RE: Covering solid fuselage
pic 1 - the side panel positioned over fuse
pic 2 - taped in place to get the seams close
pic 3 - repeat
pic 4 - the side has been applied - you can see where the red/white seams meet at the bottom - Higley cutter used to mke nice 1/8" overlaps to the bottom
pic 5 - the right side (in photo)was 2nd - cleaner than the left side - learn from each attempt
pic 6 - left side (in photo)was 2nd - cleaner than right
pic 7 - the fuse top where the seam will be
pic 8 - this amount of wrinkles can be eliminated by stretching but I wasn't pleased with this result
pic 9 - white after shrinking - nice, high gloss
pic 10 - remember the wrinkles?
pic 11 - Icut out black Ultracote using the gray decals as templates
pic 12 - fuse completed