Which ARF? VMAR or ModelTech?
Don't forget about jamara arfs. I just got their 65" ws spitfire, it is a beautiful and well built model. I'll compare it with quality to the Kyosho. This'n does not have a fully sheeted wing, and the plans call for the retracts to come up to the inside, definitely non-scale, but didn't the ky do that too? Very nice model, and I got mine off eBay for $130. Can't beat that.
Mike