I find myself in complete agreement with the thread starter, how you can say fitting an engine and installing a few servos is "building" a model airplane bewilders me.

In fact it is actually an insult to people who still do "build" models. I spent two and a half years building a Jerry Bates SeaFury and it's still not completely finished! I can assemble an ARF and fly it in less than a week.

jmo m