I'm currently putting together a GP DR1 ARF. It is my very first ARF after nearly 20 years of kits. Somethings that are bothering me are:

1. Hardware quality is definitely cheaper than I'd like to see. I've been replacing clevises, screws, hinges etc with better quality DuBro and even GP stuff pretty consistently.

2. Some of the shortcuts they use are well....buckshee. Joining together two pushrods with a wheel collar? Not this cowboy. Too much money in the kit for that, so I'll wire-wrap and solder.

3. Part fit has been less than I expected as well. Wing holes for the dowls were drilled to inconsisent depths, the landing gear block channels weren't wide enough for the landing gear to fit in, even the dowl holes on the fuselage had to be reamed out a bit with an exacto knife to get the dowls to slip in. For some reason I expected better than that.

There -- done my rant. Anyone else's experiences similar?