I've been labeled a biplane junkie for years now, the sig kits are all excellent, some are craftsman kits and some are lazer cut kits, difference is the craftsman kits require alot of cutting out parts on printed sheet or most of the hard stuff is die cut for you. The lazer cut kits literally fall together. I think you'd be better off with the hog bipe for a first bipe, easy to assemble, larger wing for more stability and in general, you can dress it up or leave it stock, four strokes fit in it perfectly without trying to incorperate a cowl. Sometimes biplanes get twitchy when you go small, got to be on the sticks all the time, larger ones tend to be better at adverse conditions of wind. Check out the other posts on building the hog bipe, it's actually really easy, just getting past the fact that 2 wings have to be built is tough, but it's worth it when you bolt them to the fuse and look at it.