WHAT I HEARD WAS, THAT HE JUST WANTS TO MOVE ON TO OTHER THINGS, CAN YOU[&o] [&o]IMAGINE KITING THE SAME MODEL OVER AND OVER FOR YEARS...OH MT GOD , I WOULD GO NUTS. ALSO YOU JUST DONT SEE KIT BUILT MODELS AT THE FIELD LIKE YOU DID NOT ALL THAT LONG AGO! ARF'S HAVE TAKEN OVER IN MOST CASES. I WILL SAY THIS BRUCE THARPE MAKES THE BEST KITS I HAVE EVER SEEN OR BUILT. AND THERE IS A SPECIAL FEELING YOU GET WHEN YOU BUILT THE PLANE WITH YOUR OWN 2 HANDS. THE PARTS ARE CUT AND SANDED TO SHAPE BY HAND ,,,NO LASER SCORCHING HERE .BAND SAW AND DRUM SANDER ARE THE TOOLS FOR MOST CUTS THE VENTURE 60 IS A FANTASTIC FLYER ,AND A FANTASTIC KIT ....SORY TO SEE IT GO ,[&o] I THINK I WILL JUST HANG ON TO MINE, AS IT IS SURE TO BE HIGHLY COLLECTABLE AS ONE OF THE BEST R/C KITS EVER PRODUCED!