01 May 96 05:23, A WELCH was yackin' to ALL and said:
 AW> Has anyone had to form their own canopy by melting tranparent
 AW> plastic sheets over a mold?  I know there was an article on doing
 AW> this in a model magazine years ago.  I'd like some advice on how
 AW> it's done and how the mold is made.
 AW> Also am a collector of very old model engines, if anybody has
 AW> one, let me know.
I have had success with using foam and towels to push the plastic over the 
mold.  Its hard and trickey depending on the size.  If you are doing a small 
canopy for example the mold has extend beyond where you want it to be. When 
pushing the plastic there is no finish so you push beyond where you wand and 
cut it back for the finished edge.  You would be better vaccuum forming. You 
can buy a small rig for less than 100 and it will last a lifetime.
allabes
Ian Macaulay
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