The hobby is not what it used to be. People used to appreciate craftsmanship, some still do but most don't. Look here at RCU. I posted some pictures of a 33% Laser that I scratch built. I had to cut all the wood parts, I cut my own foam surfaces, made molds and my own glass parts. My thread got less then 300 hits. A ' Build " of a comperable size ARF got 10 times the hits. We are in a society of instant gratification. Your LHS owner is 100% correct. He will stock what the market drives, right now that is ARF's that he can't make enough money from to cover the rent of the floor space they occupy until he sells them. The best he can do is hope for sales of support equipment. It's our own fault...... we are the ones ordering items to save a few bucks and not supporting our local shop then we make matters worse by coming online and taking more food out of the poor guys mouth with these threads.