ORIGINAL: dashunde

Yea... maybe some thick/slow CA and a stick or two of 1/4"x 1/8" (5mm x 2mm) flat-bar type carbon fiber rod for making/reinforcing repairs.
Also, grab a roll of that "strapping tape" - the very sticky stuff with fiberglass strands embedded in it... its great for overlaying repairs, plus its good for abrasion protection on the belly edge and nose.

ORIGINAL: packyj

I just used clear packing tape on my 55's. The holes in the plane for servo's were made just right for my hs55 servo's. just glued the elevator and rudder servo's together back to back and ran a bead of ca down the seam where they meet the fuselage. They've held in fine so far. the aileron servo you don't have to worry too much about it moving but i put a bead of ca along it's lines as well. The battery I just used the "furry" half of velcro right onto the side of the battery... it creates enough friction so that the battery doesn't move at all in flight. I suppose you could use a velcro strap if you're worried about it flying off but mine hasn't even in full throttle spinning dives and quick snaps out the battery hasn't moved at all.

ORIGINAL: packyj

They fly very well for being as cheap as they are... if you're in trouble point the nose up and punch out with the throttle... just get some altitude before trying anything crazy and you'll do just fine... mine loves to hover more than fly straight and level. Very easy to repair. I lost my first one to the motor mount coming loose from the plane and chopping the entire front half of the plane to microscopic bits. Almost lost a lot of gear but lucked out.

ORIGINAL: flyingace451

Yeah really nice planes for the price. I use fuzzy side felcro and rubber bands/bamboo cooking sticks to hold my batteries in. The velcro is on there for other planes, but it helps. As for servos, I wrap them in painters tape and then CA them into place. When you gut the plane of electronics just pull the servos out and unpeel the tape and you have a nice clean servo. As for ESC, I use velcro for slight CG adjustments, and the Rx is taped and ca'd into place just like the servos. They really leave very little room for CG adjustment with these things...that's what I don't like about them. I have aft CG's on ALL of my planes, because I fly twitchy planes really well (no expo either) and it really helps me in hovering.

ORIGINAL: Geardaddys

I'll second the hot glue for servos.. Works great, lasts long time.. But you can pull'em out if you wan't to for another plane.. For hinge tape, I really like 3M's Blenderm (I think that's how to spell it).. The stuff is AWESOME.. It is very flexible, but very strong. Doesn't bind up the hinges at all. It is also VERY sticky and adheres to foam really well. I used it on my "fancy foam" Ultimate Bipe. In addition to using it on the hinges, I used some on the leading edges of the lower wing as this plane has no landing gear. The tape has helped the leading edge not take so much abuse from landings..

As far as ca/glue goes have many of you used Gorilla Glue? I've used it as well as Sumo Glue.. Gorilla glue is incredible stuff. Very lightweight, and expands to really make a good joint. The drawback to Gorilla is that you have to keep an eye on it and continue wiping with a paper towel w/ alcohol on it to keep the "expanded foam" from getting out of hand. Secondly it takes a while to cure, so your build will take longer, but I think it makes a much better joint than foam safe ca..

ORIGINAL: Y2KGTP

Dies the heatshrink fit around the entire body of the servo? this seems like the best method to me, and cleanest looking.

ORIGINAL: WhtBronco

Radio Shack is outrageous for heat shrink and only has packs of small stuff. I have never found it at Home CHepot or bLowes in larger sizes. I have bought it at Ace and True Value stores though.