I'm kind of partial to the Recon Fighter but that's because A) I like the detachable attack shuttle fighter that this is sort of based on, B) I felt lucky this made it out at all after the Boba set got canceled, and C) it's the only new toy I've found since January.
I agree the Anakin sucks mostly, at least the headsculpt, but the ship itself seems ok to me.
I think I'd prefer either of the other 2 sets (suba/dropship) though as openers just because they seem to have more "play" value.