs wood debate, it comes down to years of marketting. So... I think a guy that buys a Guillow kit that is a styrene builder will only ever buy that 1kit due to the lack of detail and probably never even finish it. It wouldnt be so hard to offer a detail package that offered better wheels,props,canopies,interior drop in. Hell the Chinese will make anything for cheap,my buddy just had 100 PS4 cases made for 12.00 US each incl shipping. So you sell a kit for 40.00 bucks plus you sell a addon package for 15.00 and you get a repeat new customer or old customer that rebuilds previous planes now decked out in details. All you fliers buy as/is and ruck up and spin ur props,and us static builders get to gloat over our details....