Plastic Canopy Scratch Build - RC Model Aeroplane Build & Repair
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- čas přidán 1. 07. 2024
- How to scratch build your own plastic canopies for RC aeroplane, whether its a new build, or a replacement for a ARF or foam plane. This is a relatively easy and cost effective way to make canopies, and it is hugely satisfying!
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From now on i am going to look at my pepsi bottles differently, Thanks for sharing this video 👍👏👏👏
Hi, thanks for the comment, I also view them differently now, got sick of drinking it just for the bottles!!
Another great video Mark - thanks for spending time in making these and clearly explaining step-by-step your techniques
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Mark.. you're crazy! Lol Man I'd kill for that balsa.. but that's why I watch your videos. No shortcuts just perfection!
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This was tremendously satisfying to watch!
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Great idea.
Thanks!
Complimenti davvero per la tua creatività e funzionalità
Thank you very much
Thanks for this. I had heard about this from old timers but never saw how it was done. Great video.
Thanks, really apreciate you taking the time to comment, pleased you liked it
What a great tutorial!! I never thought a soda bottle would shrink like that, thanks!
Thanks for the kind comment, your support is greatly appreciated. Yes, I am always amazed how much they will shrink, even though I have done it many time. think the trick is to have it as tight as possible to start with so it ends up nice and tight. thanks again.
Trying to make all my own model parts is often the biggest challenge. I have struggled with the canopy from recycled plastic but you make it look easy. Great technique. I will adopt this Thank you
Pleased you liked the video and found it useful, I think its good to make your own parts, its a great sense of acheivement, for me its what the hobby is all about. Thank you very much for the comment it is greatly appreciated.
I had no idea the plastic would shrink so much! Amazing!
Its a great process, and relitively simple, pleased you liked it, thanks for commenting
thank you lot's god bless yu and your familly
Thank you too
That's pretty slick.
Can't wait to try this! Thank you
Great video...I did not know this technique was as easy as you make it out to be. Good job!
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Excellent tutorial Mark. Made my first canopy following what you did. Very impressed .
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Excellent workmanship Mark.
Farayi Darlington Chaparadza Thank you very much 😀
Excellent!
Many thanks!
Brilliant!
I've used this process myself a few times, allways a great success. A couple of tips I would add:
Use the really cheap unbranded 2L water or supermarket brand fizzy drinks, aside from being dirt cheap the bottles are extremely plain... a good blank canvas, no embossed patterns or ridges around the labels.
Make sure your form/mould is robust they really do shrink with some force.
Make your form/mould extend past where you are going to trim it, even if its only 3mm (1/8"), helps when trimming to get a clean edge.
Hi Graeme, thank you for commenting, and the advice, its always appreciated
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Best explanation of this technique I've seen so far. Going to try it now - thanks!
Thanks very much for the kind comment, really pleased you found the video useful, good luck with the canopy
Welldone ;Sir.
Thank you
super clever!
Great job! I made a piper cub cowl once using this method, but I used an existing cowl and poured a plaster of paris inner mold which I then used to shrink a bottle around. Your canopy looks superb and I will keep this in mind for future needs.
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what a great technique , awsome tutorial
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Love all the details!
Thank you very much
awesome vid. u clearly stated the step by step procedure. thumbs up!!
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great technique and awesome result !
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Excellent job on the video. Great instructions. Thank you so much.
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Thanks for the tips
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I'm after a little canopy just for my techone tempo foamie really struggling to find something so this is a really good idea and a great instructional video good job
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wow nice job bud
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That was slick..!
Coke bottles make absolutely beautiful RPG dummy rockets. Cap PVC pipe, put a schrader valve and pressureize it as you heat the pipe .
Fun
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Great video!!
Thanks very much
Good job Mark, i still learn something new . 😀👍
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Thank you Mark for making this video. I have never seen how plastic canopies are made. I need to make one for one of my airplanes and I look forward to trying to make it now. I hope you will show how you attach the canopy to the airplane in a later video.
Thanks fot the comment, really appreciated, hope your own canopy build goes well
Awesome tutorial, I will be saving this video to refer to in the future!! 👍
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RC Taildraggin! Very good, however I use blue foam, balsa too good to waste
Forgot to add cover foam with poly filler and sand down
Just bought one of those planes!!! Heard nothing but good about them!! Can't wait to get it delivered... Have some Kaos wing
tips to make..
I will be posting a video soon on making wingtips, which you may find interesting
Excellent video, very helpful.
