Alright, went into the LHS today, and it turned out to be my lucky day

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They got the new shipment in this morning. Which included the new Thunder Tiger MKIII. Spoke to them for about 30 mins, and decided it was now or never. So I did it. I offically have joined the world of flight

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This thing does require some assembly, but just quickly browsing through the manual, nothing that seems too difficult.
A friend of mine will be coming over to oversee the assembly in a few days. Id rather him be here, he has much more knowledge in this field than I do.
Have decided for the Spektrum DX7 as my radio of choice, and the OS 55AX for the engine.
Thanks for all the comments above, it really helped.
Here are some pics
My study material
Thanks guys.!