The 'Essie'. Based on the SE-5a, she's a foamie with some balsa and light ply.
The model's built from pink foam, covered with newsprint and brown Dollar Store wrapping paper, using a 50/50 mix of Titebond II and water. Final painting is rattlecan Rustoleum. Roundels are Ultracote/Profilm (except for the rudder; that's paint, blue Rustoleum, and red Ultracote).
Tutorial that goes through how you can design your own lightweight 3D printed parts! 3D printing certainly has it`s place in terms of prototyping, but I also believe it can be of use for...