Building a kit is not all that, I have built many kits, and now have been flying ARF's. I have no problem building kits but no manufacturer is putting anything out worth building.

Just like some that builds kits, think this is the way to go, you have scratch builders that think building kits is crap. Think about it from a scratch builders point of view, when you scratch build you can select your own wood, over a random cut of wood. Daz...

I enjoy ARF's and the price tag on these things are usually pretty fair vs. building, some are even less expensive than building.

I have a friend that also purchased the GP 1/4 Giles for $199.00, now he thinks all quarter scale planes should be $199.00, and he wont spend any more than that now, just because he got one on sale.