I love the guys that buy ARFs and can't repair them. I have gotten three free planes that way and could have had more, but didn't like the plane and someone else finally got it and took it home with them. I started building planes when Gillows was printing parts on the wood and went from there. The one thing that I REALLY miss is the kits that are no longer in production and no plans for them like the Pulsair Bipe that I would almost kill for right now. If I had known then what I know now, I would have bought a pile of kits like that and saved them for later when I had a need or time to build them. I love to build and ALWAYS have at least one going or maybe three. I scratch build, ( doing plans and everything) build from plans, build from kit cutters, or build kits. I bought a couple ARFs, but never really liked them as much as ones I built myself. I love to paint and don't mind flim, but for a REALLY nice plane, I paint it. I'm doing a King Altair that was cut by Jeff and I must say that is one of the best kits I have ever had the joy to build. I plan to die with a plane on my building board and I don't care where it came from as long as I can build something. Unless they stop selling balsa, I am going to be building something. My worry is that they will stop selling blasa because there is no demand for it. As long as they are selling balsa I will be building and very happy doing it. Love it and I try and get others interested in building too.
Ed