When I bring some of my ARFs to the field, the guys still have no idea what they are. I routinely modify, and dare I say re-engineer, ARFs to suit my taste.

As for no plans to fix the plane, well, I didn't feel I needed the plans when I recently repaired two ARFs with slight to moderate damage. The first thing I do before I assemble an ARF is to trace the rib patterns, empenage outlines, and fuselage sides onto paper. Those are pretty much all I'd need for repairs. If the airplane is bashed up bad enough as to need the full-detailed drawn plans, buying a new ARF will probably be the more sensible thing to do.