It would be interesting if appearance points were categorized to something like 18 + 2 for canopy. Appearance points aren't necessarily integers, so the difference between a .9 canopy and a 1.8 canopy would be worthwhile? I can imagine a simulated canopy getting a 1.1 out of 2?
Or maybe a 19 + 1 split?
Larry Fulwider
? Wonder what what would happen to the appearance points..say......if over time...
some of those amazing details break loose from vibration and from the stress (which sadly MANY DO....ESPECIALLY after months of flight time in practice and performance.
(Remember also that that opening in and around that cockpit...can become a stress point weakness zone
...and soooo many older war weary high mileage CLPA stunt ships with those once beautiful canopies...LOOK PRETTY SAD with all those ugly stress cracks that seem to appear out of thin'air!!!
Those beautiful but FRAGILE acetate canopies could begin to look pretty, pretty, pretty shabby from all those little details doing their SANDBLAST dancin-n-jitterbuggin routine on the inside surfaces.
Also most RitzeeDyed acetate and fragile canopies..that are exposed to both sunlight and exhaust residue not only fade and end up with a drastic color shift and even worse, can quickly reduce any advantage extra appearance might have had when it was shiney and new?
With that in mind...
:!perhaps in the long run....a beautifully simulated canopy could be the best choice.