doctor-bond":3v3hr3dq said:The replica / time & materials debate is all very well, but a big part of the appeal of Biglev's build is that he's trained himself to build it from scratch: not just ordered parts and paint.
The C26s are like asking an architect to build you a house like the famous one they did for someone else before.
The handmade replica is like building that house yourself.
Both are imitative and the results are similar; the difficulty level in the self-build (when, like this, it is done to a high standard) takes the respect to new levels. So definitely a worthy new dimension to the hallowed format that is BoTM.
Perfectly put. Amen.