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  Building the HKM 1:2.5 ASW 28
Rick Briggs
02/11/2007
 
     
  Cloth Side Panels  
 

The side panels are fashioned from poster board, ( from art supply’s or "Staples" ) and a 1/4 fiber filler, and a cloth of choice.

The layers of cloth, fiber filler and a cloth backing are all glued with 3M adhesive spray.

If you don't have skills for sewing things, this might be the time to have female input. I bet you could get this done for a night out on the town, you know, dinner and stuff.

After gluing all the materials together, I then sewed the seam lines to match the full size cockpit panels. I used tape to guide the seam lines.

I did a test fit by taping the panels in place and then trimmed the sides of the seat tray to seat on the mounts.

I then made a map pocket and mounted it to the side panel. The pocket has a copper wire at the top edge so I can shape it.


 
         
  Photo: Rick Briggs   Showing the poster board, cloth pieces.  
         
  Photo: Rick Briggs   Sewing the seam lines.  
         
  Photo: Rick Briggs   Bonding the cloth to the poster board wth 3M spray.  
         
  Photo: Rick Briggs   Right side panel with map pocket.  
         
  Photo: Rick Briggs   Left side  
         
  Photo: Rick Briggs   Set with head rest.  
         
  Photo: Rick Briggs   Checking to see if Axel likes the fit.  
         
  Photo: Rick Briggs   Ya, looking good to me!  

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