I am planning to get an OMP 540 but I want to make it into something more like a real plane. In the funfly forum a while back, I saw a guy who took a sledge and created a non profile fuse using it's wood and some of his own. I don't know how you would do this but it looked really cool. I don't dislike profiles, I just like "Real" planes better. If someone could give me a hand in drawing up some plans and getting ideas for this project it would be really great. I was thinking of something along the lines of the Giles 3D (Giantscaleplanes.com), a real fuselage but kind of skinny to use less wood and make it lighter. It should come out around the same weight. Thanks in advance.

Here is the pic of the plane after the modifications. I would make the canopy a little different but along these lines. It doesn't ahve to be made like this one either, this is just an example.

Hey blackhawk, it can be done, I finished my omp 540 2 weeks ago. All you need to do is get the wood and frame up the fuse twice, and use wood that is half the thickness, then starting from the tail put the 2 halfs together (making it as wide as the profile) and start widening it up towards the front to your desired width. Add supports just like a REAL fuse as needed then sheet it.

Sounds like you like to build, I'm a kit basher as well but only in the winter. My 540 hovers perfectly for a whole tank if I choose, but I've been spending lots of time learning more difficult 3D manuvers, like knife edge elevators, wall to waterfall to pinwheel to flatpins, inverted harriers, and I'm still strugglin with torque rollin lol.

I think I will build it regular the first time because it will be my first kit.