I truly am sorry to see the kit's availability dwendling. I think it is logical to consider that there really are only two model airplane companies doing gang buster business in the USA. They are Horizon Hobbies and Tower Hobbies/Great Planes/Hobbico. Yes, there are many other distributers and producers, however, I think all will agree these are the two benchmarks in the U.S. What they sell (for the most part) reflects what the market desires (I do have questions about how much influence they have on the actual direction the hobby heads, as their superior positions within the hobby does give them power).

Looking here at R/CU, it appears that kit building does have some interest. I wonder what the percentage of R/Cers whom build is, compaired to the whole of R/Cers. There really is no place in this forum to conduct such a pole, to bad.