Can I throw another hat into the ring?

If you're thinking about building a 4*60 over the winter then you should take a look at the Bruce Tharpe Venture 60 ([link=http://www.btemodels.com/venture.html]Bruce Tharpe Engineering - Venture 60[/link]) Bruce designed the 4*40 and 4*120 for Sig before leaving and forming his own company. The Venture 60 is considered by quite a few people to be what the '4*60 should have been.' (that's not to say that the 4*60 is a bad plane or kit - it's got a fantastic reputation, as has SIG - but the Venture 60 definitely has a goodly set of improvements over it. A little searching on the RC Universe boards will give you a good background on the model.)

John - if you're going the '40 size route then I'd spend a little extra and get the O.S. 46FX over the O.S. 46LA. I've got the LA on my LT-40, and I really wish that I'd spent the extra and upgraded. I think the FX will be of far more use to you after (and indeed during) the 4*40.

Cheers,
Neil.