I always found ideas in others work, so I am just passing along some work I did
Wanted actual wheel wells. Landing gear will be fixed down.
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Solid wing tips made by laminating scrap, rough carving then filing and sanding to shape.
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Extra stringers in body and wings. Test fitting wing assembly.
Planked the body and part of the wings.
Solid and scratch built tail and rudder.
filling and sanding the body. Very long process.
mocking up the fit and such. Wings covered in tissue and sealed.
Guns from brass tubing. Hand formed mounts for them.
Balsa fairings for the wing to body.
Working on the underside.
Nearly finished. Hand carved drop tank and the propellers are each hand formed from balsa and incorporated into stock plastic nose.