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Hello…….thanks guy for the kind comments…….I really do appreciate them……..on the way to the NNL West show yesterday……..Art Laski,Paul Cadwell and I stopped at a Hobby shop in Gilroy……and I picked up this giant canopy used for a huge airplane…….and I really think I can make it work for my Garlit`s body……..I will have to modify it …….but,I think it will work?……..If it does`nt then I will have to go back to the drawing board…….But,I have confidence in myself………thanks for looking.

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John... Awesome score on the airplane canopy. How funny you guys went to Gilroy hobbies. I always try to go there when I am home. Gilroy hobbies used to be a skating rink and I use dot go there during high school....lol it's great to see you back on this project. Nice work brother!

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Hello…….thanks guys for the kind comments :) ……..I started making the body…….I think it will work out just fine…….I have a long ways to go……but,I will get a little more done tonight……..thanks for looking

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Very clever use of an airplane canopy. Would be cool to have another that you kept clear to see all your detail but I'm sure your body will be removable.

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John.... you are off to a great start Brother!! I love your creativity for this body. I never would have thought of using an airplane canopy. I can't wait to see the next update!!

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The only bad part about using that clear canopy is that it doesn't show up very well in the pics. Kinda reminds me of the old Wonder Woman invisible jet when the show was on TV when I was a kid. LOL

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The only bad part about using that clear canopy is that it doesn't show up very well in the pics. Kinda reminds me of the old Wonder Woman invisible jet when the show was on TV when I was a kid. LOL

I’m fairly sure, the body finally will be painted.

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Looks like you're making it work! I could see the wheels in your head turning when you picked up that body. Build is looking great and will be fun to watch!

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Hello…….thank you all very much for the kind comments…….I really do appreciate them :) ………I got another good jump on the body today……a quick note……this body will not be exact but,it will be close enough for what I had to work with…….I will work on the canopy tomorrow…….thanks for looking.

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Johnny Boy... You are the Master my brother!!! I love what you have done with the body so far. Man does this look really good so far. Nice work!!

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Amazing framework John!! Couple of questions: did you use a jig for the frame and do you drill and pin all the individual frame pieces or do you just glue them together?

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Amazing framework John!! Couple of questions: did you use a jig for the frame and do you drill and pin all the individual frame pieces or do you just glue them together?

Hi Jim………no jig…….most pieces pined and grooved and glued…….thanks

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