Building a SSC Warbird Fuselage - Page #2

Then come in at an angle to cut the side

It should look something like this

Starting from the point in the picture make a shallow cut forward

So that you end up with this. One of the important things to remember is to make shallow cuts. It's a lot easier to make a second cut to take more off then to have to glue some back on.

Make another shallow edge cut from almost all the way back from the tail

Just another shot of the same cut. As you can see we're still working the top of the fuselage

As you can see, we take that shallow cut all the way to the canopy

Continue to shape by taking shallow cuts

Lee using a small sanding board to do the final shaping

The advantage of a sanding board instead of loose sheet of sandpaper held in your hand is you will be able to sand level the length of the fuselage and not simply follow the contour of the rough cuts you made with the knife

The results should look like this.

After you've finished sanding redraw the canopy with a permanent marker

Next draw your guide lines for shaping the nose

Start mid way and make a shallow cut back to the canopy

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Then come in at an angle to cut the side	It should look something like this	Starting from the point in the picture make a shallow cut forward	So that you end up with this. One of the important things to remember is to make shallow cuts. It's a lot easier to make a second cut to take more off then to have to glue some back on.
Make another shallow edge cut from almost all the way back from the tail	Just another shot of the same cut. As you can see we're still working the top of the fuselage	As you can see, we take that shallow cut all the way to the canopy
Continue to shape by taking shallow cuts	Lee using a small sanding board to do the final shaping	The advantage of a sanding board instead of loose sheet of sandpaper held in your hand is you will be able to sand level the length of the fuselage and not simply follow the contour of the rough cuts you made with the knife
The results should look like this.	After you've finished sanding redraw the canopy with a permanent marker
	Next draw your guide lines for shaping the nose	Start mid way and make a shallow cut back to the canopy