BRAVO!!!!
To many newbies solo, then jump into a 2nd plane!
Get all you can with what you got is the right track.
Speaking from experience, I think poor boy fliers like us advance faster because we have to!

If Xmas is your goal, I would not bother with the 4star, you will get bored with it to fast.
It flys just like your trainer. A U-Can-Do is to fragile for a 2nd plane.
But a Sig Somthin' Extra or a Hanger9 Twist will be great!
If you just want to fly, put what they say to put on the firewall.
But if you want to start learning 3D, put 50% more on, even a 4stroke.
The Somthin' Extra will hover with a 46 Irvine, but you will be at the top of the power-band.