All I need is a plan and a stack of wood and I'm happy. I've bought every kit every made in the last 37 years that I liked and most of them set in my basement untouched. I have three dozen planes and only three are ARFS and one of those I recovered. Frankly ,I just think it's alot more satisfying to fly something that I built. It is also nice to have a plane that has a custom paint job that nobody eles has.
Most of the time I just pick an engine sitting on the shelf, which I have about forty and build a plane for it from scratch. Pretty much all the builds now days are from just getting a plan of a plane I like and redraw or blow up and redraw to the size I want then make my own kit. I have made a half dozen 1/3 scale kits so far. I like the twins they run so much smoother. I also like the bigger scale usually 100cc size because its always windy and the wind has less effect on bigger models. I really think building is 80 % of the fun just because I have to drive 45 min. just to get to the flying field that is closest and I usually go to a dry lake in the desert but that is a two hour drive. I wish there was a field close by, If there was I'd fly alot more because I really enjoy it.