As a kid I built my planes at night while watching TV in the living room. When the daughter was an active toddler it was after she went to bed. Today it's in my shop as the mood strikes me. Building used to just be a relaxing hobby, something to do to unwind during those stolen moments.
The OP seems to be asking about the foam ARFs though but I'm not 100% sure. Last week a guy came out to the field with a small [not so small] B-25 electric and gave it the maiden while the wind was blowing. It flew great!! Landed easy. It was from Nitroplanes. I'm not a fan of there junk but this one impressed me. The fellow used his own motors but you can get it RTF.
The Bridi designs are alive and well. I just built one of his Dirty Birdy's and liked it even more then the Kaos. I had my first mid air with it on the second day of flight. It's a bit more work to build it then the Kaos but it is a better looking and flying plane. You can look them up on the Blue Jay web site. The prices haven't gone up very much either. For 100 bucks you can get a complete kit. It's old school building and not for the faint of herd.