Ok, I decided I needed to add another warbird to my fleet ... I have never tried a P-47 ... and there are not that many .40 size P-47 ARFs out there. I did my due diligence by searching RCU and all of the online distributors. Now ... I know that everybody has their own opinion about each ARF maker. I have built a few from all of the major companies and a few from the lesser known folks ... I have come to one conclusion ... they all have problems ... sooner or later. I just finished a .40 size AT-6 Texan from one of the major brands ... and ... basically, it was a P.O.S.!!!! This was the second Texan I have built from that maker (kinda lost the first in a mid-air [] ) so I know they normally have great quality. I fixed the flaws and misses in quality control, took my time and the second Texan actually flies MUCH better than the 1st did Anyway ... I have read all of the posts about the Lanier P-47 and about Lanier in general. I think people have a 50/50 love/hate opinion about Lanier ... but I think most of the hate side comes from bad after-tastes from dealing with their customer support. Hopefully, I will not have to follow that path ... but I decided the quality could not be any worse than the Texan I just finished so I'm gonna give them a try. My local HS agreed to order the Lanier P-47 ARF and would return it after my DETAILED inspection if I was not completely happy with the construction and material quality.

So far .. I am impressed The quality seems to be at least on par with the major brands (GP, H9, etc) and much better than most of the "small guy" brands ... especially the hardware. The hardware supplied is by far the best of any I've seen. The covering will take very limited time with a heat gun to get wrinkle free (I have spent hours on some). Of course I will go over all seams with an iron and I will strengthen the firewall and landing gear block areas ... I have learned to do that to ALL OF THEM!!

I will update this thread as I go along and give non-biased opinions.