http://www.davesaircraftworks.com/  Manufacturer's site.  Price $59.95 + $5.00 S/H in Cont. U.S.  (CA Residents add $4.65 sales tax).  Excellent customer support  :-)

http://www.hobbybarn.com/gliders_sailplanes_slope.htm  Price: $52.99 + $?.?? s/h

Hitec Flash 5G System X (comes with: *3 HS-81 Micro Servos *RCD Micro "555" 5 Channel Dual Conversion/ Narrow Band Receiver * All Mounting Hardware, Frequency Flags, 600 Mah Transmitter & 270 Mah Receiver Nicads * 110 volt Wall Charger)  

Servos - 2 HS-81 or 85 for rudder/elevator (MG optional) and 2 HS-81MG or 85MG for ailerons (naturally you only need rudder/elevator servos if building the polyhedral version)

$193.99 at  http://www.hobbyhorse.com/ (800)604-6229  Mix and match to get two HS-81MG or HS85MG servos 

Cermark $198.99, (800)704-6229

Major Hobby 195.50, http://www.majorhobby.com/  

Not all vendors will mix and match servos like Hobby Horse will.

This is the radio that was most recommended to me as a beginner.  I am recommending it on that basis alone -- I have no experience with any other radios.  See Choosing Your First Radio.

If you already have a radio, you will need to order servos, receiver (rx), and battery pack.

See above for servo and rx details.

Sanyo 4N350AAC battery pack (350 mAh, same size and weight as 270 mAh pack) ($10.80 + $2.00 for Hitec connector) Cermark (800)704-6229.  The flat pack is the best choice for the 1-26 HLG.

Cermark (800)704-6229  $3.50 each.  Part# if using Hitec rx and servos is 243JR6.  Gold.

Peak charger (this is optional -- allows you to recharge batteries at the field if you fly long enough to run them down)

I bought a used peak charger from a friend.

Expoxy glue

(Get both mid- and quik-cure.  Use mid for construction, quik for repairs.  Mid=12-15 min, quik=5 min.)

Hardware store or Hobby store

3m super 77 spray adhesive

Hardware store or Hobby store.  One can.

Household Goop by Eclectic Products – one tube is enough, don’t use too much or it gets heavy, and a little is very strong from what I found – put it on then spread it thin (I used a popsicle stick to spread it).  No cap for the long spout – I used masking tape.

Hardware store, Target, K-Mart, or Walmart

Scotch 3M Super Strength Strapping Tape, 2" – one roll.  Lightweight 3/4" strapping tape, one roll.

Target, K-Mart, Walmart all carry the 2" SS strap tape, but you have to look hard.  It is on a red plastic dispenser and is usually just one slot in the midst of tons of mailing tape.  $1.99 per roll.

Mini servo savers

Not needed if you use metal gear servos, and you should definitely use the MG servos or you will keep stripping the gears, which is a real pain and ends up costing more than the MG servos.

Exacto blades and breakaway knife blades or Stanley 2” razor knife

Hardware Store

Dave Thornburg’s Old Buzzard’s Soaring Book – great stuff!!

$16.95 postpaid from author "David Thornburg, 5 Monticello, Albuquerque, NM 87123".

Covering – Regular Ultracote or Ultracote Lite (transparent yellow, transparent red, etc.) Transparent colors weigh less (thus lite), but do not look as good on a foamie.  Choice between weight and appearance.

$10.95 NSP (available at most hobby stores or online vendors)  Get two rolls.

(For best visibility, use dark color on fuselage and bottom of wing, use light color on top of wing.  Or make it as pretty as you can if you prefer.)  

Note that Oracover and Ultracote are exactly the same thing, even made in the same factory.

Grocery store

Covering iron

Hobby shop. (I used a regular iron and a heat gun)

80 and 150 grit sandpaper

Hardware store

Small Hi- Start (up-start) such as Pinnacle S from NSP.

Not needed if you will only be slope flying.  See Winch, Hi-Start, Up-Start, Zip-Start, Bungee, Zoom??

Only needed for aileron version OR if you decide to build polyhedral version with balsa tail rather than the coroplast tail provided.

local hobby store or http://www.planes-wings-things.com or call (818) 545-7567.  (1.0" x 10 ft $5.00)

Hinge Tape (10 feet) $4.95 http://www.nesail.com/gapseal.html