Ill tell you what I did. First took the saw and cut 2 inches off the nose of the plane. Then I took some cntest grade balsa and liminated it with carbon fiber, but I left the carbon fiber a little long. I drilled 2 hole in the back of each peice of balsa and inserted a peice of carbon rod. I left it long so the other end of the rod would be pushed in to foam. Basicall it look like engine rail mounted on the front of the plane. But they have carbon fiber rods running between the rails and the plane. Then I took the carbon fiber laminate and layered it over the foam that the balsa is joined to. Now the front of the plane is very very strong and is still very light. Ill try to take some pics of it and post to give you a better idea.