I built many of the 'A' series kits and converted them to 1/2A Control Line when I was very young. It was always interesting to see what kind of wood and die cut quality you were going to get when you opened the box. Sometimes pretty clean and sometimes crunched fuse bulkheads
I'll always have fond memories of building and flying those planes. The Aeronca C3 was one of my favorites. I have the big Stearman FS-20 kit NIB that I'm thinking of selling. I don't think I'm ever going to build it.
Scott