I have the Vmar "HotRod". When I got it I was impressed looking at it in the box. Lots of little extras like pushrod guides and antenna exit already installed.
Once I started putting it together however my opinion started changing. The elevator was warped so bad I had to cut it apart, flatten it and reglue. The aileron hinges were installed with the end ones much lower the the center ones. Had to cut these out and center them to take the droop out of the ailerons. I pinned the firewall in and braced everything everywhere I could. The covering was stickyback, but it did tighten up with heat. It does however fade fast in the sun.
It does fly good and fast. I have an OS 46fx in mine for club racings and it does that well. I figure I got just about what I paid for.
I have several of the World Model ARF's (3 T-34's for racing, a Frontier and a Dago Red) all of which are much better ARF's.