I think you guys are right on the money. we are being taken for a ride with these ARF's. For example. Hanger 9 buys a few ( they purchase their planes from Asia) planes of a certain model to test the market. A good example was their J3 cub. When we show interest they put in a big order and if enough people are interested they re-order. Then, just at the time we need them most because parts need replacement we learn that they have moved on to the next hot model. H9 or the LHS do not carry any spares so your once nice looking airplane now looks pretty sad if you have decided to change engines and your old cowl cut outs are in the wrong places. I feel that these companies are riding this wave purely for their own bottom line and don't care if we like it or not. Plus if you really examine the ARF's they are not that great. I think that for the money they are getting they can give us decent hinges and hardware. $400 for a model with "paper" hinges? Give me a break dot com!!!.

PS I know, I know. They are plastic and not paper. To me they are paper and they are garbage. I just bought the H9 Taylorcraft and I will go to the LHS tomorrow and buy a couple of dollars worth of Klett or Sullivan hinges.