I'm building the little Lanier Extra 3.25. I have enjoyed building it, but I like building. It is more of a plan pack rather than a kit, ie you get the plans and the bits pre cut, but the instructions are not worth too much.
Definately not a kit for the first time builder.
The ^&$ plastic deck. What's worse, it's not even a good plastic, it's ABS. And the cowl is the same trash.
Fortunately the extra has proper stringers and sheeting decks. If faced with the plastic decking, I'd probably make my own out of balsa.