ORIGINAL: balsabandit
3/16 should do fine.
I'm going to quote you on this. Many H9 Mustangs and Corsairs have had their firewall cracked or broken due to the cheap 3/16" thick firewall. Other ARF manufacturers, such as Kyosho, WM, VQ, CMP, and KMP to name a few, use high quality 1/4" firewall.