Foam board and iron on film????

I wanted a durable covering that would not add lots of weight?? Tape? Have you held a full roll of any reinforcing tape in you hand?  heavy? Contact film, heavy again.

I thought, iron on film? Would it stick? Would it warp the tail pices?  A trial was in order.

 At medium heat I found it stuck well, it did not warp the tail, and it was light, and a bonus was it strengthened the foam. No air bubbles trapped under the film like on balsa.( I believe the air gets pushed thru the paper/foam.) In a major crash it would make a great self-contained bag to carry the pieces from the field in.

No messy paint, over spray on things you did not intend to paint. It's water proof, and can be cut into any design you want. It worked well on the poster board too. I used the tape down method on the turtle deck, but instead of tape. I just tact the over lap, I left on one side, then glued it down.

Another mod I did was to move the servos forward of the CG. Using push rods. I HATE to add weight to a plane to get it to balance correctly. I don't used the removable power pod in my FT planes, choosing in stead to glue them in place. The FT Racer is a great plane, it tracks true, with no bad habits.