Back to the orginal question, being new to the hobby and building my first kit. "Not assembling an ARF as my trainer was a super star which got me into this hobby and now I can not stop tinkering" The 4 * 40 that is currently on my bench already has a few flaws, finding out the hardway the best way to and which glue to use in certain places. I believe that with ARF's and the "Detail" that comes on them is something for a beginning kit builder to strive for. I would be pleased if somebody asked if it was an ARF.

One thing I believe everyone overlooked on the original question is that, he asked the response of somebody "looking" at a plane and asking a question. This does not get down to the quality of the glue joints, or a dependability of the plane. It's all apperance, and I know I got in to my first kit not wanting something that looked like every other plane out on the field.