I got some time in on this bird


I have been fussing with the windshield. 2 attempts to mold one. 2 different molds.


And ya know what? Forget about. That dog ain't gona to hunt for me. I used my mono coat hot air gun to shrink the plastic. First attempt was a sprite bottle. Second was a plastic milk shake cup. I think the plastics are PET. Shrinks real good. The first mold was balsa. Flared my carpal tunnel like crazy. The shape was really not big enough to fit with a good look. I was just trying to learn.


I mounted the molds to a dowel and clamped that to my table.


The second attempt I put off and put off. The carpal tunnel was really bothering me and I was not willing to carve another mold. So I finally thought let's try a mold out of foam. That should be easy on me. It was and went fast. The plastic shrank fairly good (plastic milk shake cup) but my mold melted when the plastic started to form around the mold. I thought it would but I just had to try. In truth I did not like the shape anyway.


So the next attempt (3rd) is a go. Just some flat clear plastic bent around the fuse. I made some marks with a magic marker and cut a bit. Tested and marked and cut a bit more.


So now the windshield issue is solved. A little more trimming to get the exact shape I want is all that is needed other than gluing it on. I think I will also use some .5 round head Allen head screws. I think they will look good, and they will really help hold the windshield.


I also glued the top blocks on. First I hollowed them out a bit. Had a very minor oops moment that was almost a major oops ouch moment. I was using a 1/4" router bit in my Dremel to do the bulk of the hollowing out. I went through in one spot. Just barley and I do mean barley missed my hand on the opposite side. That scared me. But I did miss myself. I plugged the hole in the top block and trimmed and sanded it flush. So no harm. I followed up with a ball mill bit. Removed a lot of weight.


Ken