Editing Kitbashing (section)

== Genres ==
[[Image:HO scale 44T USN 65-00044.jpg|thumb|right|250px|A center cab switcher made by [[Bachmann Industries|Bachmann]] has parts added to look more realistic.]]

A popular venue for kitbashing is diecast emergency vehicles such as fire apparatuses. Kitbashers often use models from manufacturers such as Code 3 and Corgi{{citation-needed|date=November 2023}}. The kitbash in such cases can be as simple as painting or redecaling a model, or as complex as tearing the model down and adding scratch-built components, followed by custom decals.

An important aspect of kitbashing in model railroading is the reconfiguration of structure kits, most often to fit the geometry of a specific space. Walls can be shortened or lengthened, and corner angles can be changed, to fit a given location on the layout. Another application is to use the wall parts to create a "flat", or shallow relief model to be displayed against the backdrop. In this configuration the parts for the rear wall of a structure, often an industrial building, can instead be abutted to the front to double the length of the building. Plain sheet styrene or other material is typically added to the rear to strengthen the resulting model.

In [[model rocketry]], kitbashing refers simply to using the pieces from one kit to build a different model. This is typically used to create unusual or especially complex models.

With [[radio-controlled aircraft]], such kitbashing can be done to kitted aircraft as they are being built, or, more often, to so-called "almost-ready-to-fly" (ARF) aircraft to change their appearance or flight characteristics to suit the owner. This can even extend to "plans-bashing", where a plans-built model has its construction plans partially re-drawn by the builder, either by hand or with [[computer-aided design]] software before any part of the model's [[airframe]] has been fabricated from raw materials.