When I was a young boy in about 1959 BC a company named Aurora came out with some fairly well detailed biplanes from the first "Big One". My Fav by far was the Nieuport XI (11 for you kids too young to know what Roman Numerals are).
No idea how many of these I have built over the years. I rigged them with black thread, did the best I could with the decals (the decal positions were molded into the plane --- they never lined up properly).
So fast forward to 2017 or so. I had known about paper kits for a while but really hadn't looked closely. I bought this and a Sopwith Pup with all the bells and whistles (resin wheels and a "former" set). When they came I was a little shocked at what was involved.
So I found this place and realized that I had a LOT to learn. Now after about 8 months I have decided to give it a try with a little twist. I will be building this and a 1:100 version in parallel!
Now I need to draw on the collective wisdom of this place. What do I do with these formers? Do they replace the paper parts (The interior is actually printed as a separate piece)? Any and all help will be greatly appreciated.
Also here is a link to a free Google book about the Lafayette:
https://books.googleusercontent.com/...bA_QWFPo27gCX4