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On the various model pages you will see references to the Construction: type of a model. This is an indication as to how much work you have to do to complete your model, and what materials it is constructed from. This page is intended to be a guide to these references.

In order of  least work to completion to most, we have the following:

Models that are RTR are ready built and usually only need a very minimum of work before they are ready to use. They will always have the radio equipment installed, and it is this that sets them apart from every other construction type. You may have to do some very basic work to finish the model, such as apply decals, and attaching superstructure. If you can imagine the models are normally packed to keep the size of their box to a minimum, and to keep the protection during transit to a maximum, this means that they are very rarely packed totally complete. Therefore you usually have some assembly to do. 5-20 minutes at most.

An example of an RTR model

Models that are ARTR are ready built and need final assembly, such as the installation of the radio equipment and engine/motor. They do not include radio control equipment, or batteries (do not read this as "deals do not include .....", we are not talking about deals here). They may sometimes contain a required motor/engine and/or speed controller. They are basically a factory built kit. Generally an evening or so of work to get them going. With respect to construction methods and materials they are essentially the same as the above.

An example of an ARTR model

Models that are To build up consist completely of discreet parts. They may be any of the following materials, balsa, ply, plastic, and metal. They also sometimes include foam or glass fibre parts as well. Sanding , painting, gluing and cutting of parts is usually needed, to construct them. Some To build up models especially in the case of boats are not intended for radio operation, they are simply static models. If however they are intended for radio operation they will not include radio control equipment, or batteries (do not read this as "deals do not include .....", we are not talking about deals here), although they may sometimes contain a required motor/engine and/or speed controller. There is no general rule as to how long they will take to construct, some people take months over them, other people take weeks.

An example of a 20% to build up model, with parts mainly in ABS	An example of a 40% to build up model, with parts mainly in ABS	An example of a 100% to build up model with ABS hull and ABS/ply superstructure	An example of a 100% to build up model, with parts mainly in wood

Although the right most two images above are all classified as 100% to build up, because no factory building exists in the kits, the amount of work does differ between them. This is because some prefabrication exists, the example with ABS hull and ABS/ply superstructure, would be the quickest to build, followed by the example with parts mainly in wood, it should be obvious to see why.

Throughout these pages you will find references to construction materials such as:

• Wood
• ABS/Wood
• ABS/Wooden superstructure
• Styrene
• GRP/Ply
• GRP/Wood
• ABS/CNC
• Fibreglass/Wood
• ABS Hull Wooden Superstructure

They refer to the main materials that are used in the boat. They should be fairly self explanatory, GRP means Glass Reinforced Plastic, which is essentially Fibreglass, Styrene is another name for ABS, and Superstructure refers to just about every thing above the deck.

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