1:24 TaylorCraft Taildragger . A Diorama - Maybe ?

There are several Taylorcraft and other lightplane models in pretty big scale available as flying models.  For a good static scale/diorama one would have to scratch the interior, and maybe the horizontal tail pieces (flying scale models often enlarge the stab for better stability).  On fabric planes the tissue covering works fine.  For metal planes like Cessna and Luscombe one can cover the plane with thin plastic or card stock.

Don;

 You hit the nail on the head .I for one choose to try this using different paper-models as a pattern . I am thinking of doing the Paper D.C.9 next .  T.B.

Highly suggest you have a look at balsamodels.com, the site run by Guillows. Some fabulous static builds there of planes like the Beaver, Cherokee, and Cessnas - even some modern subjects. For metal surfaces a technique called in-filling is used, basically inserting balsa pieces in between the formers and stringers, sanding to shape, then using fillers to eliminate grain.

Ah !

 I would probably only use the kits as patterns. T.B.

WillysMB

Highly suggest you have a look at balsamodels.com, the site run by Guillows. Some fabulous static builds there of planes like the Beaver, Cherokee, and Cessnas - even some modern subjects. For metal surfaces a technique called in-filling is used, basically inserting balsa pieces in between the formers and stringers, sanding to shape, then using fillers to eliminate grain.

 

I find infilling a lot of work.  I am a multi-media type, I use any material I find adventageous.  I only use the infilling for compound curve areas.  Most aircraft have a lot of flat or single curvature areas, and sheet cardstock, plastic, or aluminum work fine on these areas.

Reason there are few double curvature areas on light planes is those panels take either forming dies or a lot of hand hammer work, costs of lightplanes are/were expensive, and they don't make that many, so the cost of tooling is expensive.  That benefits model builders :-)

The usual word for infilling is planking.

jeaton01

The usual word for infilling is planking.

 

I thought planking went over the formers or ribs, while infilling went between them.

You're probably correct, Don.  I never do it that way on R/C builds becuse the bulkheads always show up.  I reduce the bulkheads instead.