Hi, this is what I've done so far.
I really opened up a can of worms by replacing the mesh 'cos I had to scratch the interior. Lets start with the mesh at the forward section
All nice from the front but just look at the back, all super glued up.
The interior top of the passenger compartment had no roof. So templates of the roof and firewalls were cut from plastic sheet. I also added a section for the shaft on the back of the seat board.
I cut a section from the flight deck floor board to fit the firwall.
The following show Bondite (two part epoxy putty) used for forming the sound proofing texture...
Some gyzmology for the engine and firewall...
All three frabrications.
Then I added detail to the exhaust. Re-inforcement clasp and three spoked seperators in the muffler. Painted it rust and silver with a wash of sepia.
The engine got a bit of wiring with copper wire and the whole was painted and washed down. I randomly colored the wires. Through the mesh it looks quite convincing.
The interior paneling was also given a wash to bring out the already darker and lighter tonesdone earlier.. I use water color for the wash.
Then like stuffing turkey I stuffed all the elements in to the bird. The wire ends can't be seen after the halves are put together.
The seats and dash board are being dealt with now and will be added later.
That's all for now. C & C most welcomed.
Cheers,
Richard