I think ARF's are going to become a thing of the past given that your president has now proclaimed that all manufacturing will be done on home soil.(sorry forget the term he used) It will take a while and large investment for a small company to get to the point on American soil where they can produce ARF's at an affordable price, if they can ever do it at all. Kits on the other hand is as simple as a click of the mouse and watching the laser do all the work. I sure hope you guys work out your problems with the FAA or none of this will matter at all.
I have have stockpiled a few choice kits, and if all the imports stop here in Canada as may be the case in the US..then I will build them and make molds so that any of my buddys who want one can have a kit/ARF. I honestly think your going to see a return of the kits, once you see the Chinese ARF diminish.