After finishing the Buck Rogers Thunder Fighter in Stealth paint scheme, I decided to make this tutorial on how to make a cockpit canopy that will open and close.
I will be making three canopies (the first one will be NON-CANON and the other two will be CANON).
I am sorry for the poor quality of the photos, but I do not have access to a good camera right now, so I am using my phones camera.
These are the parts that I used; Parts sheet with the canopy parts, 6 strips that are 5mm X 20mm, 8 strips that are 5mm X 10mm, and two sewing pins cut to 20mm.
![SP_A0355.jpg SP_A0355.jpg](https://www.zealot.com/data/attachments/85/85031-66abaf7fe697f64f8549713a5731310e.jpg)
gluing the strips to the pin to form the hinge.
![SP_A0356.jpg SP_A0356.jpg](https://www.zealot.com/data/attachments/85/85032-e0f46a222d3121216aa121a5b802935e.jpg)
After finishing this one, you need to make one more just like it.
![SP_A0357.jpg SP_A0357.jpg](https://www.zealot.com/data/attachments/85/85033-e323655ee5ec7df11fe4927e9b63f68d.jpg)
I attached the long strips to the hinge plates.
![SP_A0358.jpg SP_A0358.jpg](https://www.zealot.com/data/attachments/85/85034-9095b3d864c3d8a3eeb24e9b9b7c16a3.jpg)
Attaching the second hinge to the long strip
![SP_A0359.jpg SP_A0359.jpg](https://www.zealot.com/data/attachments/85/85035-bf3d75aa209f88316f4185f7a4fd0502.jpg)
After you have finished attaching the second hinge, attach the longer strips to the hinge plates. You now have a double hinge.
![SP_A0360.jpg SP_A0360.jpg](https://www.zealot.com/data/attachments/85/85036-3956837915852750146723985986e07c.jpg)
Next will be the canopy itself.
I will be making three canopies (the first one will be NON-CANON and the other two will be CANON).
I am sorry for the poor quality of the photos, but I do not have access to a good camera right now, so I am using my phones camera.
These are the parts that I used; Parts sheet with the canopy parts, 6 strips that are 5mm X 20mm, 8 strips that are 5mm X 10mm, and two sewing pins cut to 20mm.
![SP_A0355.jpg SP_A0355.jpg](https://www.zealot.com/data/attachments/85/85031-66abaf7fe697f64f8549713a5731310e.jpg)
gluing the strips to the pin to form the hinge.
![SP_A0356.jpg SP_A0356.jpg](https://www.zealot.com/data/attachments/85/85032-e0f46a222d3121216aa121a5b802935e.jpg)
After finishing this one, you need to make one more just like it.
![SP_A0357.jpg SP_A0357.jpg](https://www.zealot.com/data/attachments/85/85033-e323655ee5ec7df11fe4927e9b63f68d.jpg)
I attached the long strips to the hinge plates.
![SP_A0358.jpg SP_A0358.jpg](https://www.zealot.com/data/attachments/85/85034-9095b3d864c3d8a3eeb24e9b9b7c16a3.jpg)
Attaching the second hinge to the long strip
![SP_A0359.jpg SP_A0359.jpg](https://www.zealot.com/data/attachments/85/85035-bf3d75aa209f88316f4185f7a4fd0502.jpg)
After you have finished attaching the second hinge, attach the longer strips to the hinge plates. You now have a double hinge.
![SP_A0360.jpg SP_A0360.jpg](https://www.zealot.com/data/attachments/85/85036-3956837915852750146723985986e07c.jpg)
Next will be the canopy itself.