Wade, comedy is not my strong point either. The arf I got was a quality check of a certain manufacturer. I was lucky, it was rtf in 4 hours, seriously.
Lagcisco, I use
Airtronics Stylus transmitter
Airtronics standard servos (94102Z), switch, receiver (92777Z)
720 nimh 4.8v batteries
MVVS 49 with mini tuned pipe and 5% fuel
I switch between the zinger 11 X 4 and APC 11.5 X 4
Sullivan and Dubro hardware
Sonictronics servo arms
My own Carbon fiber landing gear
Usually ultracote, sometimes towerkote and monokote
Jeff Williams