Saturday, May 5, 2012

Rebuilding the Vulcan Part 1 Canopy

After that "Fireball B6-2" engine reamed out the inside of the Vulcan, I decided to make another and get it right this time.
The canopy should have been made correctly.
The instructions tell you to crease it around the front curve of the windows.
The front crease is a half circle with straight edges down the sides.












A dowel was sharpened and the tip slightly rounded with sandpaper.
The straight lines were impressed with a straightedge.

A freehand line was "embossed" around the curved window line.












A 1/2" diameter dowel was held under the curved window edge and thumb pressure sharpened the bent edge.
The side lines were creased over the end of a straightedge ruler.
On the finished canopy you can see the straight sides and rounded crease over the black window. The top orange area is flat.

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