Anybody have any tips on how to make the padding that went around the cockpit edge of a World War I aircraft. My old man has given me all his built models that he made during his years in the USAF, and I want to go back and rebuild them as they are all falling apart anyway. The current rebuild is the Red Baron's aircraft and I would like to add some scratch built seat belts, padding along the edge of the cockpit, new rigging, and new control wires for the moving surfaces. Any advice would be a great help, this is the first time I've tried any subject this old. I don't know what scale the plane is but the men stand about 2 1/2" and the plane is about 7" long. 1:24 I'm guessing.
Thanks Guys