I have come to the realization that room in the hangar is reaching an end...therefore i have told myself that any plane i get in the near future will be a kit. Somebody told me the other day that i have a fear of being bored, which i found to be quite true. Having this fear, i always like to have a project on the table. ARFs don't get much time on the table, leading me to spend more money buying more planes that i don't have room for... I agree that kits/scratch building nickle & dime the crap out of you, but in my opinion, it's a lot cheaper than another plane that i would have bought...

I have just finished a scratch built plane (my second real build ever) to the point of covering...i think i came in about $100 over budget. But over the few months i have been working on it, i could have easily built 2-3 arfs.

But most importantly, the satisfaction of building a kit is MUCH higher...now i just gotta work on the nerves when i'm flying a kit-plane!

Pics: Before & After (very rewarding!)