{"id":100,"date":"2013-04-29T11:46:49","date_gmt":"2013-04-29T01:46:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.foamboards.com.au\/blog\/?p=100"},"modified":"2013-04-29T14:09:33","modified_gmt":"2013-04-29T04:09:33","slug":"how-to-build-rc-model-planes-using-foam-boards","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.foamboards.com.au\/blog\/how-to-build-rc-model-planes-using-foam-boards\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Build RC Model Planes Using Foam Boards"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Making remote control model planes out of foam board is easy.<\/p>\n<p>Foam board makes a great substitute for Depron. The 5mm foam core board has a paper coating that can be easily stripped from the core if you require sections for bending.<\/p>\n<p>We&#8217;ve often found leaving the paper on the surface makes it easier to paint the finished model aircraft.<\/p>\n<p>The videos below show the basic process of scratch building a variety of planes working with 5mm foam board.<\/p>\n<p>If you are in Australia you can get the Foamwerks tools directly from <a href=\"http:\/\/foamboards.com.au\/store\" title=\"Foamboards Australian Store\" target=\"_blank\">our store<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>If you are outside of Australia the tools are available below.<\/p>\n<p><OBJECT classid=\"clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000\" codebase=\"http:\/\/fpdownload.macromedia.com\/get\/flashplayer\/current\/swflash.cab\" id=\"Player_7ec31964-d187-4a8c-8dde-c9578490d5d2\"  WIDTH=\"600px\" HEIGHT=\"200px\"> <PARAM NAME=\"movie\" VALUE=\"http:\/\/ws.amazon.com\/widgets\/q?rt=tf_ssw&#038;ServiceVersion=20070822&#038;MarketPlace=US&#038;ID=V20070822%2FUS%2Ffixaframe-20%2F8003%2F7ec31964-d187-4a8c-8dde-c9578490d5d2&#038;Operation=GetDisplayTemplate\"><PARAM NAME=\"quality\" VALUE=\"high\"><PARAM NAME=\"bgcolor\" VALUE=\"#FFFFFF\"><PARAM NAME=\"allowscriptaccess\" VALUE=\"always\"><embed src=\"http:\/\/ws.amazon.com\/widgets\/q?rt=tf_ssw&#038;ServiceVersion=20070822&#038;MarketPlace=US&#038;ID=V20070822%2FUS%2Ffixaframe-20%2F8003%2F7ec31964-d187-4a8c-8dde-c9578490d5d2&#038;Operation=GetDisplayTemplate\" id=\"Player_7ec31964-d187-4a8c-8dde-c9578490d5d2\" quality=\"high\" bgcolor=\"#ffffff\" name=\"Player_7ec31964-d187-4a8c-8dde-c9578490d5d2\" allowscriptaccess=\"always\"  type=\"application\/x-shockwave-flash\" align=\"middle\" height=\"200px\" width=\"600px\"><\/embed><\/OBJECT> <NOSCRIPT><A HREF=\"http:\/\/ws.amazon.com\/widgets\/q?rt=tf_ssw&#038;ServiceVersion=20070822&#038;MarketPlace=US&#038;ID=V20070822%2FUS%2Ffixaframe-20%2F8003%2F7ec31964-d187-4a8c-8dde-c9578490d5d2&#038;Operation=NoScript\">Amazon.com Widgets<\/A><\/NOSCRIPT><\/p>\n<p>The main tools used include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.foamboards.com.au\/store\/store_tools\/foamwerks-straight-bevel-cutter\" target=\"_blank\">Foamwerks Straight\/Bevel Cutter<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B001JSWKO6\/ref=as_li_tf_tl?ie=UTF8&#038;camp=1789&#038;creative=9325&#038;creativeASIN=B001JSWKO6&#038;linkCode=as2&#038;tag=fixaframe-20\">Foamwerks Straight Cutter<\/a><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.assoc-amazon.com\/e\/ir?t=fixaframe-20&#038;l=as2&#038;o=1&#038;a=B001JSWKO6\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" style=\"border:none !important; margin:0px !important;\" \/>\n<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B007L6EUJ8\/ref=as_li_tf_tl?ie=UTF8&#038;camp=1789&#038;creative=9325&#038;creativeASIN=B007L6EUJ8&#038;linkCode=as2&#038;tag=fixaframe-20\">Logan Graphics FoamWerks WD-8011 FoamBoard Hole Drill<\/a><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.assoc-amazon.com\/e\/ir?t=fixaframe-20&#038;l=as2&#038;o=1&#038;a=B007L6EUJ8\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" style=\"border:none !important; margin:0px !important;\" \/>\n<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B001MT9L5S\/ref=as_li_tf_tl?ie=UTF8&#038;camp=1789&#038;creative=9325&#038;creativeASIN=B001MT9L5S&#038;linkCode=as2&#038;tag=framingequipment-20\">Foamwerks Circle Cutter (1-6 inch)<\/a><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.assoc-amazon.com\/e\/ir?t=framingequipment-20&#038;l=as2&#038;o=1&#038;a=B001MT9L5S\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" style=\"border:none !important; margin:0px !important;\" \/>\n<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B001MTBQ8I\/ref=as_li_tf_tl?ie=UTF8&#038;camp=1789&#038;creative=9325&#038;creativeASIN=B001MTBQ8I&#038;linkCode=as2&#038;tag=fixaframe-20\">Foamwerks Channel Rail<\/a><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.assoc-amazon.com\/e\/ir?t=fixaframe-20&#038;l=as2&#038;o=1&#038;a=B001MTBQ8I\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" style=\"border:none !important; margin:0px !important;\" \/>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/3oFmbH4zRvM?list=PL9RAOuqBbb-2WwKc-59oSQheRsY-Wb-5r\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">My favorite RC model making resources are<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/0982261322\/ref=as_li_tf_il?ie=UTF8&#038;camp=1789&#038;creative=9325&#038;creativeASIN=0982261322&#038;linkCode=as2&#038;tag=fixaframe-20\"><img decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/ws.assoc-amazon.com\/widgets\/q?_encoding=UTF8&#038;ASIN=0982261322&#038;Format=_SL160_&#038;ID=AsinImage&#038;MarketPlace=US&#038;ServiceVersion=20070822&#038;WS=1&#038;tag=fixaframe-20\" ><\/a><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.assoc-amazon.com\/e\/ir?t=fixaframe-20&#038;l=as2&#038;o=1&#038;a=0982261322\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" style=\"border:none !important; 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