Estes Skytracer Clone #1361 Build, Part 12, Gluing The Canopy

I glued up four canopies to get a good one. I from each try and got better at making them.

   

The back end of the canopy is 1" from the back of the shoulder lip.

I tacked down the front and rear of the canopy using medium weight (not thin) CA glue applied with a toothpick.

After the front and rear are adhered,

Hold the sides down against the nose cone and apply more medium CA using the toothpick to draw a line of glue down the joint.

The canopy is in place!

Be sure the back edge is 1" from the shoulder lip. For whatever reason I set the canopy 7/8" from the back of the nose cone. Later on, this affected the placement of the red stripe decals.