I built a Phaeton II kit about 6 years ago and I did hear that it has been updated since then. I've been building airplanes for most of my 40 years and let me tell you, I really liked building this one...constrution couldn't be simpler..There are no cap strips on the wings. Strip ailerons on the bottom wing only. The plans are blueprint style and the instructions are minimal yet to the point.The plastic cowl goes right into the trash...Quality of die cutting was pretty damn good, and so was the quality of balsa supplied! The only thing that might turn off a curious potential builder would be the fact that the cabane struts have to ge soldered together...This turned out to be much easier than I thought it was going to be and actually was kind of fun! I would definatly recomend this kit! and by the way, they fly really well also! Johnny