That's a great start with the foil already, Carl @clipper
Maybe I missed it, but what kind of foil are you using for this?

@clipper, thanks a lot for sharing, Carl
Seems like I have another challenge on my list which I definitely want to try.

I'm waiting on paint to dry on the USS San Francisco so I've added a bit more foil to the T Bolt. So far this hasn't been too difficult. Of course I haven't done any of the compound curves yet. I did add a couple of panel lines on the bottom so I could end the side panel foil on a panel line. Otherwise, I would have had to carry it over to the other side, which I am pretty sure would have been a mistake.

I think that most of the panels on the fuselage will be relatively flat since they would have been formed from flat aluminum on the real aircraft and wouldn't have been too crazy. Of course, there is always a need for compound shapes and manufacturers have to make these, but I think they prefer to keep most of them simple to save on costs and make it possible for the average worker to easily install.

Some nice progress, Carl @clipper

Foiling is one of those things you really have to be in the mood for so I don't work on this quite as often as some of my other current projects. But in the back of my mind, there is always this voice telling me that I need to do some things on this occasionally, so last night and for about an hour today, I got some more foil work done on the fuselage.

For the first time, I encountered a compound curve section, albeit a small one, but nonetheless, it was there. I basically covered most of the remaining starboard side of the fuselage up to and including the part where it curves around the front behind the cowling (this is the compound curve area).

All in all it went pretty well as I took my time trying to stretch the foil slightly to conform to this curve. From what I have seen in tutorials, the trick to this is to limit the foil used on the following side of the compound curve and come back to it with a separate piece. In this case, there will not be a need to foil any further following the front curve, but the principal is the same, limit the amount of material that has to be worked following the curve.

Thanks John (@johnb). Ive also found that I have to resharpen the scalpel quite often to avoid it dragging when cutting the foil. It doesn't take long for it to get dull. All the cuts are on panel lines, so that helps to guide the blade, but you still have to watch for the blade jumping from the line.

Outstanding job!

Today I did two tricky areas of foiling with both of the two requiring a second try. One area was the exhaust vent from the turbo under the tail. This wasn't two bad except the first effort did not have sufficient adhesive on the foil and wouldn't stay down, so I pulled it off and redid it.

The second area was the most complex curve so far that I have had to do. This was a hump over the turb in the same area. The foil had to conform all the way around and down the hump. The first try on this got about 75% of the way when the foil tore in an area that could not be repaired. So off it came and a second try was made. The second attempt was successful. It was an interesting experience because it required burnishing and stretching the foil downwards as I went.

I'm rapidly (well maybe not rapidly, but soon), getting to the point when I will have to stop foiling the fuselage and get the wings done and installed. This way I can do the areas that overlap the wing and fuselage at the same time.