ORIGINAL: p51 fan
I would have prefered a kit version. I would buy that for sure. I think they should keep doing a kit version and an arf version. That way it appeals to everyone.
To the best of my knowledge: they (Top Flite) never did make a giant scale P-40.
As for kit version: most of us never wouda thunk it 20 years ago, but I'm thinking that ARFs are far out-selling kits these days. An interesting way to find out for sure: find out how many kit versions of the Top Flite '60 size' Mustangs and Thunderbolts have been sold compared to the number of their ARFs of the same kits. Anybody have info on that?
But to chime in on what another has stated: how about an ARC version? Even if it was the same price as the covered version, it would save me the hassle of having to remove all the covering and paint, as I have done to so many of my ARFs, so that I could apply a more unique scheme to my warbirds.
How about it Top Flite: offer an ARC version of every warbird ARF that you make?