For the past couple of years I have been trying to stay away from ARFs as much as possible. The biggest reason being that building from a kit greatly slows down the accumulation of airplanes out in the garage. I don't really have all that many (comparatively speaking) but I have more than I can fly on a regular basis.
If the desire to have a SPAD XIII sticks with me, maybe I will try my hand at scaling down a larger sized plan, or maybe just make the jump to larger airplanes.
Today, I got my building area configured for building (instead of repairing) again and cracked open the 60” FunAero SE5. This will keep me busy for quite a while since I am a very slow builder.
I appreciate everyone taking an interest and taking the time to reply.