Sea Salvage and Restoration, Part Two

I skinned the fuselage with red "Monokote".  This is a plastic with a heat activated glue backing.

Unfortunately, I don't have any picture of the skinning process.  This was my first attempt skinning an entire plane and it didn't turn out bad at all.  I started by taping a couple sheets of paper together to create a pattern, before cutting the Monokote.  Paper is cheap and easier to cut than the plastic.

Here is the battery compartment that I scratch build to replace the missing one.  There are plywood formers at either end.  The formers where notched with a file along the curve of the former at regularly spaced intervals.  I glued bamboo skewers at the aft end and the magnets on the cowl hold the cover in place.  After the skinning was complete I cut vent to allow air to flow out and cool the motor controller and electric motor.

Finally, here the tail section.  I like how you can see the ribs through the plastic in this shot.