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Canopy mis-shapened send help!

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  • Member since
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  • From: 29° 58' N 95° 21' W
Canopy mis-shapened send help!
Posted by seasick on Tuesday, February 16, 2016 9:34 PM

I have a canopy for my model and it is slightly out of shape. I have a piece of sprue that I cut to push it out but after some days I took it out and it went back to the bad shape. Is there a safe method for stretching it out? 

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  • Member since
    January 2009
  • From: hamburg michigan
Posted by fermis on Tuesday, February 16, 2016 10:19 PM

I'd put the spreader back in...so it's spread a little further than it needs to be. Get a pot of water good and hot (not boiling), dip it in for a few seconds, let cool...check it...repeat if needed.

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  • From: 29° 58' N 95° 21' W
Posted by seasick on Tuesday, February 16, 2016 11:25 PM

Thanks.

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  • From: Orlando, Florida
Posted by ikar01 on Thursday, February 18, 2016 8:42 PM

Out of curiosity, what's the kit?

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  • From: hamburg michigan
Posted by fermis on Thursday, February 18, 2016 10:12 PM

Ditto...and...did it work???

  • Member since
    June 2004
  • From: 29° 58' N 95° 21' W
Posted by seasick on Saturday, February 20, 2016 6:44 PM

Hi everyone, the kit is the 1/72 scale Hasegawa F/A-18A Blue Angles. It seemed to work but after 2 days the canopy was full of cracks when I looked at it the next day after I glued it on. I'm going to finish it up and stick it in the back of my collection. I might build a new one later.

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