thierry laurent Posted October 31, 2022 Share Posted October 31, 2022 Hi Ali, The Kitty Hawk Mirage 2000C single seater has a stupid issue. KH actually only measured a two-seater 2000 and thought both planes had the same length! So, they overextended the front fuselage of the single seater at windshield level. This means the two-seater kit has a correct length part whereas the single-seater part is too long. A copy of the two-seater windshield part and simple fuselage cut can solve that on the 2000C model. So, I'm wondering if you would consider releasing a resin copy of the two-seater part to correct the other kit? This could be a quick win! Cheers Thierry alain11, rafju, Zola25 and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ali62 Posted November 1, 2022 Share Posted November 1, 2022 On 10/31/2022 at 9:45 AM, thierry laurent said: Hi Ali, The Kitty Hawk Mirage 2000C single seater has a stupid issue. KH actually only measured a two-seater 2000 and thought both planes had the same length! So, they overextended the front fuselage of the single seater at windshield level. This means the two-seater kit has a correct length part whereas the single-seater part is too long. A copy of the two-seater windshield part and simple fuselage cut can solve that on the 2000C model. So, I'm wondering if you would consider releasing a resin copy of the two-seater part to correct the other kit? This could be a quick win! Cheers Thierry Hi Thierry it certainly sounds like a relatively easy fix and project. I could not remember which 2000 I had so went up to the loft stash earlier, I have the ‘C’, so I would need to borrow the D/N windshield part, if that is possible then I can have a look. I may very well do the main canopy as well, so that the tint / shade of the large clear parts are the same. let me know, and I can inform my address unless you still have it. cheers Ali blackbetty 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ali62 Posted December 2, 2022 Share Posted December 2, 2022 I am now prepared to have a look at this as a project, is there anybody out there, especially in the U.K. that would be prepared to send me the screen from the Mirage 2000 two seater kit, so that I can clone that, so it can be used with the single seat version. Marcel111 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kagemusha Posted December 5, 2022 Share Posted December 5, 2022 On 12/2/2022 at 10:34 PM, Ali62 said: I am now prepared to have a look at this as a project, is there anybody out there, especially in the U.K. that would be prepared to send me the screen from the Mirage 2000 two seater kit, so that I can clone that, so it can be used with the single seat version. I can supply the canopy, will pm you later. rafju 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ali62 Posted December 5, 2022 Share Posted December 5, 2022 6 minutes ago, Kagemusha said: I can supply the canopy, will pm you later. Thanks Andrew, chat soon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thierry laurent Posted December 5, 2022 Author Share Posted December 5, 2022 Excellent! If Andy can send it to you, this is even easier. However, as I wrote, the IP coaming possibly needs to be reproduced/recreated as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alain11 Posted December 5, 2022 Share Posted December 5, 2022 Hi if I remember , Nick ( Cheetah 11 ) fixed the issue , not only , he shortened , the windscreen , but the fuselage ... as well , so a new windscreen is welcome , but we have to fix the fuselage length too .............one doesn’t go without the other Alain Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thierry laurent Posted December 5, 2022 Author Share Posted December 5, 2022 1 hour ago, alain11 said: Hi if I remember , Nick ( Cheetah 11 ) fixed the issue , not only , he shortened , the windscreen , but the fuselage ... as well , so a new windscreen is welcome , but we have to fix the fuselage length too .............one doesn’t go without the other Alain Not complicated as far as you know where to do the cut. This one was corrected: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ROM Posted December 6, 2022 Share Posted December 6, 2022 (edited) Hello Actually you need to remove about 5mm in the front fuselage. And yes, Kitty Hawks single seater windshield is longer than dual seater counterpart, while in real life they are the same. A correction set would need a dual seater windshield recast, and a shortened front IP coaming. Romain Edited February 11, 2023 by ROM scvrobeson, rafju, Marcel111 and 4 others 6 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Williams Posted December 6, 2022 Share Posted December 6, 2022 You also would need precise instructions on where to cut the kit fuselage. Basically you’re talking about a 2000C windscreen correction set, which means: Corrected 2000C windscreen (or copy of 2000D/N windscreen) shortened IP combing instructions for shortening the 2000C fuselage Tomcatfreak and thierry laurent 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ali62 Posted December 7, 2022 Share Posted December 7, 2022 Thanks for the input guys, this helps quite a bit. Once I get the correct size screen, I can reference everything a little better against the C kit I have. Isar 30/07, RichieB, scvrobeson and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ali62 Posted December 7, 2022 Share Posted December 7, 2022 Quick update, Andy is mailing me the required parts in the next little while. We have postal strikes here in the U.K. so things are taking a little longer, but when they arrive I will have a look and then consult you guys if I need help. blackbetty, Isar 30/07, RichieB and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aggie Posted January 10, 2023 Share Posted January 10, 2023 Following... super interested in the windshield correction set! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cch4530 Posted February 8, 2023 Share Posted February 8, 2023 On 1/10/2023 at 5:14 AM, Aggie said: Following... super interested in the windshield correction set! same Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rafju Posted February 8, 2023 Share Posted February 8, 2023 6 hours ago, cch4530 said: same same here Many thanks in advance ;-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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