I reckon you are all wrong most of the planes you buy from Towqer/Nitro etc etc are made in China under license I,ve had some really good flying models from China and can only praise the workmanship although I check all the glue joints have never ever had aproblem one of the best sites to deal with is Hobbycity.com ultra fast service great quality I do think you yanks are a little biased on who you buy from, try and you,ll see what I mean