Pleased you liked it, thanks for letting me know
Thanks! Very nice. 👏👏🔝👍🏻
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Thank you so so much for this insightful video and for your intellect to figure out how to save a whole Lotta money using old soda bottles genius thank you so much now I can replace the fractured canopy that I have on my glider.
Glad you enjoyed it, really pleased you found it useful, thanks for letting me know. Good luck with the canopy build
Thanks, YOu are the second person I've seen do this. It's great Thanks
Glad you enjoyed it, thanks for the comment 😃
Very enjoyable video. Very well explained. Thank you for sharing. All of a sudden I have a taste for Pepsi. 👍
Appreciate the comment, glad you enjoyed the video!
Nice trick Mark
Norman Ledoyen Thanks Norm, appreciated 😀
Great Job. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Thanks very much, really appreciated
Very cool. Process👍😎👍
Pleased you like it
Nice Work👍
Flybrei Thqnks very much
Thanks Mark for a clear and concise video, I've just posted my version of this video for a new glider cockpit it came out really well thanks to you, I've given you a little name check in the description as well, thanks again 👍
Hi Cliff, thanks for the kind words and shout out, its appreciated. Just about to make another one myseld for the latest build I am crrently filming. Its a really rewarding process.
Excellent.
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very smart n nice
Wife: What's with all the 2-liter bottles of soda? We don't drink soda.
Me: We do now!
(pours another glass of bubbly)
Awesome result Mark! Proper scratch building skills there. Will there be a build series for this plane?!
Hahaha, now that would be telling!! Thanks for the comment, its really appreciated. Yes there will be a series, still quite a bit of work yet to go, so not sure when I will start posting. It is a lovely plane to build, and so well designed, I am really enjoing it.
This is a secret advertisement for pepsi.
Hellow
Thanks for answer
Can I aply two coats of primer before painting?
What is the wattage of your heat gun? That was amazing to watch and very educational. Thank you so much.
Hi, I'm sorry I do not have that heat gun anymore, I gave it to a friend and now I need to get a new one!!
Great video! Could a hair dryer work as a heat gun? Also, does the plastic get stick so it can be hard to release from the mold? I am thinking of using bake-hardened clay for a mold.
Thanks for the comment, not sure about the hair dryer, best to try on an old bottle. The bottle does grip the mould very tight as it shrinks, but if you cut along the bottom it releases easy enough. Good luck
Very informative video, I know what to do in future. Drink more Pepsi 😁
Hahahaha, Thank you very much for the kind comment, really appreciate you taking the time to comment.
How do you bond the canopy to the balsa? Is that shown in another video?
Does it make a difference if you connect a vacuum cleaner at the nozzle? It already looks good without.
Hi there, don't think it would mke a lot of difference, although I have never tried it. The bottle plastic shrinks very good with the heat.
Hi ! This is a great way to do it ! I build rubber powered airplanes and will try small canopies. What type of glue is best for these? Thanks !
You can get canopy glue, although I have never tried it, I usually use very small servo type screws, the type with the integral washer, I then tape the seams. Thanks for the comment, its appreciated
Hi Mark. You did a great job with those bottles, but I was wondering why you didn't use a PET thermoforming sheet plastic. It's the same material but without any imperfections, so wouldn't a small expense be worth it for such a wonderful plane?
Hi thanks for the comment, guess just fancied doing it this way, and due to my living circumstances at the time, when I made this it was the easest option, but I know you are correct and once I get my new workshop sorted I will be keen to do some vacume forming, and another video perhaps. Having said that the canopy does look great on the finished plane. Have you been following the build of the plane?
@@MarkRobinson555 I have. I've always loved model building and RC, but only now I'm starting to actually get into it. I purchased my first trainer and electronics just recently.
What glue did you use? and did it stay in place? I'm about to start making a plug for a vintage scratch build.
I used small screws, no glue
Nice job....can i paint surfaces covered whit doculam and tissue? Thanks
Yes you can
kolwa I make complete fuselage from a plastic bottle by heat shrinking them....
I don't know, you could try and let me know!
my question is out of subject. i want to build bench on which i can make my kits. kidly suggest wood for top portion of table
The best material I have found for the top of the beanch is MDF 18mm, it is very flat and good to use, but it has to be supported and treated to seal it, for which I use Danish Oil
Pepsi vs Coke
Rick F Hahaha, definitely Pepsi, bottles are so much better quality, but as for the drink, neither for a while now!!