Yes, I went with the foam wings. It was my first time - but it went about as easily as I could have hoped! I bought wing skins (10 inches wide) from Balsa USA - so no edge-joining to do - then applied Gorilla Glue with a fine foam roller. I laid them all lined up in the foam shucks and sat a really heavy hi-fi speaker (I could barely lift it!) on top for 24 hours and they came out perfectly!

I used to build and fly Curares in the late 70's - they came as a fiberglass fusalage and obechi sheetd foam wings and tail then - much easier. I kept one form those days - but am almost to afraid to fly it in fear of losing it after all this time.

I am getting hooked on electric - so easy and convenient - but I like the sound of my Webra as it comes on the pipe.

You are right - the Eureka kits are closer to building ffrom scratch than a more typical 'click it together' modern kit - but at least you dont have to fret out all those plywood parts! Not to mention the 20 odd parts that make up the tail!

If you need any of the "component" .pdf files (they show each part full size with its ID) let me know. It is quite confusing in that the part kit provides multiple thinner parts that you sandwich together instead of the thicker wood on the plan - so you spend a lot of time saying "oh - here is F7 - or whatever - only to find 3 more!!)

Ah well... back to carving and sanding!