Ozelot:

Working litho plate into composite curves like wing fairings and the like is a nightmare unless you are an expert, I heat softened some and proceeded to waste time producing wrinkled or split bits of scrap. Some English scale modellers have it down to a fine art but you have to be keen.
It can be great though in simple applications. I built a Top flite Corsair and I replicated the panels covering the engine and nose area, and the panels over the guns/ammo bays on the wing. There are no complex curves, and it was easy to score panel lines with the back of a model-knife blade, press rivets with a nail that was ground flat, and create a few dents etc for wear and tear. I deliberately left some edges raised a little, and scratched away paint to expose the aluminium to represent wear and weathering. I thought it looked very real, and it certainly got a lot of favourable comment. It was easy, and added very little weight. I also cut out some of the small inspection hatches round the tail and glued them on.
I went to a scale meet, and I was flattered by a lot of interest and a lot of questions, even though my plane was one of the smaller and less impressive models, so it must have been good.
If you choose the few simple things that catch the eye rather than trying to cover the whole model, you can get brilliant results.

I would include some photo's but unfortunately my Corsair is MIA after trying to fly through a fence.

Happy landings
HoonNZ