You know, I have found that opinions about r/c planes start at the spinner and don't stop until you get to the rudder.
I have yet to work on an ARF that didn't need a little help here and there....besides, that what it's all about...getting intimate with the a/c.
Just because I wasn't impressed with VMAR's site doesn't mean that their planes aren't quality...
DF MAN....I think that a lot of expoxy in all the right places will add some confidence back....it looks like the whole firewall needs coating too.
Michael