I wonder why they use the word 'Scratch'
Anyone have opinions on this.
Ken
PS Glad you brought it up Bob. An excellent subject.
OK, How about this.
Its not used much these days, but commonsense, Simply put, to start from 'scratch' is to start from the beginning.
Therefore, 'scratch' building a model, eg a boat, is starting from the beginning, the plan/s and building the model to eventual completion.
Items 'bought', hulls, fittings,etc,etc, are not scratch built, they are commercially sourced.
It the follows you can then have degrees of 'scratch' built.
Such as fully, 100% built by the model maker
Partial (pick a number), 50%, 25% built by the model maker.
Not scratch built, that is a kit, bought with all items supplied and assembled/put together by the model maker.
Also any items made/added to a kit is 'kit bashing' namely altering the kit either to improve it or alter it to represent a variant of the model