Yes Dan, the Spuerstar is a really great plane. But, the Alpha takes a lot of hits, it's a balsa plane just like any other, but for some unknown reason, it doesnt break. The Superstar is pretty much like the Avistar, and I have two of those. The avistar and Superstars have a tendency to break the tail a lot I dunno why. Once, my engine shut off on the Avistar, and I tried to turn it (I was a beginner back then), and it hit the ground nose down at a full 90 degrees, and the tail broke .The Superstar is pretty much the Avistar, the difference is one more inch of wingspan, and the Superstar has more dihedral on the wings. Between those two, the Superstar is more of a trainer than the Avistar, many say the Avistar's a 2nd airplane. Anyways, I really recommend you the Alpha combo. Besides, it's a little cheaper, plus u get the .45 Evolution engine, great engine. And don't buy that "no break-in needed" crap, always give it it's two full tanks of break-in. Other than that, have fun with flying. Again, I recommend the Alpha :P
~Vik~