Originally Posted by
flyn2high
Hi Chad:
I am planning to fully sheet the wings and then simulate covered ribs. i am thinking about using raised ribs over the sheeting, possibly with chart tape or 1/32" thick plywood strips and then using a filler with credit card to simulate fabric concave dips. I'm not really sure yet how I am going to go about it but definitely it will be fully sheeted. I'll have to experiment to see what looks best.
I prefer to fully sheet and then simulate the fabric on my builds as well Lou. I have a bunch of high-res pictures of the FG-1D at the Museum of Flight and from what I can tell the fabric is stretched so tight that there is very little scalloping to be seen. I would probably just put on the stitches and tapes and be done with it. Maybe throw in a bit of creative air brushing. Food for thought.
