World Models Spitfire
Just picked this thing up and I'm somewhat disappointed. After going through the box, noticed all kinds of sloppy craftsmanship. The instructions absolutely suck, I tossed them aside on step 3 (I'm guess I'm on my own). Some damage from poor packaging, heavy rub marks through the film and onto the wood underneath. The struts wires are wound backwards. One of the retract screws is so crooked it won't seat properly. The torque rods for the flaps and elevators are loose and sloppy; it looks like they used contact cement (rubbery glue)! I stripped it and found damaged balsa under the paper as well, not to mention factory repairs! Oh yeah, factory repairs - a balsa patch on the left wing and cracks in two locations that looks like it was caused from excessive finger pressure - it kind of had that thumb look to it.
There is much work ahead to straighten this out. And to think I bought an ARF to get in the air quicker . . . . silly me! So as a cautionary note, if you get one of these, go through it thoroughly. All in all, the engineering seems good, but I doubt I'm be getting another World Models airplane soon.