Mike: It all depends on what you are looking for, the Top Flight could be considered a first step into scale aircraft, with all the options that can be built into the kit, retracts, flaps etc. The Great Planes is more of a "fun"," sport" or "stand-off" scale, and is a great everyday fun to fly, easy to handle plane. The GP kit is rumored to be based off the old Dynaflite Mustang, probably the best flying "sport" scale warbirds that were ever made. Bad wood, but awesome fliers. If you want a plane to fly alot, buzz the field, and looks like a warbird, but flies like a pattern ship, go with the GP, if you want to spend some time to detail and scale out a warbird and fly occasionally, then go with the TF.