Radio-controlled boats reward patience more than almost anything else here. A controlled vessel has to be built watertight and correctly trimmed at the same time, and every gram in the wrong place shows in how steadily it runs. This part of the section holds kits in larger scales, where the drive and the control gear go in once the hull and superstructure are complete. The finished model deserves calm water with no reeds in it.
Check two things before the first launch: that the shaft and rudder penetrations are properly sealed, and that the trim is right in a bath of still water. The model has to float level and must not lean to one side. If hulls interest you mainly for the building and the detail, look at plastic ship model kits, which offer the widest span of scales and detail sets. Traditional plank-on-frame construction is covered by wooden ship models, and the other controlled machines by RC models and chuck gliders.
