Broken canopy - help!

[rtfoe]

Hi Chris,
It's a high chance you'll get the part unless it's discontinued like my Italeri Lysander...keep your fingers crossed.

Cheers,
Richard

[Neil Merryweather]

A while ago I was given a 1-25 scale P47 Thunderbolt made by Vintage models with no clear parts or instructions or decals. I couldn't track down Vintage models and it seemed they had gone out of business. I managed to find the instructions online and was figuring out ways to make a canopy for myself, when discovered that Vintage had been taken over by Kinetic. I dropped them an email enquiring if it was possible to buy the parts and they sent me the whole clear sprue and decals about 2 weeks later for free.
fantastic!
all I have to do now is build it.......

[Guest]

Thanks all for the confidence inspiring posts! I keep my fingers crossed.

I did get an email back asking what I meant by 'buccaneer'.......I suspect the person responding didn't get it.

I'll be sure to let you all know if it arrives.

[Guest]

Ok. So disappointingly I heard back from Airfix today and they are out of stock on the parts I need.

All I need is part F12 which is the rear seat canopy!

I guess I'll be building a second phantom in the near future! Not so bad I guess. I had wanted to a do a folded wing version anyway.

[stillp]

You could always glue the broken parts together, lightly grease the inside then fill it with Milliput or similar, to make a "buck" to heat-mould some clear plastic over.

Pete

[Guest]

I could, but an excuse to buy another kit should not be passed over.....
Next time the canopy is going on closed!

[Tom Rigg]

Check on scalemates for other Airfix kits and different manufacturers of the same subject aircraft, then where possible look at the on-line kit instructions and check if any have optional canopies (open or closed or maybe a different mark. might need a bit of surgery if you find one though.
Tom

[Guest]

I ordered an airfix FGR2. Canopy should be the same and in RAF colours will be a good change from FAA.