No arfs in my shop either. I just can't get any satisfaction out of something that someone else "threw together and covered with a plastic bag". Why can't the manufacturers offer planes in arf form for the "flyers" and kit form for the "Modelers"? Seems to me it's just a matter of diverting the parts to a packing line instead of to the ladies and children on the build line.

Take a look at R/C Scale Builder.com. There are lots of kit options still out there and lots of "Modelers".