Don't fear scratch building. It differs from kits in that you have to cut out your own parts and you don't usually have a detailed set of instructions to walk you through the project. I use a flatbead scanner to make 100% copies of parts that need to be cut out of balsa sheet. I spray a light mist of 3M 77 spray adhesive on the paper and stick it to the balsa to use as a cutting guide. After cutting out the part, the paper pattern is easily peeled off. Before I had a scanner, I traced the shape of the part on vellum paper. It's not harder, it's just a little more work. The payoff is you own a plane that is not a "belly-button plane" (everybody has one).

Here is a good source of plans. http://www.modelairplanenews.com/rs/...d=36&catego=PL