1to1scale Posted April 6, 2018 Share Posted April 6, 2018 That's the best 5hing you could have happened to you, replace that with a Tamiya canopy, Revell's isn't that nice. I suspect we may see some clear resin replacements in the near future, or find a Tamiya canopy, everyone has at least one spare if they built one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cees Broere Posted April 6, 2018 Share Posted April 6, 2018 Model companies can never do no good. Canopy too thick, outcries everywhere, canopy too think, same deal. (watch the emoticons ) Cees Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick Griewski Posted April 6, 2018 Share Posted April 6, 2018 I guess I should look through my second kit. I usually fondle all the sprues them when I get them. The one on the bench is good. Rick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Dog Posted April 6, 2018 Share Posted April 6, 2018 Mine wasn't broken but it might as well have been, one side looks like it has a bulge incorporated in it creating horrible distortions The windscreen isn't much better A otherwise nice kit but the canopy is a major let down. If anyone has a Tamiya one they will part with I'd gladly pay for it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScottsGT Posted April 6, 2018 Share Posted April 6, 2018 Still waiting on my replacement from ROG. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chek Posted April 6, 2018 Share Posted April 6, 2018 Mine wasn't broken but it might as well have been, one side looks like it has a bulge incorporated in it creating horrible distortions The windscreen isn't much better A otherwise nice kit but the canopy is a major let down. If anyone has a Tamiya one they will part with I'd gladly pay for it. Agreed, that's a real let down. As it's spoiled anyway, you could experiment with drilling/cutting out the centre panel, and dropping in a section of CD case for an authentically thick armoured glass panel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1to1scale Posted April 6, 2018 Share Posted April 6, 2018 Model companies can never do no good. Canopy too thick, outcries everywhere, canopy too think, same deal. (watch the emoticons ) Cees Some of us would like to see the details inside the airplane when you spend 20 hours painting, decaling, and assembling. This was the result of sloppy rush work from Revell. They are fully capable of creating clear parts, my BF-109G6 has one of the clearest canopies I have ever seen. But somehow on this kit, you have a combination of great engineering, and incredible detail combined with poor fit, sink marks, and distorted clear parts. This kit is a mixed bag. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TonyT Posted April 6, 2018 Share Posted April 6, 2018 Shows Tamiya one on it http://www.britmodeller.com/forums/index.php?/topic/235031758-132-revell-new-tool-p-51d-5-mustang/&page=2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
K5IKL Posted April 6, 2018 Author Share Posted April 6, 2018 Now what ? get out the glue toob and get started. Won't need the canopy for awhile anyway Thought about, but when I put it together just to see what I could do I noticed that a small piece of the plastic where they join was broken off leaving a small hole in the center of the break line. Plus it is so thin I figure anymore handling is going to make matters worse. MikeMaben 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jolly Roger Posted April 6, 2018 Share Posted April 6, 2018 Contacted SB and they directed me to Revell for a replacement. Jerry Not surprised by SB's response, that's exactly how they handled two issues I've had in the past. The Dude 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Texan Posted April 6, 2018 Share Posted April 6, 2018 (edited) Well, hopefully someone will step up and make a vac canopy for this kit. It's really unforgiveable that you can't get a decent canopy in the kit, especially when their past offerings had very good ones. Makes me think about the Hobbico issue and wondering if they didn't speed up production on these kits to earn some revenue before Hobbico decided to file Chapter 11.Hopefull, we will hear soon who bought Revell USA and Revell Germany at the auction. Edited April 6, 2018 by Big Texan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
modelingbob Posted April 6, 2018 Share Posted April 6, 2018 WOW, this is not good customer service IMNSHO. I guess I'm gonna take SB off my list of potential vendors. I completely understand that they are not in the "spare parts shipping business", but if I buy a new product through them, I expect them to handle issues such as this themselves. Especially for international products where it is very difficult to get replacement parts from certain manufacturers to the USA. I "get it" that they are not responsible for Revell's crummy boxes, but.......... Not surprised by SB's response, that's exactly how they handled two issues I've had in the past. The Dude and Jolly Roger 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Granger Davis Posted April 6, 2018 Share Posted April 6, 2018 I think there is a guy on ebay selling individual Tamiya sprues, if that helps. Rick Griewski 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeMaben Posted April 7, 2018 Share Posted April 7, 2018 Thought about, Just ribbin' ya anyway Here's an interesting description of the various bubble canopies : http://www.gaetanmarie.com/p-51dk-mustang-canopy-variations/ The Tamiya kit has 3 of them. dennismcc and Rick Griewski 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kaeone57 Posted April 7, 2018 Share Posted April 7, 2018 Sad times indeed as it seems that for less than $30 bucks, peoples is crying about some some **** that even 25/30 yrs ago would be an op to be a MODELLAR! TwoHands 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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