Half hood - less than perfect

No more stalling, time to actually cut some cloth and at least have a go, First up a mock up with an old sheet which let me think through some decisions around the sides & provides a rough pattern for cutting the roof fabric:

I decided to velcro the roof to the supporting straps, hopefully this will give me some flexibility on fit:

Wrinkly!  Probably the wrong tension on the sewing machine.

The sag in the middle is ok, this is just sitting on the velcro straps with no attachment at the back & no
tension in the roof itself:

The windscreen is the most complex part, and partly a problem of my own doing since I dont want a line of poppers around the front edge. The webbing is stitched into the front hem which locates the hooks and 2mm aluminium bar  - the whole thing is meant to give the front edge stability and stop it lifting in wind - not there yet though its still very flexible at the moment:

I'm using 2mm round aluminium bar along the front edge - it might work better with a 10mm flat bar sitting flush on the top or front of the windscreen surround...

Not sure yet - the result isn't great - still good enough to keep going but this might be the first try which is a learning exercise for doing it properly a second time.