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Bewildered. No clue.

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Your picture in Reply #6 has the canopy in the right position.  So here is my method to finish it off.  Others will differ.

#1 Mask off the bottom on the outside to where the final finish line will be.  I use a thick blue masking tape for this.  Once you have the line on the canopy mask the rest of it with something that comes off easily.  Blue masking is OK.  This will be on the canopy until the final finish is applied .
#2 The side blocks will need to be carved so go ahead and glue them in.  They should be flush with the fuselage sides (not the indented part) and in the front to give you a lip after sanding.
#3 Sand the Outside to make it a smooth curve enough to let you put the canopy in place.  Mark the edge of the canopy on the fuselage.  I use a thin point felt tip pen since it   
     leaves a mark that resists sanding.
#4 Cut the side blocks back 1/16" for anything above the line.  The canopy should now seat all the way around.  Now this part is personal preference. I make a military
     type canopy so I build a wide lip on the inside.  Yours should probably be narrow so carve the inside to where you have a small lip, say 1/16" on the sides.
#5 Now everything above the lines will visible through the canopy and needs to be finished (especially the back).  The canopy is the last thing you want to glue on before
     filler.
#6 Glue it in with canopy glue and add a light filler all around.  Sand it down to the tape but do not sand through the tape.  Leave the tape on till the plane is finished, clear
     and all.
#7 Post pictures and reap the good comments.  You have just completed what will probably be the only see-through canopy at most contests today!

A note for the future.  I build a canopy "block" that slips out of the main fuselage so that I can work on it separately.

Ken   

I had the privilege of having only a Vector 40 to fly and compete with for a year after a fire that destroyed my "fleet".  It was borrowed from a friend.  It is an exceptional plane and you are going to like it.  The LA 46 is perfect.

Ken

Wheel pants done too

Looks Really good.  Don't forget that arch of balsa behind the pilot.  It will show through the canopy. 

Ken

Yes i was wondering about that today. The rear part of the canopy should be the same color of the plane, white. The only other thing is the side pieces the canopy attaches too... I plan to leave them black, and the smaller trim piece on the outside edge of the canopy will be the color of the plane.

I under cut the canopy. Price for a new one: 15 dollars. Price for shipping to Canada: 30.00. Unreal. it

For that price I would find a way to make it fit!  We have all been there and done that!

Ken

Cost of a 2-liter soda bottle to make a new canopy:  <$2  (but you have to drink the stuff while you are making it)

The result: priceless....

No Top view of the canopy on the plans. 🙄 Its not easy being me.

New canopy on. Thanks to Larry Maltman that helped me. We now have a mold to make many.

😁 Thanks Robert. This is supposed to be a practice plane anyway.