Clay, I agree in total with you. I have been in this hobby for 37 pus years and have, like you, built everything from early Comet and Guillows stick and tissue to my latest project, a Mosquitobite Tri-Pacer. It is a shame that this company seems not to be continuing with their production of this . I have to tell you that it meets all the criteria you mention in your post above. Fully detailed instructions with photos. A builders kit for sure but one that if you have a couple of builds under your built could handle. I was lucky enough to have found my kit is Canada from a fellow flier and am grateful he did not build it. If you go to their website,
http://www.mosquitobiteplanes.com , they did just what you and Scar recommended. Took feedback and improved on the kit.
Let's hope that in these hard economic times, kit manufactures will reevaluate their position and look at bringing out kits from the past that will keep the hobby industry in business.
Course I still believe in Santa Claus
JimO