Mike,

Unless you are AN EXPERIENCED BUILDER, avoid the Stafford kits. My own experience with a Stafford kit had me re-engineering several areas of the plane. Check the Scale forum. There is another person that is not "overly thrilled" about them either.

SkyShark has a nice selection of warbirds, however, they are full kits and the majority of them are sheeted. If you want a nice plane without getting into retracts, check out their Aichi Vail.

BTW - How is your uncle/grandfather making out with the starter ?