I guess you get what you pay. I bulid and buy arf's. I think they have improved. My last 2 ARFs were Great Planes Curtiss Hawk and the RV-6. Excellent models, excellent design and execution. I had a 40 size Horizon Cub (purchased like 5 years ago) that was a pain to assemble because holes and sizes did not match, same w/a trainer from them... The covering on the 2 Great Planes ARF mentioned above is impeccable.

NOTE: The Electric Telemaster's firewall came off taxiing back to the pits. The problem was the soft glue (not hardened) they used, and the lack of glue on the reinforcemente (triangular stock). I re-assambled w/epoxy and CA. Never had a problem again. Great model, very light...

Gerry
Telemaster 40 size electric ARF, RV-6 ARF electric 90 size, Curtiss Hawk ARF w/ a Brilelli 26, Sig clip wing cub G-26, Balsa USA Supercub Quadra 42CD. Finishing a BALSA USA Fokker DVIII. Winter project re-do a 1/3 scale Morane Saulnier (original BALSA USA) hanging from the rafters for like 10 years, this one I purchased used (ARF, in some way)...