I'm currently finishing a Ikon Monocoupe 145 job that I hired out last year. A co-worker (with model ship experience) told me he would frame it for $100. He built the wings, horiz. stabilizer, and elevator. He trashed the fuselage, so I had to take it all back and build the fuse from the plan, cutting parts myself. It didn't go too badly. It's not done yet. I still need to sheet the front of fuse and build the rudder.

My first Ikon kit was a Waco UPF-7. It didn't build well, but I'm happy with the finished product.

Ikon kits don't snap together like some. They take lots of work and some head scratching when trying to figure out the plans. Parts don't always fit.
But when (if) you get it built, it's a thing of beauty, and not often seen at the local field.