hello

Both these birds is covered with silkspan and clear dope, And quite franlky i don't know if either is still available. But solid wood covered with silkspan and clear dope will not show the wood grain and weight is a non issue. the first pic. is of a replacement fuse for my (at time) 25+ year old Kaos it's over thirty now, the other pic's you should know. the fuse has the silkspan finish.

Silkspan is very much similar to the paper type cover you will find in the stick build kits but a bit stronger, I happened to get a bunch at a swapmeet and always keep a look out for more...Good stuff!