I thought that we were all modeler's, regardless of what kind of planes we buy...........
I am a builder, it's what I love to do. But I also started in the hobby when there wasn't any ARF's on the market.... Today is a different hobby for folks just starting out, there just isn't the selection of kits any more. I remember looking through a Towercatalog that was 3 times as thick as they are now and full of kits...
I also buy Arf's, little foamies and anything else that suits my wallet and I like, so what does that make me? Am I a modeler, arf'er, foamer? Makes no never mind to me, I just enjoy the hobby.....