GREAT PLANES Profile 38 Instruction Manual page 29

score along the cut lines and flex the plastic until the excess
breaks free, or use a Hobbico Curved-tip Canopy Scissors
(HCAR0667) to cut along the lines.
2. Trim the ABS bottom canopy the same way.
3. Fit the top canopy to the canopy frame. The lip of the
canopy should fully contact the top of the wing. Sand the
canopy frame if needed. Sand the edges of formers F1/F2
to match the angle of the servo tray. Make sure the canopy
frame does not cause the canopy to bulge out, especially at
formers F1/F2. When satisfied with the fit, use masking tape
to temporarily attach the canopy to the wing.
4. Turn the plane over and fit the bottom canopy on the
wing. Align the nose of the top and bottom canopy. Trim the
bottom canopy so that the edge of the bottom and top
canopy are flush. Take off a little at a time. A bar sander with
220-grit sandpaper works great for this.
5. Mark the location of former F1/F2 on the lip of the top
canopy. Mark the bottom canopy 3/8" [10mm] aft of the former.
6. Cut the nose from the bottom canopy at these marks.
Wrap a piece of tape around the canopy, from mark-to-
mark, to act as a guide when cutting the canopy nose.
7. Sand the inside of the top canopy and the nose bottom
around the edges. From the scrap ABS, trimmed from the
canopies, make 1/2" [13mm] wide tabs to attach the top
canopy and the nose bottom. Use CA to glue the tabs to the
top canopy and the nose bottom. Do not glue the canopy to
the canopy frame at this time. The canopy will be attached
after the wing is covered and the canopy is painted. Do not
use CA kicker on the ABS. Over time it will cause the ABS
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