I got a dash and gunsight (available from iflytallies). All other details I had to make myself from scraps I had laying around. I made the cockpit shallow, so I painted the bottom black and modified the pilot to sit a bit flatter. The illusion is that the cockpit is full depth. This saves weight and makes it easier to get the hatch on and off. First I did the rear area. There were a couple of radio boxes in the rear area of the real LA-7.
I use aluminum tape to create the frame on the canopy. The back part of the canopy is made from the one that was supplied by the ARF. Add some details with a brass tube. I used balsa as much as I could, and some thin plastic. I made a armor glass for behind the pilot. The pilot is held in with some zip ties. He's a bit on the small side for quarter scale, but there's not many choices out there for large warbird pilots (he's 15" tall) Here's a good view of the gunsight and dash from the pilots view.
I created most of the cockpit details and mounted them onto the sidewalls prior to installing them. Most of the major controls are represented.
Prior to installing the cockpit, I had made sliding rails for the canopy to mount on. I used some plastic "H" beam from the hobby shop.
I mounted the canopy front and middle. These pieces were made for the Anderson LA-7, and look a lot more scale than the stock ARF canopy. I used Zap GOO to mount them, along with a couple of screws that locate the corners. Finish it off with the aluminum tape and some detailing with the brass tubing. Next I'll be masking off the cockpit to paint, and will start the painting, detailing, and weathering process.