Hi Ed,

Nice looking bird. I have had a similar situation before and the way I fabricated a new nosecone was to fill in the access area (canopy opening) with a balsa block, sand to shape being sure to get the contour and clearances equal, wrap with clear packing tape carefully (no wrinkles or overlaps), wax the tape heavily and then lay up 2 oz and 1/2 oz cloth, apply resin and after curing pop it off, trim, fill as necessary and paint. Your cloth weights and schedules would of course be up to you and what "feels" right. Probably an easier way but this was quick and the results were as good as factory.