Model Making

I started building the tunnel structure that will go inside the model.  I made the floor base, and put holes around the perimeter for the hoops to to be held in. I chose a springy wire as the material for the hoops.
I then pulled thin (15 den) lycra tights over the struture. As I could only find skin coloured stretchy mesh I decided to spray it grey.

When sprayed, it lost all shine and transparancy.

In order for the hoops to not collapse under  the fabric and for the fabric to stretch over the wire and take the shape I had to saw each hoop to the fabric.

I found that the grey was too dull and did not demostrate the structure as I would like it to look. I stipped it once again, fixed the wires in the floor to give them more stability. I will spray paint the hoops grey and then cover them with a new mesh that is already grey and shimmery.