Thank you all for the replies! It is correct that WE must be the ones to get this rolling again but without MFG's producing kits or ARF's isn't it dead before we start? I know this is a bit of the cart in front of the horse.

Back in the 70's and 80's my club, SAC(Suburban Aero Club of Chicago) was almost the pattern hub of the Midwest. I remember huge turnouts at our contests and a lot of the big names showed up there. I miss those days. I just can't into the blotted dolphin looking planes nowadays no matter how good they fly.