Stop & Post August 2009

[Burpee]

I started a plane last night but I ran into the same problem that I do most times. How does everyone decide what part to make first and how much of it?

The plane I'm recreating looks to be made of riveted sheets of metal. I don't know if I should make each piece that looks riveted a separate piece or if I should make an entire background/silhouette of the body and place lines that look like rivets ontop of it.

I think I spend so much time trying to figure out how to construct my work as much as actually doing it. Is there a way to speed up the process by using 'rules of thumb'? (not to be confused with Mike's 'thumbnail').

Here's how far I've gotten. I went the 'entire silhouette' route but not sure it's the way to do it.