I received my Thunder Tiger F8F Bearcat last week. I'm nearly done assembling it. It looks pretty much the same as the Rare Bear with a few modifications. The horizontal stab seems to be identical to the Rare Bear so I'm going to be alert for flutter. If I get flutter, I'm going to counterbalance the elevators.
I don't think the kit looks like crap;-) It's at least as scale as most other ARFs out there.
I'll be converting this model to electric. No fuss, no muss:
http://www.rcgroups.com/forums/showthread.php?t=576476
Here's the kit contents: