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Post by pickelhaube » Fri Jan 26, 2007 2:54 pm

Hello Jay,
Could you post a close up picture of the canopy?
Thanks,
Matthew
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Post by Jay » Fri Jan 26, 2007 6:09 pm

My camera is pretty budget so sorry if the pic is bad. The framing on the canopy is made from strips of styrene. Let me know if you want any more views of the canopy. This canopy was kinda rushed..........the final one will be more planned in the actual moulding process and I want to have individual hatches cut out.
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Post by pickelhaube » Sat Jan 27, 2007 6:07 am

Great job !!! Your miters on the fram are flawless. It took you some time to do that. How did you glue the frame on? What kind of glue did you use? Can we have a shot of the rear of the canopy?
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Post by Jay » Fri Feb 02, 2007 11:19 pm

Thanks :) I actually look at the canopy and see all the flaws and imperfections so - glad you like it! The glue I use is stuff called "zap-a-gap". It's basically superglue and is great for tacking parts instantly and strongly so you dont have to really pin parts together until the glue goes off.
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Post by KAMIKAZE » Sun Feb 04, 2007 10:22 pm

Looks pretty good to me Jay.

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Post by 7thva_hunter » Mon Feb 05, 2007 10:26 am

we should do a custom contest once a month. Nothing big just for fun ect
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