Mig-9 Papermodeling in 1/33 scale - Page 13

**smithdr** · #**121** 01-19-2017, 06:27 PM

SLICK! Looks just great, Isaac!

Dan

**7TP** · #**122** 01-19-2017, 08:11 PM

Isaac,
Thanks for your replay. I got it now how to do it. but unfortunately I don't have kitchen at home. I am wondering if I can use hairdryer(2000W).

Anyway, good job with your canopy!

**MacSongLi** · #**123** 01-19-2017, 08:29 PM

WOW, I wish that I had the talent to do that. It looks great.

Gary

**Isaac** · #**124** 01-19-2017, 09:11 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 7TP

Isaac,
Thanks for your replay. I got it now how to do it. but unfortunately I don't have kitchen at home. I am wondering if I can use hairdryer(2000W).

Anyway, good job with your canopy!

Yes, a hair dryer is another way of doing it. Also any other way of heating up the clear plastic.

However

For that method which is a heat and smash or plunge over the mold, you need to hold the mold in some sort of a vice so it does not move while you do it.

This method was popular many years ago and is still OK with practice.

Isaac

**Isaac** · #**125** 01-20-2017, 05:46 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MacSongLi

WOW, I wish that I had the talent to do that. It looks great.

Gary

Gary

When you come over tomorrow, I can show you.

Isaac

**Isaac** · #**126** 01-20-2017, 08:05 PM

I decided to hold off attaching the canopy till a bit later.

For now, here are the tip tanks

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kind of industrial looking.

and installed

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a quick status pics

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Isaac

**Isaac** · #**127** 01-23-2017, 09:54 PM

At this point there are a few things that still need to be attached. Cannons, antennas...

So I decided to display the canopy in the open position so as to see inside the cockpit.

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I split the canopy from the windshield and added the frames and headrest ( crazy that it was attached to the canopy. If that flies off, so does the pilot's head ).

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here is a picture of the real thing.

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and the windshield is in place.

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And the canopy is on

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Getting close to the finish line.

Isaac

**MacSongLi** · #**128** 01-24-2017, 04:57 AM

Nice canopy Isaac. It looks great in the open position.

Gary

**Isaac** · #**129** 01-24-2017, 06:02 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MacSongLi

Nice canopy Isaac. It looks great in the open position.

Gary

I am beginning to build more and more models with open canopies now.

I like it

Isaac

**Erik Zwaan** · #**130** 01-24-2017, 06:54 AM

Great work on the canopy Isaac. Haven't checked in before but this is another superb thread. I agree with keeping the canopies open. It gives a model just that little bit of extra and as a bonus, a good view on the cockpit internals and details.

Regards,
Erik