I recently completed both a Lil Spite and Vogel kit, which are both pro series 2 Estes kits, and am looking to do another. The Nike Smoke and Jayhawk are my two options, with the Jayhawk being more detailed/difficult (expert level) and the Nike smoke being intermediate.

Both have stellar reviews and are highly recommended. I only see people complaining about the Jayhawk balsa fins (particularly the lack of strength and complexity of build, being multi piece glue up jobs). The Smoke has plastic finished fins, which sounds great.

Im worried that ill find the Nike smoke build a bit too easy/boring if it's anything like the Lil Spite was.

If anyone has experience with either, or both kits, please weigh in here. Price is close but the difference isnt a factor. Im looking for a challenging and rewarding build that is also great to fly and fun.