[Carver]

More photos of your finished Lotus would be much appreciated.

Hub

Yes Hub, more pics will come -once it is finished!
There is some detailing yet to be done.

@Tibbs.Thanks for your interest!

About screens: Many scratch builders make their own vac-formers using a vacuum cleaner and some sort of heating to produce thin screens in any shape. I never got around to building myself one... Normally I use flat thin sheets that can be bent a little. Impossible in this case, of course!

This is an experiment to see if a screen could be carved... Not sure if it is a good idea. The screen gets very sturdy but might look a bit thick. But fun to test something new!

Anyway, this is how I made it. Starting with the outer contour making it fit the body.
   

Then, using electric tools, I shaped the outside form as desired. After that, I turned it upside down and hollowed it out. Finally, quite a lot of sanding and polishing by hand.
All in all, straight forward hard work...a bit time consuming.

These are the tools I have used, most of them are tools I use for making the wood bodies as well
   

Hope this is understandable!
Btw, If you are interested in woodcarving there is the ongoing Goggomobil build thread as well.

Cheers
Carver