I agree with most replies. Model Airplanes should be a hobby for us to get away from our daily stress. To me there is nothing like the end of a long day of programming software, get home, and start building model airplane from kits. I never set a target finish date when building my planes. Two to three years for a tipical scale warbird from Top Flite is perfectly ok for me. Because I want them to be as scale as possible. The scale possibilities are endless. I always look forward to build a kit more than flying it. Model Airplanes is a two-parts-hobby; building and flying. Unfortunately, most young beginners don't see it this way. I always have several ARFs, that take me only 2 to 3 weeks to build, on hand. Flying those ARFs should not give you any stress compare to a kit that take years to build. If you crash an ARF, big deal, go home and get another ARF. I always keep a good stock of ARFs whenever they go on sale. I keep most of my ARF under $150. I fly on Saturday. Spend time with my family on Sunday. Build model aiplanes at the end of my working days. And I love building.