Flite Metal, that's a good idea.
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Before I found a metal cowl, I applied FliteMetal to the BUSA ABS cowl. It's possible, but not pretty since you have to do it in sections. I also used it on the cheek cowls that I ended up making myself since nothing from the BUSA kit was useable on a scale EIII. I carved molds for the cheek cowls out of balsa, the stretched heated styrene over them. I remember it being very hard to get the FliteMetal on smoothly. But then I was a complete model building novice back then.

It's also possible to do the patterning on FliteMetal/Aluminum tape but you have to go easy.