Hello,
I am a late comer to the modern world of model aircraft, i tried a few before 2000.
Roden does get bad press, but , as someone who has only seen pictures of the kits, i believe the problem is the builders themselves.
I have purchased a Roden Junkers D1 early model, and in my time perusing the user submitted photos on hobbylinc website, far to many builders have built the Roden models and forgotten simple things like REMOVING the flash before assemblind and painting their models.