I would build from plans. I am as much as flyer as a builder, but I like flying my own airplanes. And I like my own color schemes.

I don't think kits are going to cease from existence. I think in the next 20 years there will lots of estate sales yielding 1000s of "long lost" kits. They will be available at auctions and on Ebay. There will also be smaller botique style kit makers like Brodak....

I'm not really worried about it.