01-03-2012, 06:38 PM
Had exactly the same problem with my little hobby king Extra 300
last week Gaz.
I went the balsa road to make mine. Found it so much easier than using foam which
I have used before too.
Get yourself a sheet of balsa about the width you need and if possible the thickness
of the battery hatch, then its simply a matter of adding layers of the sheet to make up
the height of the canopy and sand to shape.
Won't have a transparent canopy but from a distance it will look ok.
last week Gaz.
I went the balsa road to make mine. Found it so much easier than using foam which
I have used before too.
Get yourself a sheet of balsa about the width you need and if possible the thickness
of the battery hatch, then its simply a matter of adding layers of the sheet to make up
the height of the canopy and sand to shape.
Won't have a transparent canopy but from a distance it will look ok.
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