Make a Canopy from a Plastic Bottle
Another use for those clear plastic bottles. They are a great source of molded canopies and windshields and come in sizes suited to custom canopies. Illustration adapted from 400 Great R/C Modeling Tips by Jim Newman, Volume I, an Air Age Media publication. The Cliffharveyrcplanes video shows how to make a custom mold for the canopy and how to heat-shrink a plastic bottle for a custom fit to produce the finished canopy. Do not use...
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