Next job was to make the nose section.
Three thicknesses of 2" foam were cut on the old Dremel scroll saw to the side profile. The centre one had much of the inside hollowed out using the saw. The two on either side had some foam removed using the hot wand, and then the three pieces were glued together. A bit of the curved scrap that had been removed by the hot wire was added to make up the extra thickness.


Some of the pieces.

All the pieces glued together ready to add to the foam ring.

After gluing all these pieces onto the foam ring, with its plywood ring former F1A, the whole thing was carved to shape (messy).


As part of the carving process the flat spots for the cockpit windows were made.

The whole thing (except for windows) had its outside covered with 50g glasscloth and epoxy resin (messy again).