well i am thinking of buying this plane right from giantscaleplanes.com

because there is a hobby shop here in canada that sells these arf s and well lets say they are $130cad more in this certin hobbyshop (HobbyWholesale.com)
so i can save some money on this plane

here is a tally of what i plan on spending on this plane

spitfire.90arf 414cad
asp.120 220cad
robart air retracts with the kit tank lines etc 8-18lb 169.99cad
lowvibe engine mount 54.99cad


thats $858.98 with out taxes
so i really dont want to take any chances with shipping damages or what not