foam built l-19 bird dog (6 foot wing)

with the cold an snow set in and not much flying weather i decided i would build a plane, a big one but i wanted to stay on the path of foam not bashing balsa and monokote just like foam,any way i searched online and found a kit that caught my eye the l-19 glow dog it is a kit this plane has a 6 foot wing span the body is 52inches long an weighs roughly 3lbs! i purchased it from a company called parkflyer plastics and it is completely foam!! so here are my build pics and my maiden flight with it hope you enjoy!! (p.s the kit cost 70$ and you need to supply all the electronics and 3mm foam for skin )

so with the kit you get all the plans wing formers bulkheads for the fuse and the wooden parts for landing gear wing attachment and motor mounts

here you can see the body takeing shape

all the bulk heads instaled

building the elevator

skinned elevator (plane is skinned with 3mm foam)

now buiding the rudder

rudder finished

heres a look at the fuse with the foam on and covered with lens tape (cowling comes with kit)

looking into the battery compartment

rudder and elev controls i used flex cables from great planes for the control lines super light

landing gear on

test fit of the elevator

elevator mounted

now a test fit for the rudder

rudder finished

i used a tail wheel i got from great planes its an easy mount and steerable!

laying out the wing formers

i used a yard stick i bought at lowes for my wing spar

here you can see the light strip installed in the wing for night flying

running out of work bench!

one side done

the plans called for one servo here i opted to use 2

test fit for the wing

here you can see the lights they strobe should look cool at night!

getting ready to apply foam to wing

aileron is ready

here is a bottom view of the wing note control line for aileron

finished wing ready for covering

top side finished

bottom showing aileron connectors and power for lights

changed the factory mount out for an adjustable one factory one is foam and broke during a little mishap! lol

here she is! painted and ready for a maiden!!!

i got the inspiration for the paint from a plane i saw online

couldnt be more happy with the finished plane!!