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Hi, Just wanted to say what an excellent resource this site is. I really hope as my skill levels get better in this area I will be able to contribute fully. Currently my skill levels are hovering around zero as I am trying to get my head round the wife's Silhouette Cameo 4 and also the process of designing masks. Looking forward to progressing this area of the hobby Gazza

OK, so time to bite the bullet....the main panel! I reckoned the exhausts were likely to be the most troublesome area so I took a lot of pains to measure and draw as accurately as I could, first attempts at the panel cut-outs weren't satisfactory because they're not ellipses: so using the curved line tool I re-did one carefully then copied: much better! The lower curved line was going to be tricky too so I took datums (data?) from the centre of each exhaust stack: Clearly the photograph I took as my reference couldn't make allowance for curves in two dimensions, so this was all a bit wet finger in the air as a first trial. The cut was clean: and fitting the foil unexpectedly easy, though it's definitely a two "free hands" job: but you can see that the lower curved edge needs further work. The foil once burnished down shows every flaw of the surface underneath so that's something I need to pay a little attention to, though it actually looks rougher in these pictures than in the flesh. I decided not to try to accommodate the inlet, that will have to be painted I'm afraid. The three vents are OK-ish....the resin moulding isn't that crisp and the foil accentuates it so I may try to smarten that area up too.....but all in all quite promising! Max

I did think about test panels Mathieu but decided to go for broke, nothing quite like the real thing: So firstly I measured the panel top line as accurately as I could, 35.5mm and did my usual dimension line onscreen then scaled the photograph to suit: Once that was established I drew the whole panel, copied it then flipped the copy to get the port panel: Next, the guess at the cutting settings: ....and those worked first time! Very happy with the results, giving some thought next to the main engine panel...🤓 Time the next exciting adventure....😁 Max

No doubt the panel containing the exhaust pipes is gonna be the trickier to settle. Do you intend to cut it in bmf straight away or will you be making test panels with classic masks, to see how they line up with each other? Anyway I’m sure it’s going to look terrific once all panels are set. cheers Mathieu

No time for proper modelling today but I did manage a minute with camera and computer to do some prep for the nose panels. The plan is to import this picture into the Silhouette and cut each panel in Bare Metal foil as outlined above, no prizes for guessing which is going to be the most difficult! Going to start with a simple one to see how it cuts and adheres, might find five minutes tomorrow. 😁

awasome build mate thanks for sharing the work