It's probably a good place to start but I just don't have any interest in the 4* or any other acrobatic/sport-type model. Knowing my personality I'd lose interest in something that I wasn't excited to fly. Like I said above, I don't need to a trainer as far as flying goes, just a somewhat easy builder to begin with.

The suggestion to buy comparable engine sized planes seems like a good idea. Does anyone think a 1/4 J-3 Cub to a TF P-47 .60-.91 kit is a good pathway to a giant scale warbird like the TF 85" P-47 or P-51D? I'm sure I'd be able to transfer the engine and servos from the Cub to the P-47 and get loads of flying time from each before making the leap to the big birds and big engines. Or am I going about it all wrong?