ORIGINAL: laiosto

I've built many planes, nearly all of them have been built off plans and two own designs. I want so many nice kits out there but I am put off by their cost. For example, the great Planes Super sport .40 is nearly just as expensive nearly in kit form as it is in ARF form here in Australia. Why don't kit manufacturers outsource their products to the far East so the price will come down? I am despairing for the aeromodelling hobby because everyone flies the same models ,it can be hard to work out whose plane is whose on the flight line.I rarely buy RC Magazines anymore because they have become ARF reviews and nothing else.I'm glad to have kept all my all magazines from the 80s and 90s.They may be in black and white but they still inspire and inform.Sorry for the whinge but the hobby just seems to cater for ARFs only .Building is just as big a joy as the flying component of our hobby, and if kit prices came down I'm sure Kit sales would increase because plenty of people enjoy building as well.