RE: Winter build.
My suggestion, go with newer kits with laser cutting. You will be doing yourself a favor. The newer kits with the newer technology make for an easier build. But if you don't mind some work, the older kits will render some super fliers. The Sig Astro Hog was a winning design years ago. Built correctly should yield a nice plane. Just depends where your head is at and what you want. I like the suggestion of the Sig Something Extra. That's a really nice plane and a pretty good price. You get a good airplane out of that kit. Any Sig kit built well yields a good aircraft.