Originally Posted by balesse

I recently did a search for a friend and found these sites that looked like they were still carrying EPP in the US...
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http://www.rcfoam.com/depron-and-epp...cff3238f6583df
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Just FYI, RC Foam shows all EPP foam at "Sold Out".

We can supply your EPP needs in sheet or block form. Give us a call and we can work thru pricing. We will eventually be adding it to the website when I get time to edit the site.

Greg Markley
West Michigan Park Flyers LLC
616-550-3208
Www.wmparkflyers.com

Originally Posted by GeoffS

Just FYI, RC Foam shows all EPP foam at "Sold Out".

RC Foam closed last year but the website lives on

We can custom cut #1.3 and #1.9 EPP in white and black.

We have a slicing machine that can custom cut 3mm up to 1" . Slicing means there is no skin left over from a hot wire. This foam is cut cleanly with a blade.

We can custom hot wire cut from 1" - 6".

Normal sheets and blocks come in 24" x 36", however we can do other sizes as needed up to 48" x 72".

We can ship anywhere in the US and almost anywhere in the world.
The downside with shipping foam is that you are paying for the size instead of the weight. It can get expensive quick, especially when shipping over seas.

Let us know if we can help you out or if you would like a quote.
icrashrcplanes@windcatcherrc.com
www.windcatcherrc.com
Lee Krieger
Wind Catcher RC

Hi

Just wanted to share my experience with Vortex-rc
They 45g/l and 60 g/l EPP sheets white and black of different thickness... They were really good in communication and ship internationally

They are from India

Hope this helps

Khaled

what do yall use to design your aircraft? as in computer program, etc.?
Thanks! Blue skies!
-Colten

A sheet of paper and a few doodles. Once I get the overall idea as to what I want it to look like, the rest is just the TLAR method.

Although, my design criteria is all about keeping it simple. I don't even hot wire airfoils anymore, it's either flat or KFd'.

I use these:

http://www.tailwindgliders.com/Tips.html

http://www.tailwindgliders.com/Files.html

The sailplane calc spreadsheet is awesome!

Mike

Originally Posted by AviationFinatic

what do yall use to design your aircraft? as in computer program, etc.?
Thanks! Blue skies!
-Colten

My laser is driven from CorelDraw so generally I put stuff in there so eventually it can be cut. I can output DXF/DWG or native Corel files. I can import and trace images as needed

Originally Posted by AviationFinatic

what do yall use to design your aircraft? as in computer program, etc.?

I've got a very basic spreadsheet where I can plug in wingspan, chord, and some tail parameters and get out the maximum mass (using basic wing-loading and wing-cube loading values for the kind of plane I'm designing).
It also calculates the power-to-weight and thrust-to-weight (again using nominal values for the type of plane).

For those of you looking for EPP in Southern California, I have bought from Marko Foam in the past and was happy with their foam. I just got an updated quote on their prices:

White 1.9 EPP 72"x48"x6" $169.99.
White 1.3 EPP 72"x48"x6" $130.90.

Looks like they've moved to Huntington Beach since I last bought from them in Irvine.

Markofoamblanks.com

I might be picking up a 1.3# blank, anyone in Ventura/Santa Barbara county want to split a blank?

Good day,
I love this model, I hope to make it, inthe next time..

Originally Posted by Kir_Camden

Good day,
I love this model, I hope to make it, inthe next time..

That's almost identical to the Skywalker X8. I had one, but never got to fly it before passing it along.
The second look alike would be the Opterra from Horizon..

Originally Posted by Evan Byrne

I might be picking up a 1.3# blank, anyone in Ventura/Santa Barbara county want to split a blank?

I'd pay a few bucks for some very small wings. Little dinky 24" jobbies. Probably could cut 'em out of the scrap from a larger wing...

Here's a great flying super simple little EPP design sporting a Jedelsky airfoil.

https://www.rcgroups.com/forums/show...e-Fun-and-Easy!