Canopy Outlines- Cockpit Frames

[lastvautour]

Masking tape is used to make frames to represent glass panels in cockpit windows. The trick is to have consistency when cutting the narrow strips of masking tape. Using your word processing program such as Word Perfect or MS Word insert a box from the drop down menus. Make the box  the width of the page or close to it. Make ten or more boxes and line them up so the top line rests on the bottom line of the next box. Group all boxes together and compress the image vertically to adjust the distance between the lines. Using a pane of glass bought specifically for this or get a cheap picture frame and use the glass from it. Place the paper lines under the glass and place masking tape on top. Align the  side of the tape with the first line, or overlap a bit and cut the edge off. Use a straight edge to do so. Align the straight edge to cut your lines. A hack saw blade works good and if you remove the rivets from the back of a three ring binder, you will find a straight edge measuring 1/4 in by 10 inches.

Lou

[cliff strachan]

Thanks Lou for the very detailed description concerning the making of glass panels using masking tape. It was a bit difficult to grasp immediately so I took the liberty of sending myself a copy to peruse later.

Cliff.