No I am not a builder and I never have been. In fact I am a product of the ARF generation. I started flying about 15 years ago when ARF's were still fairly new. I have flown all sorts of ARF's over the years and learned a great deal about covering and repairs. Lately though I have started to become bored with the ARF scene. I am tired of all the same stuff. In fact I hae decided not to buy any more for awhile. Right now I have no time for building. Between work and two small children building is not in the cards for me. But over the next couple years I am hoping to take the leap and try to build something simple like a trainer to teach my boys to fly on. Not sure how well it will turn out but I really want to give it a shot. I have always been amazed at the craftsmenship it takes to build a model from scratch. Hopefully one day I cna finlly set aside the time to one myself!