OK, I am gonna catch ^%#$# for sayin this but, go to www.spadtothebone.com and watch the movie of the espa3d and the look at the plans for it, I am actually building a new one, my buddy crashed the helli right on top of it. I used sturdy foam board from Wall-Mart and 3/8x3/8 poplar from the local hardware store, powered by a gws 400 d gear and 12-80 prop and 3cell lipo kokam 1500. Belive it or not, this is actually a very simple to fly plane. Its incredible and just set it at 1/3 throttle and a tiny toss and you can float this thing at a stand still, and outside on a calm day, let her RIPPPPPPPPPPPP, this plane on speed 400 and 3cell will go twice as fast as any eflite tesor could ever dream. This plane sets you back about 20 dollars and 2-3 hrs to get going. I used a glue stick and aluminum foil shiny side up to cover it with and it comes out gorgeous. Feel free to build a quick foamy and not waste the $$$ on kits that take longer and more difficult to build, If you are just starting dont risk destroying a great expensive plane when you can trash a cheapy till you learn 3d pretty well. Mike