Todd,
Here are a few details from a thread I did on another experimental aircraft for my friend. (who doesn't believe in computers) He was the guy who showed me how to build my cheap Spacewalker to learn flying.
A unique sort of guy, who never follows the crowd, and does everything his way.

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Nick, the guy who is experimenting with this thing has tried every method of building there is, and every type of material there is, also many types of aircraft, he even built one totally of corrugated cardboard, just to prove that it could fly! - it did of course. However he has proved again and again that the use of polystyrene with thin wide ( approx 1 1/2" x 1/16" ) wooden spars laid flat and flush, top and bottom on the wings, and on fuselage sides, with some filament tape here and there, and covered with coloured parcel tape, (or Solarfilm if you want to pay), is best overall.
This is not fancy, or expensive, and will take the hardest knocks, ( because it can move ), and of course is easy to repair, ( if ever it is necessary ).
Not pretty? Too cheap? Not recommended in the book? - Oh dear! Lots of flying though, and no down time!
He also listens to other people if they come up with a good idea!