de havilland Dragon in Foamboard.
Well I like my models to be different from the run of the mill stuff, for years now I have been building flying models of Dragon Rapides,as I needed to experiment with foamboard I opted for a DH.84 Dragon with its boxy fuselage,powered with two Speed 400 standard motors off a single heavy duty speed controller,this model was purely proof of concept with no frills,the idea was to get a twin scaleish electric flying,once all of the problems had been sorted then I could build a bigger and better example,the beauty of electric is you dont need any fuel proofing,in fact the Dragon was just given a quick spray with ladies hair spray from a pound shop,it just kept the model free of fingermarks,everything is kept simple,the motors were a slide fit into a former which had blue foam either side,the wings were basically flat flat with balsa leading edges and trailing edges,I used this on my old Jinty free flight designs years ago and whilst you do not get the lift of a proper aerofoil it is sufficent to fly,but once I have worked out a way to use foamboard with a curvature then another model will be built,well the crux was how did she fly ? first attempts she would not lift off the ground,a few degrees of incidence on the wings and she was away climbing for the clouds,if you have never handled a twin electric then go for one,they are utterly reliable with non of the problems associated with IC where vibration can set in and cause engine failures,the Dragon taught me a lot not only about the use of this wonderful foamboard material,but how to wire in twin electrics as well,materials like this are idea for not only boxy models,but as internal structure for those with a round fuselage,you just plank or sheet with balsa cladding,you save on weight and the structure is tough as well.
I have plans to build an Avro Anson and already done some provisional drawings for her,and certainly another Dragon is on the books as well.