star fighter

[kentyler]

my imagination runs away with me
maybe we'll try metal foil on this one

[kentyler]

i decided to try metal foil on this one
like paint, it should let me sand the shape smooth

and i'll make my own decals, or try

so i made copies of the parts (a step i sometimes skip, to my regret), since they will end up covered

i decided to add an internal circle at both ends of each section... since i'm butt gluing instead of using the little joining strips

[Yeti]

This looks and sounds very interesting. Will you be using regular household aluminum foil to cover the parts?

[rmks2000]

My kit is already printed in foil (bought years ago through Scheuer and Struver). Yours isn't?

[kentyler]

which is made for covering models

its thinner than regular household foil

my kit is printed with a kind of alumninum looking ink, that is what gave me the idea

one thing with the metal foil is that i will be able to assemble the kit and then sand it smooth and fill the seams and then apply the foil

[kentyler]

of sorts... with issues

i tried my usual strategy... using duplicate bulkheads at each end of the section
in this case i cased the sides to deform... so i had to go in and remove the "extra" bulkhead

[kentyler]

and more bulkheads

very complex shapes

i had to resort to using gluing strips between sections

after getting to section 9 i discovered that the fuselage was "bent" in the middle, despite the edges of the sections being flush
so i broke it apart and adjusted it... i will have to cover the gap

the metal foil and the blank decal sheets arrive

[Loui]

looking good, love it.

[kentyler]

thing get more complicated

had to break the nose open to insert the pilots compartment

[MacSongLi]

Very nice work on the fuselage, I'm looking forward to seeing the foil.

Gary