For a non-Wave kits, it all depends on your experience. Do you want to tackle a fully posable kit, or just want an FSS kit of any kind? Just about any of the Volks kits are awesome. Especially the V-Siren Neptune and Prominence. For beginners, I'd recommend the static pose kits. You have Work Shop Cast, Volks Super Spirits Series and the G-Sys kits (which are recasts from the two companies w/ some improvements). They all make great kits that aren't too complicated to put together even for most novices. You just need to choose which MH you like the best.