I went through 3 ARF stick planes in one year. Seems the firewall would bust loose on one of my better landings, or the wing joint would fail comming out of a dive full throttle and pulling up. I could even bust off the vertical stab on the door way of my shop loading up to go to the field. I finally decided I could build a better bird that would stand up to my type of flying, which wasn't very good. My first try at building was a Sig SE. I made a few mistakes while building, and the monokote job looked like one of those dogs with the wrinkled skin, but she flew just fine, survived my type of landings, and I could dink the stab on the door frame comming out of the shop with out it falling off. I don't think I will ever buy a ARF again, as they just don't hold up to my type of flying, and although my building is not much better, I havent built two right wings in a long time. I don't think building will ever go away, its just a rush to see your baby take to the air, and know you have a bird like no other in the world.