While you’re suffering from
the always ‘deadly’ man flu/cold my friend, I’m sure you’ll be brave, and struggle through with thinking up solutions for the cockpit hinge mechanisms !
The double canopy similar to an F-4’s is cool, maybe you’ve considered having the rear one open the ‘traditional’ way, while having the front one ‘hinged’ at the front !?
That way any structure used to build it could be ‘disguised’ to include a HUD display too ?
Look after yourself Katsu-san, and get well soon !
I thought about the front hinge canopy that way. I don't think the future combat aircraft uses HUD but the HUD is a cool charm for the model.
So, I've just come up wit........ MAN FLU...... Hey, is your most concerning thing is a mechanism of canopy hinge or my bad cold?
Not man flu!! I'm really got a cold!
Cooough, cough, cough.
I hope you recover quickly. Should you have any fever-induced visions of strange vehicles, be sure to sketch them before the images in your mind fade.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR KIND WORDS. I WILL, Tom-san
Kick back and relax a little, there is nothing more annoying than MAN FLUE
Ghaaa, I'm not a school boy want to skip the swimming class. I'm really got a bad cold!! Ben-san.
Maybe one part of the canopy should hinge to the left and the other part hinge to the right? The Huey Cobra canopy works something like that. I think that is to keep the canopy away from the rotor blades.
The ultra violet "glue" looks handy. Its not really a glue in the usual sense but a plastic that is hardened by the ultra violet light.
Get some rest and keep the sketch book near by while you nap in case some good ideas pop up. You will be your old self soon! Maybe your wife or daughter can cook for you? I recommend chicken soup, it cures everything!
Thanks for the idea about the canopy, Ken-san but,,,,
At least you should ask about MY physical condition at the first place!!
Now I feel so happy that I am a very lucky man that I have so many kind gentlemen who care for my health as much as care for the mechanism of canopy of my little model. Ha!
To think about the cause of this cold, it was happened at the dawn last Sunday. I woke up with a runny nose in the cold bedroom, next to me on the bed, my beloved half naked wife was sleeping peacefully with no blanket. With my trembling jaw, I found the remote of the air conditioner was set to 22 degrees Celsius (about 70 deg F). I thought she is gonna freeze me.
Overcoming many of these difficulties, I came up with an idea this morning.
That was rather simple way that makes it able to use a minimum size of hinges at the front canopy frame.
The front canopy will hinged at the top of the canopy frame and held by a pair of thin push rods on both sides.
I happened to remember the rear hatch of my old car '91 Camaro. (That was a great car).
There might be some more issue to consider about this but I will be working on some paper work to check the eligibility.
Again, thank you very much for your great care for MY health, gentlemen.
katsu