Nexstar or not?

I'd say NOT. Too FRAGILE!! It looks great, flies well but IMO is too difficult to repair for a beginner. Because it looks like a real plane it is more complex and delicate in it's structure. One crash with it and for a beginner it will be very difficult to repair it compared to the level of difficulty with repairing most other trainers. I am in the process of rebuilding one now and although I love the looks of it I would NEVER recommend it to a beginner.

I believe a trainer should be sturdy and easy to repair. You WILL crash your first plane and have hard landings which may also damage the fuselage.

It is simply not really worth the money unless you never crash it or hard land it a lot !!