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ORIGINAL: doxilia

I came across these two links for the Mini Kosmo - thought it might interest some of you:

http://zinc-air.modelisme.com/mini%20kosmo.htm

http://www.modellfan.at/mini_kosmo.htm

David.

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ORIGINAL: doxilia

Hi David,

say, did you move from Hawaii or did you just change your location?

Yea, it really is too bad that DW is not around. I'd like to thank him for the inspiration with his UFO builds (60 and 20). After putting it on ice for some time, I finally finished the UFO 30 drawings and the kits should be at my doorstep by the end of the week - I'm psyched!

Back to the Kosmo, yes, that 30 size Kosmo certainly would have caught his eye as it did mine. In some respects it is along the lines of the 20 size MK designs except that being an Italian kit, it is probably rather unorthodox. I always found Italian kits to be somewhat strange with wood selection that makes them fit for a canon launch rather than RC flying... they use a lot of birch, mahogany and other such heavy wood but perhaps that was then and is no longer. Even German kits (e.g., Graupner) were rather awkward although of considerably higher quality.

I started poking around the Mantua Models site because of the OPS 60 that was recently on auction and the active thread on the subject. It appears that OPS 60's are presently available although it's now under the guise of a different company. I wonder what the interests are in OPS and whether Mr. Picco (the P in OPS) is still part of that enterprise in one way or another. I believe him to be the mastermind behind the Super 60. It seems evident that Picco is going strong with their car engine division just like Hatori is going strong with their 4 stroke and Heli pipe division. Aero 2 strokes are really becoming an extinct breed. In any event, the North American dealership for OPS is here in my Province (Quebec) so I may just inquire with them with a few questions - maybe even drive up to go and see these engines one day.

Ill drop you a PM now with some other thoughts.

David.

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ORIGINAL: latinRClover

I think this tread has something to do with classic planes but also with their history and the history of pattern competition and the people that did it.
I wonder that you never heard of Benito Bertolani, he was the reigning champion in Italy for more than a decade starting from 1970, he was constantly member of the Italian team since Doylestown USA 1971 , he still was in the 3rd place team in South Africa 1979, he was the only Italian entry in TOC Las vegas, and after his competitions retirement he continued to run his own company producing kits like Komet, the TOC Zlin 526, Yak PM etc.,distributed all over europe at the time...
Now he's retired and back to the first modeling love, free flight gliders (f1a) of wich he was italian champion also before pattern....he's also a front man in organising the next Free flight european championship ...sometimes I think, looking at this tread about italian modeling goods, that distances are different depending on the point of wiew : as Italian looking to States, they look near...not so from the opposite ;)

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