Yeah, good advice. There are many reputable sites, many of which advertise here on RCU, that you can depend upon to give you a good deal and give you what you paid for. Two years ago, I bought a model from a vendor that was advertising a pattern type plane and the price was great, so I bought it. When I got it, well, it was great looking plane, but there were no directions at all, no instruction booklet, nor anything to help me with building this ARF. I eventually traded it to a friend who has been working on it, on and off, for a year or so. He is more knowledgeable and experienced with this sort of thing and he was having some problems. And, as it turns out, this was one of those Chinese imports that were warehoused and posted for sale. It is a nice looking model, seemed like it would be a well constructed build, but a tad bit beyond my capabilities at the time.

So, let the buyer beware!!! Stick with the reputable sites and recommended ones.. or your local hobby shop (LHS). You can't go wrong.

DS.