After sanding I mixed some more material. This time I did not color it black. I applied the filler material to the
locations on each side of the canopy shroud that is sunken. I hope this is the last time I will need to
fill these voids. Soon I will
reinstall the canopy on the fuselage and see what I will need to do to make it
pivot up and down properly. From the
pictures I have seen of finished aircraft I am sure there is going to be some
rounding and shaping of the forward sections of the shroud at the pivot points.
This evening I had Arlene help me put the canopy back
on the fuselage. When lifting the canopy
it hits the upper fuselage skin as it pivots.
I will need to remove the upper corner of each side. It is also quite possible that I will have to
remove some material on the most forward upper edge, so when the canopy it in
the vertical position it does not hit the forward part of the upper fuselage
skin.
