Finally have some progress to report. Construction done and primered. The after market brush guard is made of compressed paper. We'll see how it paints up before I pass judgement on it. Will start paint after I construct a jig to hold it up side down.
Feel your pain on the figures. At a recent show the judges told me my figures on my Tiran 5 cost me a gold.
So…. it's practice, practice and more practice.
I feel that the foam is perfect. Planes don't float, at least most don't. This action would've happened very soon after impact. So the surrounding waters would still be unsettled.