RE: Top Flite Taurus from original plans?
If you cut some bucks out of foam, you can wet and wrap some of that 5lb wood and make the shaped leading edges very easily. Ditto with the fuselage top-carve a slightly undersized copy in pink or blue foam, soak your wood in the bathtub, wrap it around the buck with an Ace wrap or bits of cotton cloth and allow to dry. Trim to fit. Lighter than any block you're going to find easily and a lot cheaper!