So what would you do if you accidently broke a canopy ?

[ysi_maniac]

  Yeah! I love your idea and execution

[Rafael]

You are a Master of the ancient ar of scratchbuilding-do!!!

That new canopy changes so much the overall looks of the original airplane, that I spent a good while identifying it!!!

Great one, sí señor!!!

Rafa

[MartG]

Ooh, very good indeed 

[martinbayer]

Bungle,

I'm truly honored to have this design named after me !

Martin B.

[Bungle]

My pleasure totally. I mean most of attempts get named after me when they are 'bungled'.

Welcome aboard

[Daryl J.]

Sweet save!   

Once an Italeri Flying Banana got dropped just as it was getting finished and cracked the windscreen in a star pattern.   The guy finished it, entered it in a contest titling it 'Bird Strike' and won a first place.

Cracked canopies can be a good thing. 


Daryl J.

[kitbasher]

So what would I do if I accidentally broke a canopy?
Major hissy fit I think - nothing else for it.
Then calm down and suss out how to get around the problem.
Then a moderate rant.
Then put kit back in the loft and wait for Aeroclub, Squadron or whoever to make a vacform replacement!
Nice model, by the way.  A Martin Mackerel, perhaps?  Well, the RAF has traditionally referred to its maritime patrol types as the 'Kipper Fleet'.
I'll get me coat.......

[frank2056]

After seeing Weaver's build of the Masterkit Iskara, I decided to pull the kit out of the closet. The kit's biggest problem is the canopy (actually BOTH canopies). They don't fit at all.
What I did was snap the canopy lengthwise; in the process I snapped off another section. I superglued it together slightly wider (to fit the fuselage) and filled the inside with acrylic spackle.
I tried to use my Vac-u-form to duplicate the canopy, but I couldn't get it to suck down properly. Instead, I tried the "heat and smash" method and it worked great! I was able to make three good canopies.

Frank

[Dork the kit slayer]

Looks worth breaking a canopy for.  I like it.