BurrMan,

After trying many different beginning shapes and tools, I finally went with your suggestion and started with a basic ellipse shape.


Then, I created a bulge via the blend tool, mirrored it and shaped it.


Next I created 3 ellipses that matched the shape of the upper section.


I then did a loft through those three curves.


From there, it was easy to merge those two pieces together.


Then came the small camera in the front. I did have a small issue with creating a fillet and had to do it manually. Thanks Jason.


This was all part of a model of LUNA, a German UAV that I'm building for one of our customers.


Thanks for all your help.

Scott