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While it's not necessary to start with a whole gun for a build, there are points to take into account. Angelus hit one great point that its already got all the screws and little bits and bobs that are extremely difficult to buy for an airsoft AK. Guns like MP5s and Armalites are pretty simple. There are no small screws, etc that are needed, and all the pins and such that hold everything together either come with the receiver or are easily available.
Another point is that not everyone has the cash to spring for a $500+ of parts right off the bat. And moreso, a noob with all those loose parts wouldn't know what to do with them anyway. Starting with a cheap platform like the Kraken allows one to have a useable gun right away, and upgrade it over time as they see fit and can afford. At the end of the journey and several hundred dollars later, there might be very few, if any, of the original Kraken parts left in the gun. But it could end up bring a quality piece that will put a stock TM to shame.
So by spreading out the expenses over a period of time, the owner now has a high quality gun that he wouldn't have been able to afford at one time, and still was able to play with it the whole time he owned it. To me, that's where the real value of these cheaper guns is.
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