In your situation, you mat be better off going to a site such as www.spadtothebone.com and look at a plane called a SPAD Debonair. Its a trainer type airplane made from plastic sign material. You can download the plans and instructions which are free on the site and the plastic materials are usually less expensive and more durable than balsa. At least going this route you can get an idea of how some types of planes planes are built and you can fly a proven trainer if you do build it rather than just goofing around with no concept of what you are doing. [8D]