You aren't missing much not building an Alpha or Alpha III.
I don't understand the fascination with those. They don't get any more 3FNC boring than that.
I built ONE Alpha in around 1985 as it was FREE. Fire-And-Forget launched in around 1990 on an 18mm D.
I built one and only Alpha III in around 2012 with my better half's 7 year old daughter.
She liked the #2 Skywriter kit much more.

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When in doubt, WHACK the GAS and DITCH the brake !!!

Yes, there is such a thing as NORMAL, if you have to ask what is "NORMAL" , you probably aren't !
Failure may not be an OPTION, but it is ALWAYS a POSSIBILITY.
ALL systems are GO for MAYHEM, CHAOS, TURMOIL, FIASCOS, and HAVOC !