well, becaue i have put over $1000 into it and it looks really nice. i am pretty edgy about gutting it and using it for something else. i mauy though. the covering is really cheap and is yellowing. it is so weak i managed to put by mig toe through it by bumping it. the foam of my flight box also went through it. the plane is fairly low quality. the surfaces aren't nearly as big as most caps out trhere, except for the legendary rudder. i just want to fix this one so that i can save up my money and get a .60 size 3d plane.