I WAS INSPIRED BY DAN (HIPPO) HERE AT HIS WEB SITE FOAMFLY, AND HE GRACIOUSLY ALLOWED ME TO PLACE MY BUILDING PHOTOS, EXPERIMENT ,ON SITE.

OK, IN THIS PHOTO, YOU WILL SEE A HEAD ON LOOK OF THE CLAM-SHELL BUILDING METHOD. THE VIEW IS OF THE FIRST BULKHEAD THAT STARTS JUST BEHIND THE PLANES SPINNER. FROM THIS SHOT YOU CAN SEE HOW THE PLANE WILL TAKE A HISTORICAL SHAPE, WHICH IS VERY ACCURATE.

I PROPED IT UP A LITTLE HERE.
ON TO THE NEXT ONE, PLEASE SCROLL DOWN THE PAGE, AS I GOT A LITTLE LONG WINDED IN THE FIRST PIC, AND I WANT TO SHARE THE OTHERS WITH YOU ALL.

AND HERE IS A REARWARD VIEW, SORRY ABOUT THE NEXT FEW PIC`S I SEEM TO HAVE GOTTEN MY FINGERS IN THE WAY!
NEXT PLEASE.

AND HERE A TOP VIEW.
NEXT PLEASE.

IN THIS PHOTO, YOU CAN SEE HOW THIS MODEL IS NOW SHAPING UP. YOU CAN NOW SEE THE DEPTH, AND ACCURACY, WITH THE TWO CLAM-SHELLS JOINED.

THIS PARTICULAR MODEL HAS A FUSALAGE
LENGTH OF ABOUT 47 INCHES AND A WING SPAN OF ABOUT 50 INCHES, AND IS SO FAR REALLY LITE! (THANKS DAN,IT`S THE FOAM!) HERE IS A SIDE VIEW. NEXT PLEASE.

AND HERE IS A TOP VIEW, FROM THE REAR.
AND I KNOW WHAT YOUR THINKING, AND I SAY YESSSSS YOU CAN DO THIS, A LITTLE PRACTICE IS ALL YOU NEED AND I WILL EXPLAIN HOW YOU CAN MAKE THIS SIZE PLANE OR BIGGER! OR SMALLER! NEXT PLEASE.

AND A LOWER FRONTAL VIEW, BY THE WAY THIS IS HOW REAL PLANES ARE MADE, I HAVE WORKED ON SOME IN MY YOUNGER DAYS,
WITH A LOCAL EAA CHAPTER OF HOME BUILDERS! A GREAT EXPERIANCE FOR ANYONE INTERESTED IN THE REAL THING.