I think ARF's have come a long way... I always have a kit in the works... I like to build but I fly mostly ARF's.. Really hurts to rekit a kit.. Problem is the kit prices seem to be going up out of site and the ARF's prices are coming down.. I can't build a kit for anywhere near the price of some of these ARF's... 69.00 for the WM ARF's... Hard to beat.. As for quality, I think World Models, Hanger 9, and Great Planes are right up there at the top... From there IMHO you start going downhill quality wise.. With the exception of Vmar I have never had any serious issues with a ARF....