Sscherin,

I've seen the Lanier S.E. 5a ARF in person. The guy broke a wheel on maiden, but other than that it was fine. I would say it is of slightly less quality than the Great Planes one, but obviously less expensive.

The Lanier G-202 is a somewhere between the Herr Mini-sport I have coming and the Sig Something Special. Between them both in size and in price.

The Lanier stinger comes with foam core wings - not sure thats what I would want.

So, the Laniers are good to consider...this thread has exposed a pretty good spectrum of kits. Beginner and scale. Size and price. So you can pretty much find something in the size and price I had originally requested.

Thanks