Didn't get much time on the project today. However, I did come up with a way to mark the cut line on the upper canopy. First, made sure the fuselage was level, side-to-side. Then, fashioned a 1 inch angle to the horizontal center of the prop disc that extends just beyond both sides of the upper cowling. Made sure this was level too. This provides a guide to mark the cut line all around the upper cowl. To mark the sides, used a thin piece of aluminum straight edge that can easily bend to the contour of the cowl yet rest on the angle in front. To mark the front edges, I simply extended a straight edge to the cowling off of the flat side of the angle. Next, marked the cut lines on the upper cowling. The cut will be tomorrow's job.
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