A bit more done and some experimenting. Since the area about cockpit forward was metal sheeting, I wanted to get 3-D panels and rivets approximated so I made some embossing tools from and old blade and some piano wire. In the pictures, the rivets look a lot deeper than they appear in person! I went through the areas I wanted to emboss, primed them and assembled. I was only going to prime the metal parts but the light blue on the underside looks a little "loud" to me so I decided to paint/prime the whole plane. Here are some examples of the embossing and the engine/cowling test fitted. I've added epoxy on the inside of the cowl and I hope to smooth out the nose ring tomorrow.
On to the shots:
Cheers and thanks for looking!
Dan