All the kits have been scARF'd up by the new generation of instant gratification seekers. While I do admit to having an ARF or two, I have fallen in love with building kits. I find I have to haunt Ebay these days to find something that is not either a cap232extrasukoi or a trainer, unfortunately, and have been buying older kits that are no longer made. Build a "modern" kit then build one that is about 20 years old and you will find they are QUITE different animals build wise.
That being said, the Uproar is a great kit that goes together well and is a lot of fun to fly. It is not a 3D plane as such but a fun fly designed for flinging around the sky in slow motion.
You didnt say what part of the 4*40 build sucked. I havent built one of those but everyone raves about em. Check out Sigmfg.com for kits. They still make a few trainers that are industry standards plus have some off the wall kits if you might be interested on something like that.
Anyway, the kit to ARF ratio is dropping quite drastically, but there are still kits out there to be found!
ORIGINAL: DLDude
As fall approaches (Sorta), i'm starting to think about buying a kit to build to keep me busy on my off time. I've only built one other kit (4*40 which i sucked at). That kit was about 70$. I've been looking around Tower and i cant seem to find any generic, but decent kits available. The Somethin' Extra looks nice, but even that's pretty expencive for a kit. I also looked at the Uproar, which is dirt cheap. My hobby store carries maybe 5 kits total! ARFs have taken over the place. Can annyone suggest me a fairly simple building plane that could kill a month in the shop? Thanks