Well, it has been several years since I flew large-scale sailplanes. I have been out of the hobby for quite some time. I really enjoyed building scale birds, I know this is a dieing art when everyone wants ARFs these days. I held onto many old kits and plan-sets through the years, but there is one design that I really love, the EON Olympia 419X.
The original Olympia was designed by Hans Jacob in the mid to late 1930's and later the rights were sold to Elliotts of Newbury in Berkshire England. the final iteration of the Olympia series was the EON Olympia 419X which improved the airfoil and added a retractable main gear, instead of a drop-away dolly.
Anyway... I have a short kit of the EON Olympia 419X (1:4 scale), that was produced around 1998 or '99 and distributed through the old S&E Modeler magazine, which later became Quiet Flyer. The plans were designed by J.G.Watkins. The short kit is laser cut and very complete, I had a set of plans, but they have gone missing.
I am very interested if anyone knows of a set of plans that are available or knows where they can be purchased, I have spent a few hours on Google doing some research to no avail.
Very Sincerely, Wolf
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