Unfortunately, VMAR don't have a very good track record amongst the people I know who have had them. Very poor build quality and very ordinary covering.....exactly as you've discovered. I haven't made a practice of buying ARF aircraft, but time is becoming more and more of a problem for me these days, so I'm eagerly awaiting the arrival of my World Models Ultimate 120 today. I'm hoping the quality of the World Models stuff is as good as everyone says!!