Hey who can remember the terrible early LANIER'S. They were shocking.

But as for the better ones, the big improvers have been PHOENIX. I remember putting together one of their 1st Scanners many
moons ago and when I compare that model to the Tucano .40 I am working on, there is no comparison. The Tucano is good value for money.

However, having said this, I still replaced the wheels, (out of round and too small for the grass field I fly off) the pushrod dowels and the supplied pushrod wire. Also, the backplate of the nice looking spinner supplied in the kit warped under the slightest pressure. Replaced with a Tru Turn.

No, there is no such thing as the perfect ARF, but there are some that are not bad and there are some that are just plain awful.