ORIGINAL: aussiesteve
IF you just want to have fun - real hard fun, have you considered a profile?
Also a great suggestion!
Fenderbean. Remember that 3D planes tend to be VERY lightly built, so they really cannot take a a simple hard landing, etc.
They are meant to be flown slowly.
The big exception to this is AussieSteve's idea.
Profiles save weight because of the thin minimal fuse, But at the same time the fuselage can be made of one piece of sturdy hard wood.
So unlike most true 3D planes, profiles can take a LOT of abuse and tend to be relatively easy to repair.