I had a VMAR Bulldog RAF trainer, unfortunately it didnt survive its maide, but this was a badly setup motor, not the plane.. (it cut out on landing approach and hit an orange tree).

I was happy enough with the model for its price, the only REAL problem I had with that model was that the pushrods very VERY "sticky", there was a lot of friction in the system, I´m VERY sure that if I still had the model, i would've swapped out all the pushrods.
The landing gear was very heavy as well...
but honestly I was very happy with the plane (at its price) and many times have contemplated replacing it....