I am putting my Cap Maniac together now, and it is going together fine up to this point. Quality out of the box is very comparable to any other ARF that I have had in the past. I have seen issues in nearly every plane that I have owned. Some are visible some aren't, some are easliy remedied, some aren't. Treat it like you would any plane that you didn't put together and you should come up with a nice bird. I'm looking forward to flying mine with a Saito 100. I have not had great success with some of Great Planes ARF's but I wouldn't dismiss them. Good luck.