ARF's versus KIT's the saga continues
There are flyers and there are builders and there are those that are a little of both. If you are a builder, don't buy an arf. You will find little enjoyment from it. You should be building from a kit, or (dare I say) scratch building it. If you are a flyer, buy an arf (but the warning is that you will be at the mercy of the quality of the manufacturer and that your plane will look 'cookie cutter')
If you are a little of both, buy an arf AND a kit. Fly the arf while you are building your REAL modeling project. It doesn't hurt to get in a little stick time with an airplane that you have not invested a lot of emotion into while you are building something REALLY special
Mace Gill
The Aeroplane Works