I have to agree with Anthony, that "assembly is not building." ARFs have their place but to compare "assembling" an ARF to "building" a kit is sort of ignorant of what's involved in kit building, IMHO. I've also found that a kit built plane flies differently than an ARF. It has something to do with the pride of craftsmanship and sometimes the wonder that the darn thing flies at all. That simply can't be matched with an ARF. Enough bashing now, great thread.
Leroy, I never get tired of seeing that Spacewalker of yours, it's just a very well executed class act!