In these days there is more modern planes than Epsilon that are made for beginner in F3A, cheap 4-8s electric plane are quite popular in these days. I love my small Vanquish from Extreme Flight. Also SebArt fill this gap with older AngleS and new MisWind50 and new Wind are great options. Why you want to build kit? In my opinion ARF'S are much better way to start, when you calculate glues, film, and some extra material you need ( not mentioning time you need to build plane) price is about same as good ARF. Other thing is if you like building more than flying.