Editing Kitbashing (section)

== Purposes, history, and methods ==
For the hobbyist, kitbashing saves time that would be spent [[scratch building]] an entire model. Hobbyists may kitbash to create a model of a subject (real<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.samolet.co.uk/s37model.html| url-status=dead| archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090805133454/http://www.samolet.co.uk/s37model.html| archivedate=August 5, 2009| title=C-37 Berkoot| website=The Russian Aviation Research Page}}</ref> or imaginary) for which there is not a commercial kit.

Although it has a long history, kitbashing came to the attention of a wider public via the fine modelwork seen in TV series such as ''[[Thunderbirds (TV series)|Thunderbirds]], [[Star Trek]]'' and the films ''[[2001: A Space Odyssey (film)|2001: A Space Odyssey]]'' and ''[[Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope]]''. Many of the spaceship models created for these programs incorporated details from tank, speedboat and car kits. Another example is the [[Batmobile (Batman Begins)#Christopher Nolan trilogy|Batmobile]] from the 2005 film ''[[Batman Begins]]'', as seen in the special features disc of the film's DVD.

It is not uncommon for parts to be cut and filed into shapes leaving gaps that are later filled with [[putty]] to hide defects. Textural details known as [[greeble]]s may be added to enhance a model.

Sometimes, kitbashing has been used to create works of [[art]]. The [[Toronto]] sculptor [[Kim Adams]] has used HO gauge freight cars, containers, detail parts, figures and scenery to create artistic landscapes. American artist [[Kris Kuksi]] also uses kitbashing to detail his maximalist sculptures.