Serenity - May 28 2006
One panel has been cut and shaped and test fitted to the rear section
Close up showing the slight lip in the panel
Top of the panel
another view
Panels 1 and 2 finished
Panels 3 and 4 finished
Now to start the smaller panels
These panels I am vac forming out of sheet styrene because I want to light the rear engine and I think this thin styrene will do the job. I considered clear acetate but then I would have to give it a matte finish anyway.
If I were to cast it I would have to make a new master with an inner and outer mould. This would be tricky but I can then control the inner wall thickness so the panel places would be thin. Will it work? I don't know since I am not there yet.
The rest of the engine part will be primed with a grey primer to prevent light leakage.