My dad's new toy

Wow Joe. That's amazing. I can only imagine the cost and time involved.

That's beautiful. What is the metal covering, how was it applied?

RknRusty wrote:That's beautiful. What is the metal covering, how was it applied?

I am guessing it's set aluminium hammered to shape.
There was annarticlenon that in the recent RCME I think.

I'll find out tomorrow. Here's some updated vids.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JpH7wgy3PQY&feature=youtu.be

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GCuUmlL0nM8&feature=youtu.be

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zIj-ajt9pAI&feature=youtu.be

My money's on litho

Very clever idea. Here's what he sent me on the build. This doesn't surprise me. He has built several scratch built commissioned models for several RC magazines and museums. He retired from a long history in aviation ending up his working life as a aviation professor at a junior collage in S. Ca. He built a home near San Diego with a full size hobby room with everything you would need to build including a paint booth.
The covering is simple aluminum duct tape used in A/C installations. It is cut in panels and applied over the fiberglass covered structure. A 'pounce' wheel is used to simulate the flush riveting. A pounce wheel is used in sewing to transfer patterns with a round wheel with a multi pointed edge. To use on a model it is drawn along a straight edge and it pokes evenly spaced 'dimple' in the surface. Really quite easy and quick. Rivets can also be made by using masking tape with small holes punched in it by the pounce wheel then applying glue to the tape. When the tape id removed it leaves little dimples behind that look like rivets. This model gained about four pounds with the new skin.

Just got a chance to watch the video! Fantastic plane, commitment, and discipline among THAT crew !!!!