I'm in the process. Im going the "hard" route to do it. But I have never done this before and wanted to give it a try.... I wanted to fabricate a fiberglass cowl. So I'm making a plug, it's almost ready, then I will make a mold from the plug, then make a fiberglass cowl from the mold. Many steps and a lot of work. I also am modifying the nose of the fus so it will look better. Good looks was number one, so I started with the fus, making it taper out wider towards the engine. I cut off the cheeks at the fw. Then to make the plug, I started building a "box" out of balsa sections until I got the rough shape I wanted. Then started sanding and cutting until I had the final shape. Now I'm sealing it and doing a final sanding to give it a glass like finish before it is used to make the mold. I know this all sounds crazy and a lot of work for "just a Tiger", but like I said, I have never done it and wanted to take a crack at the process....