Williams Brothers Curtis C-46 Commando

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Re: Williams Brothers Curtis C-46 Commando

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Ultra lazy-man "tip" on making a smooth canopy. I took the frame from a set of masks and put it down on the windscreen area. The I used it as a positioning guide....Not perfect, but a damn sight better than I was doing on my own. Now I can move on to other things.

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Good idea, Lyle. "Any port in a storm!"
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Thank you, kind sir! You bet...looke like a safe harbor to me.
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That's a hell of a good idea
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LyleW wrote:Ultra lazy-man "tip" on making a smooth canopy. I took the frame from a set of masks and put it down on the windscreen area. The I used it as a positioning guide....Not perfect, but a damn sight better than I was doing on my own. Now I can move on to other things.

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True...

You ever hear of Cole’s Law?
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Its a tasty salad.

I have a silly question.
Why not paint the whole thing and then use the mask you used for positioning as a mask to paint the black windows?
Or am i missing something?
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Stikpusher wrote:
LyleW wrote:Ultra lazy-man "tip" on making a smooth canopy. I took the frame from a set of masks and put it down on the windscreen area. The I used it as a positioning guide....Not perfect, but a damn sight better than I was doing on my own. Now I can move on to other things.

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I thought it was "No plan ever survives first contact"
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lol! that is a cracking idea Lyle, and it seems to have worked well!
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Thanks, Stuart. We’ll see!
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