Attaching canopies
 

The question of attaching canopies comes up from time to time. I found this thread that shows an elegant and simple way to attach and blend a canopy into a painted finish. You can also do the same method, Monokote up close and paint the junction. Although Sparky will drive up from St. Louis and pound me for suggesting Monokote.....

http://www.clstunt.com/htdocs/dcforu...ID1/17591.html

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I am a chicken with canopies and Epoxy.
I use a THIN CAREFUL smear of silicone rubber on the mating surfaces after painting.
If it is not OK, no sweat to re-do.

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Dang control line people they make everything look nice. to nice if you ask me. makes mine look like dog you know what.
Nice pictures and detailing i may have to try that idea one of these days.

Dennis

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Yeah, Sparky's building will give you a quick inferiority complex. And he's fast. The Ares in the canopy thread was built from plans to primer in a little over a week. It's an I-beam wing so it has around 100 individual strip ribs. I guess he doesn't have anything else to do.

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I don't either.

By comparison, you would think I am on life support.

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Sparky is a master Harley mechanic/builder. Has been in a few of those televised master craftsman series of builds on Discovery channel. And to quote him." I'll sleep when I'm gone' thats how he gets things done.
Dennis

RE: Attaching canopies
 

I've molded canopies in before when I used to use paint. They did fine.

But you need a air vent for your canopy and you need to keep your canopy shaded and out of the sun when not flying. It doesn't take much heat on a black canopy like the one in the link to melt an area of it.

Anymore I use the button head Great Planes #2 X 1/2" Sheet metal screws and R/C 56 on top of the Monocoat.

Enjoy,

Jim

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Or get a little dust inside the cockpit that clings to the canopy.

edit:BTW, the almost finished product:
http://www.clstunt.com/htdocs/dcforu...ID1/17628.html

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And the finished product:

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Simply Awesome

Dennis