as far as servos, I go the cheap route and use the Tower TS-53's, you can get 12 for $110 and their tough and take a beating. And if one gets smashed in a mid air, your not out much cash..

also for club combat I recommend the .15's and a 36" wing. The 36" wing is the easiest and quickest to build if you build them with just a cheap wooden spar, they also require only one leading edge stock and aileron stock each. I can hotwire 3 wings and have them dressed and ready to fly in one day.

wooden spars are the pine wooden lattice material from Home Depot, wings covered with the colored packing tape (zagi)