ORIGINAL: Pennbrit
Maybe I did not make that quite clear. When I say a rip off I mean that you dont have to pay top money to get a good model. If you are in the market for an ARTF plane then look at them closely.
Sorry I misunderstood.
And you are correct... the "you get what you pay for" axiom often doesn't hold true.
I've seen some fairly cheap ARF's that were far better built than fairly expensive ones and vice versa.
Often the same factory or "brand" can also run the gamut... one plane being extremely well designed and put together ( but alas maybe lacking elswhere, such as hardware ), and another that is utter doo-doo. I've also purchased well built planes with somewhat abysmal covering, and well covered planes with poor design.