ORIGINAL: acdii
Doing my first fabric job on a Chipmunk and I used store bought fabric, very light and sheer. Using Stix-it and Rustoleum, and it is starting to look very good. It takes longer but it look a lot better than iron on plastic.
Did your Chippy have a lot of open structure? Is the fuselage entirely sheeted? I can't see where using fabrics from a retail fabric store (i.e.: polyester dress lining) would make a difference in a sheeted area.Is the wing entirely sheeted, or open construction between the ribs? Did the fabric tighten to your satisfaction in the open areas? I can see whereusing fabrics from a retail store fabric would make a difference in open areas of a model. As pointed out by not only an experienced modeler that has "been down that road", but a merchant that serves the modeling community, being that retail fabric store polyester dress lining is pre-shrunk, you're not going to get as tight a result as you would with a material meant for our purposes.
Would enjoy some pics of your Chippy.