RE: Cutting kits and balsa suppliers?
RVM,
The pattern guys use contest balsa exclusively and reinforce with lite ply, carbon and/or spruce where required. Look at the Black Magic and Insight build threads in the Pattern forum to see how it's done. The prototype Black Magic V2 came in at 9.5lb with a glassed and painted fuse and piped OS140. Dick Hanson has built 80" Cap 232's at under 11lbs with a YS140 and a 40cc gas powered 2M pattern ship with 1300sqin of wing under 11lb using balsa and ply with almost no carbon at all, so it can be done. It just requires careful wood selection and sparing use of reinforcement materials.
Just specify contest balsa when you talk to Dynamic and they will adjust to suit. Explain what you are doing and they will work with you to get your order sorted in the best way possible.
Mark