adaptabl, that's a shame and I'm sure there are bad apples at every club.

Although your points are all valid and good, they completely miss the point.

We build because we want to! The time and money issues are irrelevant when it comes to the things that you want to spend your time and money on.

It's hard to explain, but building is not a means to an end. Building is not simply a means of acquiring a plane to take to the field and fly. If that's all I wanted I'd by ARFs too!

Building is building. It is an activity in and of itself. Yes, it's related to flying since we fly the models we build, but it's an entire hobby on it's own, whether the planes are flown or not.

I wish I could put it in better words so that it was easier to understand. Ok, here goes:

It's like with someone who loves to cook. Sure they could just go to a restaurant and get a great meal. But that's not the point. They love to cook. It's the process of making the food that they enjoy. So, just as it is with building, it's not a means to an end. If that was the case I'd buy ARFs and cooks would simply go to restaurants.