RE: V-MAR "TOMAHAWK"
actually had one. My overall impression is that it was a first generation arf.
It flys nicely but it has some quirks.
First the box says it should weigh 5 pounds. My wing weighed 5 pounds by itself. I doubt it would fly on a .40 I used a 4stroke 90.
All of the fittings in the kit look like very poor reverse engineering examples of something made in Europe, i.e. they took a part, made a mold off of it then started making parts in the new mold.
My version had the elevator servo in the tail. The 'servo extension' was made out of three independent strands of telephone wire.
The balsa has a very funny feel to it, waxy and brittle.
The covering gives a very beautiful representation of a metal scale finish, but it wrinkles easily and you can't match it if you have to repair it.
The main landing gear tore out on every landing. I wouldn't fly another one without first opening up the lower wing and reinforcing all of the landing gear attach points with more plywood and epoxy.
But then there goes the scale rivets.
Flying
Nice docile trainer like flyer. Odd looking in the air with the sailplane like wings and T tail.
The T tail has a quirk. My first prang was an attempted go around from three feet. With full flaps from level flight I added full throttle to climb out. The engine just dragged the airplane into the ground, even with full up elevator. I think if I'd of added less power and given the plane time to accelerate there might have been enough elevator authority to start climbing. But since the tail isn't in the prop wash it depends on how fast you're flying to work.
It was the only airplane I had that stalled out of the top of a loop inverted. That was an interesting recovery.
Beef up the MLG and add epoxy to the fire wall and it might work out to be a decent sport model.