RE: Which first competition scale jet?
Hi!
You are right: Forget the Skymaster for a competition-scale-jet. Maybe the new big MB339 is accurate but not your size I guess.
The Avonds F-15 needs big modification to make it scale.
The BVM-jets look pretty scale regarding the outlines, but it is a big job to get the surfaces scale for IJMC-competition.
The Airworld-kits might be to big, but are a good start. They need some reengineering on some spots (tiptanks on Albatros...)
The old FC Sabre is a good starter in the smaller size. You can fly it with MW54 without problems. But hard to get one of those kits these days (out of production).
The Ziroli Panther and the Palmer Cougar are good plans/kits to make a competition model.
Greetz,
David