RE: Skyshark 190's
I usually don't recommend our kits for a 2nd kit. They are easy to frame but they are fully sheeted with 1/16" Balsa. If you don't have any sheeting experience, they can get a little tough - especially the FW190s. If you can find someone to help you sheet - then you should have no problem with our 190s.
JWN - you are correct about laser cutting - many of the laser cut kits available today are simply kits that were designed to be die cut now being cut with a laser. In some cases, tolerances are not adjusted properly and you end up with a laser-cut kit that doesn't fit any better than a die-cut one. Our kits were originally designed to be cut by laser. In fact, many of the pieces are so intricate that they can't even be cut by hand. One of the things that you will notice about our kits is that once they are framed up, there is very little sanding needed before sheeting.
Mike Grey
Skyshark R/C