The only model of the Hyper 8 out right now is the Pro "kit" which means it needs to be assembled. However, the first several hundred models that were shipped from the factory were 80% assembled by the factory. This is normal for the very first shipment of a new model, but it will not be normal for the Pro Kit to come this way in the future. If one was to order a Hyper 8 Pro kit right now, there really would be know way of knowing for positively sure if you're getting an 80% assembled model, or not unless you ask the supplier to check. That also means the supplier would have to break the factory seal on the box.

There is an RTR model of the Hyper 8 due to be released sometime in the near future.