@ Ernie,

The Stinger II is covered in MonoKote, and mine came with just a few minor wrinkles that tightened up easily. I like both MonoKote and Ultra Cote.


@trainerjock,

5 sizes would be really cool! If they had to choose only one, I would vote for 1.20 size myself. There are a lot of economical gassers on the market in the 20-30 cc size that would work well.

A DLE 20 will run you $270.00 plus shipping from Tower, and a DLE 30 runs $320.00. An O.S. 1.20 2-stroke goes for $280.00 with a muffler - I like O.S. engines, but the bigger 2-strokes use a lot more fuel than comparible gassers, and the gasser will not slime your engine like a glow engine.
A non-pumped O.S. 1.20 Surpass costs $415.00, and a Magnum 1.20 4-stroke goes for $270.00.

Now, I love the sound and smell of gas engines, plus fuel is cheaper and there is less field support equipment needed. But this is just MY opinion...