From the For what it's worth department:
Had you, BEFORE you purchased this plane, asked the RCU membership what the general consensus of the "early" LANIER products were regarding quality, you most certainly would have been given a "heads up".

Back in the day, only 8 years ago I purchased a Lanier Dart (trying to go on the cheap).
When I received the plane I had to ask..***?
Whatinthehellizzat?
Then I asked for help back on the old RCOnline site...and got the response your getting now, for the most part.
Moral of the story is, instead of trying to sway 90 THOUSAND members to boycott Lanier (which BTW is INTERNET blackmail of sorts)
You could have stated your position much less offensively, both here and at Lanier.
I too called Bubba 8 years ago, and his response was "what do you want for 65.00"
I got mad, then thought about it..he was right, go on the cheap, youse spend your moneys, you takes your chances.

So, you have a choice, go home mad and vow never to return or buck up, accept responsibility that you may have done this differently and stay as a valued contributing member.
I promise you'll be welcome if you stay, and won't be missed if you don't come back.