ChuckT Posted March 12 Share Posted March 12 Wow! tomprobert 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomprobert Posted March 26 Author Share Posted March 26 Howdy, partners! I’ve put aside other jobs on the Stirling for the time being as I was really keen to get the new canopy to fit. I hate dealing with transparencies and cockpits in general so felt it would be good, psychologically, to get this part done, and then hopefully it’ll just be a drop fit towards the end of the build. As you saw in the previous post, the kit canopy was too big and incorrectly shaped. When I cut the fuselage ages ago, I used the kit transparency as a guide, not realising at the time how ‘out’ it was. As a result, I’ve had to build up the fuselage around the cockpit to match the new canopy - plastic card and Milliput white has done the job without issue, and it now drops in perfectly! A reminder of what I had in the kit: And after a few hours tinkering: That’ll do very nicely… Until next time, Tom Landrotten Highlander, Victor K2, blackbetty and 20 others 23 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brahman104 Posted March 26 Share Posted March 26 That is insanely good Tom! Can you use any of the original canopy to make the "glass" in the new frame? Craig Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JayW Posted March 26 Share Posted March 26 Awesome!!! Stunned. So, I guess I could ask Peter myself, but I am so curious what plans were used to make that 3D printed canopy part? Just pictures? airscale 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geedubelyer Posted March 26 Share Posted March 26 Superb tomprobert 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
airscale Posted March 26 Share Posted March 26 that looks fab Tom, so glad you could make it fit It is so fragile I bet it's been heart in mouth working on it Jay - I used some drawings and photo's I found on the internet so I think it's as close as I could get it Peter scvrobeson, Shoggz, dennismcc and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derek B Posted March 26 Share Posted March 26 Derek tomprobert 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomprobert Posted March 26 Author Share Posted March 26 (edited) 5 hours ago, brahman104 said: That is insanely good Tom! Can you use any of the original canopy to make the "glass" in the new frame? Craig Thanks, Craig - Peter has also done me a vac canopy to sit below. The frame is thin enough for it to be added on top. Perfect solution! 5 hours ago, JayW said: Awesome!!! Stunned. So, I guess I could ask Peter myself, but I am so curious what plans were used to make that 3D printed canopy part? Just pictures? All a genius like Peter needed was some good pictures from multiple angles and a perfectly formed canopy appeared as if by magic… 2 hours ago, airscale said: that looks fab Tom, so glad you could make it fit It is so fragile I bet it's been heart in mouth working on it Jay - I used some drawings and photo's I found on the internet so I think it's as close as I could get it Peter It is indeed very fragile but held out ok. Obviously it gets a lot more strength when the vac canopy is below, but even then I won’t be resting it on its roof, so to speak, so the canopy and framing will be the very last bits to be added before I splash some paint. And thanks again for your help - you’ve captured the ‘look’ to perfection. Edited March 26 by tomprobert Typos geedubelyer 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JayW Posted March 26 Share Posted March 26 So the canopy frame sits on top of a vac form. How thick is the canopy frame? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomprobert Posted March 26 Author Share Posted March 26 55 minutes ago, JayW said: So the canopy frame sits on top of a vac form. How thick is the canopy frame? Correct. The framing is extremely thin - not much more than masking tape. I’d guess it’s about 0.25mm but Peter may know exactly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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