Ideas for caricature model airliner please!

[Simpo Two]

I've been given the task of building a comedy airliner... something like this:



Due to all the curved sections I can't make one in wood; the only idea after that was to buy several different plastic kits and bodge them together... but that will cost too much and I'm not confident it would work.

Anything 1-2 feet long would be fine - anyone got any good ideas on how to make one please?

[SpeckledJim]

Polystyrene and a b'stard file.

Do a good enough job and it'll even fly.

[Simpo Two]

Isn't it going to end up looking like 5,000,000 little snowballs all stuck together? (and another 5,000,000 stuck all over my hands with static?!)

But I like the idea of carving something soft.

What about Oasis? How would I make it look smooth - a few coats of spray paint?

Edited by Simpo Two on Monday 24th November 19:41

[NNH]

When I was a littl'un we made space helmets at school by blowing up a balloon, covering it in papier mache, and the popping the balloon once the paper had dried. It looked pretty good when we'd tidied up the face opening and sprayed it all silver!

Could you do something like that for the fuselage?

[Murph7355]

Someone on here was looking for subjects for their new 3d printer a while back....

[CubanPete]

Kingspan and a file

[SpeckledJim]

Simpo Two said:

Isn't it going to end up looking like 5,000,000 little snowballs all stuck together? (and another 5,000,000 stuck all over my hands with static?!)

But I like the idea of carving something soft.

What about Oasis? How would I make it look smooth - a few coats of spray paint?

Edited by Simpo Two on Monday 24th November 19:41

High-build primer will help smooth it over once you've got the shape right.

The kingspan idea is a good one.

[Rubymurray]

Hasegawa do little kits called egg planes, which could give you an idea of shape.
Shame they're only about 2 inches long!

[Simpo Two]

By god sir you may have cracked it... (ooh, free pun!) - 2" is OK, we'll just zoom in a bit more.

I'll let the creative director know rightaway!

ETA: Director says yes so Eggplane is now bought and thanks very much to Rubymurray

Edited by Simpo Two on Monday 24th November 22:06

[AER]

Isn't this the sort of thing you do in CGI these days?

[Simpo Two]

Not for a cheesy spoof home movie with a budget of £15!