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Bubble canopy for a hydro
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Hello folks I'm over from the water side.
I have a hydro I'd like to put a bubble canopy on, thought some one might know where to locate some thing I might adapt. It's a 1/6th scale boat, the cock pit is aprox 5" L X 5" W X3" long. Hope this is the right forum for this. Thanks for any help Pat |
RE: Bubble canopy for a hydro
Looks like maybe one off a 4 star 60 (Sig) might work for you. I have a 40 size out in my shop I'll look at later and see if that's too small.
Jim |
RE: Bubble canopy for a hydro
Are you just looking for the bubble canopy for that? I've seen folks build their own using 1 liter coke bottles and some canopy glue. I would bet that if John Buckner looks a this, he would have a good idea on how to make one.
CGr. |
RE: Bubble canopy for a hydro
CGR
I've been kicking around building some thing, it doesn't have to be clear, so fiber glass would work. Canopy Glue? I've used milk cartons and shoe goo :) Pat |
RE: Bubble canopy for a hydro
There is a canopy glue that applies milky but dries clear. Good stuff.. slightly pliable. I think Tower Hobbies has it.
There have been some posts here in this forum about making canopy's using 1 liter pop bottles. There is also some posts about using dye's to "tint" the inside of the canopy's that makes a pretty neat appearance. I will have to do some research in the forums, this goes back a ways, though. You might try it yourself, do a search and use several different search criteria. If I find something, I'll post it here. CGr. |
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I found this on my first search. I used "tinting a canopy" in the search engine:
I dyed my canopy with Rit dye using the following procedure: Approximately 2 gallons of water One cup of Salt 2 packages of Black Rit Dye and One package of Denim Blue Tap water at 130 degrees Cleaned the canopy with dish washing soap twice and handled it only by the edges Let soak in dye solution for 60 Minutes. I kept the solution hot by surrounding the container with 130 degree hot water. I got a very slight curl on one edge so Next time I will use 130 degree water but let it cool naturally. The canopy came out a very deep black/amber that looks black to the eye. CGr |
RE: Bubble canopy for a hydro
ORIGINAL: CGRetired There is a canopy glue that applies milky but dries clear. Good stuff.. slightly pliable. I think Tower Hobbies has it. I use it on all my airplane canopies. However, since it's water based I'm not sure I'd use it on a boat. |
RE: Bubble canopy for a hydro
ORIGINAL: tapkoote I've been kicking around building some thing, it doesn't have to be clear, so fiber glass would work. |
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Thanks for the help guys
What kind of foam do you guys use, who has it? The stuff I tried disolved, although I think it might work if I coated it with bees wax. Pat |
RE: Bubble canopy for a hydro
ORIGINAL: tapkoote Thanks for the help guys What kind of foam do you guys use, who has it? The stuff I tried disolved, although I think it might work if I coated it with bees wax. Pat |
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Piper Chuck & CGR
Thanks for the help, couldn't find much in search but I'll use epoxy on foam, hadn't heard that before. I did look at a pop bottle, not quite right. Pat |
RE: Bubble canopy for a hydro
ORIGINAL: tapkoote Piper Chuck & CGR Thanks for the help, couldn't find much in search but I'll use epoxy on foam, hadn't heard that before. I did look at a pop bottle, not quite right. Pat |
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