HOW TO BUILD AIRCRAFT DIORAMAS

[JohnReid]

[JohnReid]

I plan to fabric cover the ailerons when all the control surfaces are finished.I have put the horiz stab/elevator on hold for now as it may be just too big for the back wall.
I decided to do the upper wing center section instead.On the JN4D their is a cutout in the upper wing assembly above the cockpit.On the Canuck the trailing edge goes straight across the wings and center section,so therefore the center section is larger.
I will probably do the fin next and then probably the rudder as it is of an interesting design.I think that will pretty much fill up the back wall.

[JohnReid]

[JohnReid]

[JohnReid]

[JohnReid]

[JohnReid]

The fabric material is Coverite(antique)available at Great Plains Models.It looks a little overscale but once it is finished it is not noticeable and OK for diorama work.The tapes are something that I picked up at a dressmakers shop.I frayed the edge to look torn at the damage site.As you can see this fabric is quite transparent in its raw (antique) state.Because the wood grain is showing through I will have to paint the surface with acrylics and weather the whole thing.See Ken Foran's Camel 1/15th scale model for a nice example of a fully covered aircraft.

[JohnReid]

[JohnReid]

Here I used some very thin Titanium White to cover the fabric.The weave now is hardly noticeable.I let some of the woodgrain show through because it looks very natural that way, rather than one solid color.Now for a little weathering.

[JohnReid]