I've built for 40 years and see some pretty impressive ARF/RTF stuff coming along at VERY nice prices.

I still build what I can't buy. Building a semi-scratch Goldberg Ultimate Bipe (the original kit version). I'm lining up everything to build the completely unavailable Morris Hobbies Big Boy.

Some of the ARF's are pretty dang good. I can spend a few lazy hours in the shop and have a plane ready to fly. Inspecting the kits, I am impressed by how much better the ARF's are assembled and glued... the laser cutting jigsaw pieces make for nice alignments...

I have a couple ARF's coming... have a couple scratch build projects coming along... it's a toss up but I know in the long run, I'll abandon building as the ARF's continue to improve and the prices drop lower and lower.