Here's one I bet you never thought of.
Snap - Kits or Snappers or Pre-Built Snap Kits or even Pre Painted Snap-Kits. Yeah, those. What good are they? That is a question I get asked a lot. Well, here's some thing to chew on. Has the builder EVER Painted anything, Glued anything or Assembled then painted anything.
No? Well, they do have this extremely good value. Why? Think about it for a moment. the person or persons in question either because of age or experience may not have the Manual dexterity required. This comes over time.
I have seen Children as young as six put one together without a problem. Then on the other side of the coin , I have seen an adult break the body of a snap-fit car by pressing to hard. These models give the neophyte a chance to develop good Hand/Eye co-ordination and also a feel for the material.
Also they, when finished look good and re-inforce the idea that anyone can build a good looking, model even if it only has say six pieces. Or One hundred. It makes no difference. The Value is in the idea of progressing to more difficult projects till they are ready in their own mind to try a glue and paint model.
They build confidence and skill in the process. My Son built a Ford Snap Kit years ago. It was the Revell Stepside Ford P/U. Well, when he went to put the hood on it snapped in half( Withought much pressure) from front to back.
He put the model down and walked away, then came back and asked me if I could help him fix it. We glued the two halves back together.only to have them fall apart the next time we picked it up. The glue, for some reason did Not join the parts together.( A flaw in the plastic formula?) Anyway, I showed him how to scratch build a new hood. He was absolutely fascinated and proud that he did that!
Then I was able to show him how to use a rattle-can of black paint. He was tickled! When he got up and walked away he was taking after me. When I get frustrated I do the same. Then come back and fix whatever the problem is. Then I paint to finish the project. Yes, the Snapper category is almost full of oversimplified models. But the confidence it builds is something money cannot buy!
I noticed that the Dasboard in the Snapper Ford Raptor was better molded than the one in my glue together version. So I bought one for the parts. It was even a slightly different version of the same Truck so there you go. A wellspring of upgrade of different model vehicle parts!