I was one of those ARF bashers. But now I'm a total convert. If the goal is to fly, the selection, price and quality of most (not all) ARF's now, it's hard to justify building one from a kit let alone scratch. Two small children also helped push me to a total ARF fleet. I never complain about re-ironing. It all depends on the temp and humidity on the particular day it was built in Asia, how many hot storage containers it sat in on the way and the weather on the day you open it up at home. You may get lucky but probably not.