4* is great and easy build.
I had it for my first kit and was great.
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/My_n...1120607/tm.htm
They now have the 4*40 ARF for $150 my kit build probably cost me more than that wheels, tail wheel assembly, 4 rolls of covering(for my color scheme) and other stuff, but kit building is fun and thought lots of things.
I fixed the left wing covering last week and no cost since I had some covering left.