I have mixed feelings. This was my first experience with a composite fuselage and the first time I've bought such an expensive item from a "cottage industry" source, so I don't have anything to compare to. That said, I was initially somewhat disappointed in the condition of the fuselage that I received. The seamlines were very rough and there were a number of small tears and dings in the canopy and cowl. The wing cores were not particularly well cut compared to cores I have received from other manufacturers (the late Gus Ozols "Boxer" kit, for example). The plans were just torn off sheets of photocopied hand-drawn sketches and they didn't match the wing cores or stabs. It was alot of work to clean everything up to a reasonable level of finish. I also experienced a partial structural failure (crack/delam) in the tail section on one of the early flights. On the positive side, the plane flies very well (for my Intermediate level of experience, anyway) and came out very light (9.5 pounds). I was drawn to the plane because I like the way it looks and wanted something a little different from what everybody else around here is flying. I'm satisfied with the end result, in spite of (or maybe because of) the extra work it took.