Be proud of your choice of planes. Be proud of the way you set it up. Be proud of the way you fly it. Be proud of the way you maintain it.

Don't worry about those who might think less of you because you chose to invest money instead of time on this particular plane. For some reason, some kit or scratch builders have a problem with people buying ARFs. The reason doesn't really matter. What matters is the problem is theirs, not the people buying the ARFs.

When someone complements one of my ARFs, I usually feel a little embarassed that I didn't actually build it, so I tell them it's an ARF. I can feel proud that even though it's an ARF, I've been able to keep it looking new through good maintenance and careful flying. Same goes for my Harley (although I don't tell people it was an RTR)