Ky Nora arrived yesterday....and i have to say I have been turned around. I was never a huge fan of the design of the 51, as i have stated elsewhere. I got the DD, and liked it ok, but wasnt in love with it. I assumed this had to do with my general dislike of the design, and thought nothing of it. Well, i dont know if it was the looseness orthe paintscheme, but when I got my Nora, it all clicked for me. the plane is AWESOME! It's great! i love playing with it, the look is great, it kicks ass in all three modes...Great toy! It may have even changed my mind about getting the CF, just so I can have a third one too display the thing in all 3 modes, somethingI have never really worried about before.
Very very happy with mine. oh! And regarding the tape thing: Mine appears brand new, the box was perfect and i had 2 lots of tape on every side. i dunno if that means something or not, but there u go.