ORIGINAL: piper_chuck
Get some Pilot kits, in Japan. Great laser cutting and most fly well.
But almost certainly not cheap. The cheapest kit I've found so far have been some from TETTRA (TETTRA Rookie, Circus, Flamingo). But then Japanese kits sold in Japan for the Japanese market come with Japanese instructions. I suppose I might be able to scare up an English version somewhere.
The Rapture 40 looks like a good bet with fast construction and in taildragger configuration.
The Sig Ultimate Fun fly has the advantage of being a taildragger -- and a bipe!
http://www2.towerhobbies.com/cgi-bin...?&I=LXFG15&P=7
And while I swore and oath a long time ago that I'd NEVER own a Cub...this looks a good deal prettier than most of the other offerings.
http://www.greatplanes.com/airplanes/gpma0160.html
Still at the moment at just under $70 from Tower, the Rapture 40 looks like the best bet.