I've been around REAL (1:1 scale) aircraft since I was 18 years old (1973...do the math!) Plastic models aren't built like real airplanes. Paper replicates the real aircraft build process to a greater degree. Maybe not as much as large scale RC aircraft, but when you take a look at the COSTS, paper offers the hobbyist the most flexability. I've noticed since joining several forums and on-line groups, that a LOT of paper modelers share a common "thread" (forum pun not intended but cool,huh?)...most practice EXTREME frugality...I really think that is great. You just don't see that a lot in the "Hobby Industry" worlds of Plastic and RC. It seems in those worlds, you're constantly being told you have to buy more "stuff". The paper guys that I have been following tend to be real problem solvers rather than the kind that just runs out and throws more money at their hobby! In the Marines (America's expeditionary force), we had a motto (we had lots of mottos): "Adapt, Improvise and Overcome". Paper model folks tend to apply this to their hobby. Because of that, I feel right at home!