ORIGINAL: samguan
I was at my hobby shop yesterday and this guy bought a T-Rex 700 Heli kit...
What he did was pay the LHS to build the kit. I heard the hobby guy said that it would take about two weeks and would call him when it is time to break-in.
I think that is kind of dumb...the whole purpose of the kit was to have fun and learn.
IMO if he's willing to pay the shop $30-40/hr or so to build the kit, it's a good thing, it keeps the shop in business and means more for the rest of us. I doubt the shop is doing it for free.