RE: balsa and bondo
The bondo won't hurt the balsa at all, and as for weight...how much are you really gonna use??? Other than that, mix up some balsa dust with wood glue for a good filler. If this is a large mock-up you're making... carve it out of rigid foam(not epp) and coat it with 30 minute epoxy. Other than that, Pictures of what you're doing would help explain the project much better.