Extraflyer, If it was that bad, then you should have taken it back to the retailer you bought it from and demanded a replacement. The retailer would only send it back to the distributor for a credit, so they wouldn't be out of pocket. If all the glue joints were dud, then that would be a "marketable quality" issue.

So hope you did!

As for the 1st posting in this thread. Sure, GSP screwed up and I sympathise. But that omission was an easly rectifiable issue really.

But from experience, presume nothing with an ARF or ARC kit. The perfect ARF kit does not exist. There is always something that needs attention or changing.

Legally, the individual modeller has " Duty of Care" to ensure that the model they are operating is actually airworthy.

That responsibility does not lie with the kit manufacturer, whether they be an ARF, ARC or a box of balsa type kit manufacturer, but with the person who is in control of the model at the time of operation.

As for the comparison with 100% factory built Automobiles from the main manufacturers, well they're not ARD (almost Ready to Drive) cars are they? So the laws that apply to them cannot be applied to ARF model airplanes and vice versa.

If they were ARD's, then you would be putting a KIT car together and would have to have it inspected by an accredited engineer for a road worthiness certificate, before you could get it registered and insured for legal road use.

And in both cases, the owner is still responsible for keeping the car in a safe condidon.