From all the things that have to be done to the VMAR plane to make it flyable, the Great Planes Big Stick at $159 is starting to look like a pretty good value. I'm seeing a good $30 in replacing substandard hardware from the description above, and from the sound of it the covering is not so good. So figure in another $35 worth of Monokote or Ultracote plus your time to recover it. Plus it's sized properly for a standard ball bearing .46-.60 engine.