adameliclem Posted July 13, 2021 Share Posted July 13, 2021 Hi Andy, That canopy is, uh, something? I salute your efforts. As for the Infinity Val, I hope it’s good, but there are a couple of photos out there of the work in progress that have me a little worried, especially about everything forward of the windshield. Good luck with this beast. Rock on. Adam monthebiff 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wolf Buddee Posted July 14, 2021 Share Posted July 14, 2021 Wow Andy, ……….and the fun never stops eh? Canopy cutting can definitely be a challenge but a nice sharp razor saw should do the job very nicely. It surely spoils us rotten when we start building a Tamiya kit. Cheers, Wolf monthebiff 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeMaben Posted July 14, 2021 Share Posted July 14, 2021 8 hours ago, monthebiff said: If this was a 1/32 Dragon clear part then I wouldn't even contemplate cutting it up as it would just shatter in to a mess. Man don't I know it ... Soldier on Andy monthebiff 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thunnus Posted July 14, 2021 Share Posted July 14, 2021 As an alternative to cutting the canopy, could you simply raise it? Add some raised rails on the inside of the canopy to catch the grooved rails on the fuselage? monthebiff 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monthebiff Posted July 15, 2021 Author Share Posted July 15, 2021 On 7/14/2021 at 12:12 AM, adameliclem said: Hi Andy, That canopy is, uh, something? I salute your efforts. As for the Infinity Val, I hope it’s good, but there are a couple of photos out there of the work in progress that have me a little worried, especially about everything forward of the windshield. Good luck with this beast. Rock on. Adam Definitely Adam, the strange thing is the HpH kit has tge canopy pretty well spot on so I don't understand why this one is so out! Regards. Andy adameliclem 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monthebiff Posted July 15, 2021 Author Share Posted July 15, 2021 On 7/14/2021 at 3:56 AM, Wolf Buddee said: Wow Andy, ……….and the fun never stops eh? Canopy cutting can definitely be a challenge but a nice sharp razor saw should do the job very nicely. It surely spoils us rotten when we start building a Tamiya kit. Cheers, Wolf This is definitely one of those kits that keeps on giving Wolf! I have a Tamiya Birdcage Corsair that is nearly finished now and keep going back to it when I need a rest from the more awkward builds. Regards. Andy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monthebiff Posted July 15, 2021 Author Share Posted July 15, 2021 23 hours ago, Thunnus said: As an alternative to cutting the canopy, could you simply raise it? Add some raised rails on the inside of the canopy to catch the grooved rails on the fuselage? I did wonder that John but it would need lifting quite a bit so leaving a huge gap between it and the fuselage which wouldook very odd. Cutting the bottom section seems the best fix for this I think? Regards. Andy MikeMaben and ivanmoe 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adameliclem Posted July 16, 2021 Share Posted July 16, 2021 7 hours ago, monthebiff said: Definitely Adam, the strange thing is the HpH kit has tge canopy pretty well spot on so I don't understand why this one is so out! Legend has it that there is a digital gremlin that jumps from shop to shop, messing-up canopies and turrets. It’s name is Melvin. MikeMaben 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Huub van Dijk Posted July 16, 2021 Share Posted July 16, 2021 (edited) Hi Andy The canopy is correct. It is at an angle (you can see it on the 1/1 Helldiver).The backside is tilted upwards. I have tested it on my kit and it looks correct. Good luck and succes with your Helldiver Regards Huub Edited July 16, 2021 by Huub van Dijk monthebiff 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monthebiff Posted July 16, 2021 Author Share Posted July 16, 2021 11 hours ago, Huub van Dijk said: Hi Andy The canopy is correct. It is at an angle (you can see it on the 1/1 Helldiver).The backside is tilted upwards. I have tested it on my kit and it looks correct. Good luck and succes with your Helldiver Regards Huub Hi Huub, I definitely agree with you in the the canopy is angled up from the rear which as you say can be seen on the 1/1 however after studying photo's I'm firmly of the belief that the kit part is far to deep. Here are a few pictures that I keep coming back to all taken from the excellent Squadron Signal SB2C Helldiver in Action book by David Doyle. Compare the above images with the kit and now with the modified canopy in place. Personally I am much happier with general look of things after modifying. Regards. Andy KUROK, LSP_Kevin, easixpedro and 15 others 18 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dennis7423 Posted July 16, 2021 Share Posted July 16, 2021 1 hour ago, monthebiff said: Personally I am much happier with general look of things after modifying. As well you should be! It looks fantastic. Would love a little how-to as to what you did to accomplish the look. Definite improvement. - Dennis S. Thornton, CO USA monthebiff 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phantom Posted July 16, 2021 Share Posted July 16, 2021 You did a great job! What did you do exactly to get it to look so good! Mike monthebiff 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D.B. Andrus Posted July 17, 2021 Share Posted July 17, 2021 It looks to me that the bottom row of windows in the rear canopy are too tall. They're much more rectilinear than in the photos of the 1:1 a/c. This throws off the shape of the rear canopy a great deal. Cheers, Damian monthebiff 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeMaben Posted July 17, 2021 Share Posted July 17, 2021 Better Andy Hi Huub monthebiff 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Huub van Dijk Posted July 17, 2021 Share Posted July 17, 2021 Hi Andy i had a good look and as Damian pointed out the bottom row of windows are too tall. This makes the the look of the canopy too deep. You can opt for your solution but this will make the part below the bottom of these windows too narrow and the position of the canopy is difficult to get at the correct angle or you can leave the canopy as it is and position it in the correct angle. Both will not be the perfect solution. Go for the one thats suits you best. regards Huub monthebiff 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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