I agree with you also Diablo , there has never been anything in the instruction manual that states to add extra formers or epoxy to various parts of the airplane during assembly. What is the manual called?.....It is a ASSEMBLY MANUAL not a ALTERATION MANUAL !
I believe for my money spent I should have a airworthy and competent model to fly in a minimum amount of time. If i wanted to add new hardware or support to a airframe I would build kits. A !QUOT!ARF!QUOT! is intended for a modeler to get to the field faster and save money. I have read so many forums on RCU where the landing gear , wheel pants , firewall , wing roots ,tail wheels ,servo trays and many,many more things have been fixed or replaced at additional cost above and beyond the price of the arf. So should I figure in a additional 5-10 hours of build time and $20-$50 to finish a !QUOT!ARF!QUOT! the proper way in which it should have been done the first time?