Gutmark,

I can only say that what your friend told you is pure rubbish. I've built over 40 kits in my life, and I have never had one kit that bad. Even the worst ones from the 80s weren't that bad. However, to built kits, you have to know how to actually build........lol. I find that most modelers today are fliers, not builders and modelers. It's no wonder that the building skills have been lost. I can assure you the new Juno kits are very good. The Hornet is the most challenging of the three. If you cannot build a intermediate level kit, then you don't need to attempt the Hornet. The Tsunami is pretty easy, very straight forward. If you have a razor plane, sandpaper, and 10 minutes..............there's no problem. Hope this helps.

Derek Staha
Juno R/C