RE: 40 Size Pattern
I was looking in the $$100 to $$150 range and just ordered an skylark from hobby lobby, better "pattern looking" than the venus and thte global advance, the venus IMHO is a pattern/3D type of plane. Another option is the Javelin from Cermark (reviewed here on rcu) has very good reviews.. I didn't like the humpback canopy and that's the reason I got the skylark.
Does anybody has a web address for MK models?