I went to the hobby shop today looking for possible candidates to put my 10LA in. Just lots of balsa electrics or 40 size birds - and control-line stuff!
On the shelf there were several Multiplex planes - EasyGlider, ElektroGlider and a MiniMag RTF with no radio set, but servos already in place for a basic 3-channel plane.

I already had a contact with the MiniMag, with a brushless motor, in a pretty beaten up setup, which served to teach a young boy to fly. So it seemed the right plane for my conversion. Also, I love the Elapor foam it is made of, as I own an EasyStar (lovely relaxing model), and it is a fuel proof foam, used in their bigger trainer, the Magister, which can be electric or glow powered.

Getting home, this afternoon I started assembling the rudder and horizontal stabilizer and sticking the decals. Removed with an X-acto knife the top of the engine cowl, along with the glued in motor support and fit the 10LA in there for a general overview of the needed modifications and so on.

The electronics will be placed under the wing, in a nice large hole it has there, the fuel tank (100cc) stays under the canopy, which secures it perfectly. The bigger difficulty will be making the engine mount, most certainly out of ply glued with cyano to the foam (CA holds better to elapor than other glues, epoxy included, as they say).

I'm considering the engine positioning as on the last photos, more recessed on the fuse.

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