I mentioned removable canopies briefly.
I wanted to be able to service the canopy on the Gee Bee R-3 which I designed and am scratch building.
Well, that's true.
The build? See it in living color at CFC Graphics vendor's corner.
Anyway, I gave it mild thought and came up with this...
Could work for just about any model with a canopy and look neat.
Finish with any color vinyl you select to match your model.
Step 1. Paper template. Takes a bit of time but it has to be on the money or close.
Step 2. Scan into CAD program and do a trace or a draw. Well, lucky me, I have a program.
But there's plenty of guys that have programs and may do this for you.
Step 3. Onto the cutter. Not rocket science there, but again, you need a cutter.
But there's plenty of guys that have cutters and may do this for you.
Step 4. Remove canopy "gasket" and simply apply half of the thickness on the canopy and half the
thickness on the model. Gotta mark the center at both ends.
Piece of cake!
I used yellow mask material because it's temporary AND not as sticky. It's not as plyable either.
Canopy "gaskets" should be identical for all same type models.
I expect to make one for my ARF Nobler, and it should work on all ARF Noblers.
Now I have to decide if I want to attach my Gee Bee R-3 canopy with a vinyl gasket?
Charles