The DIY Canopy for the 1962 Monogram Me109E - 1/48 scale

Here is the 109 fuselage with a paper canopy.  I measured the opening as precisely as possible to create a 2D development.  Folding it and placing on the cockpit gave me some hope, so I moved on to heavier stock and laid it out on a piece of sheet plastic that I saved from one of my wife's Anna Griffin card box covers.  The plastic is flexible and easy to cut but stiff enough to hold up.  From a scale standpoint it is probably closer to the real thing than the molded kit canopy.

Here is the material......

.......and here is a piece cut out with the stock template taped on.

Still 2D but with some score lines where framing would be.

Still 2D but with framing etched in.  Being a very angular canopy it lends itself to this simple DIY approach.  Now let's see how good my measuring is.

Bent into 3D along the etched fold lines it is not too bad, but needs trimming, bending and shaping. Bend Me Shape Me  (Anyway You Want me).  Sound familiar 60s music fans?  If you guessed The American Breed  you would be correct.

Better - Port side....

.....Starboard side.  Proof will be in the gluing, masking and frame painting.  It looks ok now but we will have to wait and see as it will be used on my future DIY build!