Jerry Rose
Oct 04, 2002, 04:42 PM
BillB asked how I made my beak for the ParkHawk, so here it is. I went down to my local Autozone car store, and picked up a pack of two of those small oval reflectors that come with sticky tape on one side. I removed the tape, and sanded the edges clean. Then I used CA to bond the two pieces together. The only trick in all of this was to sand just enough away so that the gap between reflector backs was just over 1/16 of an inch. (It should fit over the original beak, but not be overly loose.)
Then I used a thin handsaw and cut the oval into halves. (Bonus: if you mess up one beak, you have material ready for a spare.) Then use a large round file, and/or sandpaper to shape the outline into a pleasing beak-like appearance.
Place it on the nose of the ParkHawk, and hold the bird up to the light, and then mark where the nostrel is located. Drill it to fit a toothpick, and viola! CA the toothpick in place, and go aviate.
Then I used a thin handsaw and cut the oval into halves. (Bonus: if you mess up one beak, you have material ready for a spare.) Then use a large round file, and/or sandpaper to shape the outline into a pleasing beak-like appearance.
Place it on the nose of the ParkHawk, and hold the bird up to the light, and then mark where the nostrel is located. Drill it to fit a toothpick, and viola! CA the toothpick in place, and go aviate.