taking foam to the next level

with all i have learned from flite test and the rc community i decided to take my foam building to the next level,with no plans to go by and a few thoughts mulling around in my head i decided i would try and build something a little different staying in the medium of foam of course but different so i took some measurements from a plane i had (sensei) and i began to build, like i said there are no plans for this plane but i hope it will inspire others to do the same,a little foam some tape an some imagination an the sky's the limit! (no pun intended!) and of course the flitetest site there is some great tips and advice to guide you through the process, (materials, 3 sheets construction paper,one sheet foam board(just for the body i used 3 total 2 more for my wing) tape and a glue gun,

formers are 6in by 4 1/2 the tall one is 7in by 4 1/2

i used a yard stick for the body rib, after i ripped them on a table saw i could align the 2 giving me exact location markers for my formers

here you can see the coffee sticks in place for support and attachment of my construction paper

i used wider popsicle sticks i got at wal mart on the bottom

i used 1/4in ply on the bottom for my landing gear mount 

starting to cover the hull in construction paper shiny side out 

the top beams where the wing mounts are also strips from a yard stick

getting the rudder an elevator cut

body almost finshed

here you can see the rudder an elevator in place and where i stopped my formers

servos for rudder an elevator mismatched as you can see (hence the name recycler) i used parts from the parts drawer to build this the only thing i had to order was my motor

landing gear is now on

i made my cowling from an old fan that had died just needed to cut out for the motor

battery box in place i made this out of 1/4 ply as well

oops didn't do something right here battery is a little tall in it's box oh well i think i can make it work!

adjustable mount in place, makes it easy to adjust for thrust angle i'm useing a grand turbo 2820 with a 11.6 prop an a 11.1v 2200 mah with a 45amp turnigy speed controler

for the wing i did a ten inch bottom  flite test style wing i added a 1/4 inch dowel on top of the foam spar for strengthman i can't wait to fly this!

here it is finished havn't flown it since the maiden bad weather ( soon though! )

wing is 58in and the body measures 481/2 for the graphics i used a red an black sharpie on the wing an on the body i used red tail light repair tape from wal-mart over the wing i put a layer of clear to protect the wing