You need more power to get off water than off of land..go with the LT-25 if your stickin with the .35....I would go ARF if you want to get in the air ...building is fine and you can always build one while your learning but you'll find the ARF's are cheaper in the long run,,by the time you get a kit, 2 rolls of covering, an iron, glue,hinges,engine mount...etc (get the picture?) you will have future building tools but that 1st plane will cost way more than an ARF....Rog

Oh and CA glue is CA glue get it at the dollar store not at the hobby shop where is $4 an oz same as rubber bands..get them from Office Depot for $1.19 not $6 from /Tower....