When a B-57 flew over Fire Base Alpha it startled us.
We didn’t hear it coming. Just one very neat airplane, whether the British version or the American one . I was fortunate to get into one in the States. Nice Bird!
As others have noted, use Aluminum foil. However, I would suggest commercial grade Extra Heavy Duty Aluminum Foil. While heavy duty foil used in a home is usually 0.024 mm (0.94 mils), commercial heavy duty aluminum foil is 0.08 mm, or 80 microns thick. This level of thickness allows for sustained durability. Anything beyond this thickness is custom made.
It’s probably a good start, but not an easy start! I spent most of an hour trying to buy a single issue on-line. Prices ranged from $10 plus $30 S&H to $80 plus S&H! Kalmbach offers single issues, but when I tried to buy one from them I got an error message saying that it was possible to order “now,” but I should try again later. Which I did, multiple times, and got the same message! I finally ordered a digital version for $6.95; I really don’t like digital magazines, as I mentioned in another thread, but it will have to do.
Bob
Well, I’m committed now! I’ve bought a shadow box to use as a frame for my T-34 crash diorama:
I’ve created a digital “mock-up” showing a rough approximation of the scene I hope to create:
And I’ve bought a sheet of ⅛” plywood to use as “retaining walls” for the styrofoam base. Should be “interesting” to cut to shape since I have virtually no woodworking tools. Before my wife and I moved to Vancouver from Prince George, BC, 500 miles/800 kilometres north of Vancouver, I had a well-supplied wood-working shop where I built things from napkin holders for the kitchen table to a Mirror dingy which I loved to sail on local lakes. It would have been very handy for this project.
Bob
You and I see that the same way. My father was an aeronautical engineer, smart guy, 50’s era Cold War stuff.
He’d always say rotor wings only pretend to fly. No areodynamics.
I don’t see it that way, but he was a power, lift and landing guy. Performance engineer. Told UAL not to buy Concorde.
His last project managed was the Avionics package for UAL 777.